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Year 9 GCSE
Spring Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Planning how often you train |
| Intensity | How hard someone trains |
| Time | Specifically planning how long you train for |
| Type | Means the method of training chosen to achieve a persons particular goal |
| Specificity | Matching training to the requirements of an activity |
| Progressive Overload | To gradually increase the amount of overload so that fitness gains occur, but without potential of injury |
| Rest | The period of time allotted to recovery |
| Recovery | The time required for the repair of damage to the body caused by training or competition |
| Reversibility | Any adaptation that takes as a consequence of training will be reversed when you stop training |
| Interval Training | It includes repeated sprint running or swimming and also includes a rest, which allows recovery |
| Continuous Training | Improves Aerobic fitness, as it includes long, comparatively slow, activity. Steady training |
| Fartlek Training | Is a combination of fast and slow running. Swedish for 'Speed' and 'Play'. |
| Circuit Training | This training involves a number of exercises, arranged so as to avoid exercising the same muscle groups consecutively. Develops general Fitness, working both the muscles and cardiovascular system. |
| Skill Circuit | This method of training is specific to a particular activity. Instead of doing different exercises at each station, a different skill for the chosen sport is practised. |
| Weight Training | This training method of training uses progressive resistance, either in the form of actual weight lifted or in terms of the number of time the weight is lifted (repetitions). |
| Cross Training | This training method is a mixture of training. This helps to break up the monotony of using one method and can also help to reduce the stresses on the body which can result from using a single training method. |
| Target Zone | The range within which an individual needs to work for Aerobic training to take place (60-80% of Maximum Heart Rate) |
| Maximum Heart Rate | 220 - age = |