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INTRODUCTION
This module was designed and written to help you to develop physical competence and knowledge of
movement and safety and your ability to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the
development of an active and healthy lifestyle while staying at home.
OBJECTIVES
1.Explain the importance of medical clearance and its relation to the fitness program
2.Discuss underlying strategies in designing a fitness program
3.Develop a personal at-home fitness program
F.I.T.T.A principle helps you create a workout plan that will be more effective in reaching your fitness
goals. It stands for frequency, intensity, time, type of exercise, and adherence.
Frequency
In general, the exercise guidelines set out by the American College of Sports Medicine give you a place
to start when figuring out how often to work out:1
Intensity
Using Exercise Intensity to Determine How Hard Should You Work Out
Time
Type
➢ The type of exercise you do is the third to the last part of the F.I.T.T.A principle and an easy one to
manipulate to avoid overuse injuries or weight loss plateaus.
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Adherence
➢ This element means being motivated to stick to a training program. The following are the stages
of adherence:
✓ Motivation is mostly extrinsic, i.e., doing the activity to gain and external reward-praise, look
good on holidays because friends are doing it, for a bet.
Stage 2. Physical Stage, Begin to see the change in physique, weight loss, muscle gain, muscle tone.
Better skin condition, more flexibility, able to carry out daily tasks more manageable.
Stage3. Psychological stage, exercise is mentally relaxing, feel subjective good, having lots of mental
energy, adverse feelings if missed
✓ Motivation is intrinsic
As part of a personal physical activity workshop, every student will make hos own exercise routine and
record his development. To form an exercise routine, a student must decide on activities that will
develop their fitness level.
Beginners
Beginners may start with a cardio-respiratory table as the first step in developing their exercise routine.
EVALUATION
Variables
Health-Related F I T T A
(Frequency) (Intensity) (Time) ( Type) (Adherence)
Components
Cardio-respiratory
Endurance (C.R.E.)
Aerobic
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Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
Body Composition
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