What is Circuit Training?

What is circuit training?

• Doing one exercise for a long time (30-60 minutes).

• Doing two exercises for 20 minutes each with 30 seconds of rest in between.

• Doing several exercises, each for a short amount of time, with little rest in between.

• Doing as many exercises as you can in 30 minutes with 5 minutes of rest altogether.

How long can a full circuit take to complete?

By keeping your heart rate _____, you will work your ______ system.

Choose the response that is correct for both blanks.

• steady

  cardiovascular

• elevated

  respiratory

• down

  digestive

• alert

  nervous

By doing a (a)   -minute body-weight only circuit training session, you can burn between ​ (b)   calories.

• 20
• 5
• 60
• 120
• 150-200
• 5-10
• 45-60
• 500-800

TRUE or FALSE:

You have to do the same exercises every time you do a circuit training routine.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are THREE of the benefits of doing circuit training?

• You have to do it with a lot of people.

• It can be done almost anywhere.

• You have to use a lot of different equipment.

• It doesn't have to take a lot of time to complete.

• You can improve your strength and cardiovascular fitness.