Phases of exercise & FITT principles

It helps our muscle to be more flexible and usually perform after a warmup routine.

• Static stretching

• Stretching

• Conditioning

• Cool-down

It is a type of stretching that is commonly recommended because it is less likely to cause an injury.

• Stretching

• Dynamic

• Static

• Ballistic

It helps us to bring back our body to a resting state.

• Conditioning

• Warm-up

• Cool-down

• Stretching

You perform exercises that produces fitness benefits, such as calorie burning, building endurance or muscle strengthening.

• Cardio workout

• Stretching

• Conditioning

• Strength training

It often depends on a variety of factors including the type of workout you're doing, how hard you're working, your fitness level, and your exercise goals.

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Specificity

• Phases of exercise

Determines how long you exercise during each session.

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

Part of the F.I.T.T. principle and an easy one to manipulate to avoid overuse injuries or weight loss plateaus.

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

This principle will help us to create a workout plan that will be more effective in reaching our fitness goals. It involves 4 elements we need to think about to create workouts that fit our goals and fitness level.

• Specificity

• F.I.T.T

• Progressive overload

• Conditioning.

It has to do with how hard you work during exercise.

• Progressive overload

• Intensity

• Time

• Variety

It allows our body to adjust gradually to the increased demand on your heart, muscles, breathing and circulation.

• Conditioning

• Stretching

• Warm-up

• Cool-down