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Video on how to calculate the Karvonen formula
Describe the essential elements of a general training programme
Warm up and stretching
endurance training
cool down and stretching
flexibility
resistance
incorporation of recreational activities and sports in schedules
Discuss the key principles of training programme design
progression
overload (frequency, intensity, duration)
specificity
reversability
variety
periodization
Outline ways in which exercise can be monitored
Heart rate
Karvonen method
training heart rate range/zone
Borg scale
OMNI scale
CERT scale
For a sport of your choice- Design a general training programme
For a sport of your choice- Discuss Key principles of programme design
Using 2 different ways to monitor exercise-- the exercise will be to go down and up the upper school stairs
Good Website for the basics of a training programme
Website with information on The Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion
CERT Scale
Children's Effort Rating Scale
Describe the essential elements of a generalized training programme.
Describe the role of stretching in a general training programme.
Discuss the key principles of training programme design for resistance training.
Describe how a 200 m butterfly swimmer could apply the principles of specificity and overload to their training programme.
Discuss the principle of overload in training programme design.
Describe how a student could apply principles of training to improve their performance on the multistage fitness test.
Distinguish between the Karvonen method and the training heart rate range to monitor exercise intensity.
Outline two ways exercise intensity can be monitored.
Suggest how an aerobic 1500m endurance athlete uses the principles of overload.
Discuss how you would use the key principles of training to help you prepare for a long-distance cycle race.