NPA Exercise and Fitness Leadership

Pupils will begin working through outcome 2 of the cardiovascular training units:

Outcome 2: Explain methods of individualising cardiovascular training for selected clients.

This will involve learning about the concept of training zones related to Maximum Heart Rate, using the Karvonen formula to set individual training zones and exploring the methods of monitoring level of exertion to maximise the effect of cardiovascular training.

This section of the course will be both theory and practical based with pupils required to carry out their own cardiovascular training programme.

Pupils will complete Outcome 1 unit assessment and continue then to work through Outcome 2.

Outcome 1: Describe free weight training exercises relating to major muscles.

This section of the course covers work that was done prior to the Christmas break, their will be a recap session followed by a unit assessment. In this outcome we covered the major muscles of the body, muscle contractions and joint actions during free weights training.

Outcome 2: Describe basic physiological effects of free weight training on the body.

This section of the course explores the physiological effects of free weight training on the different systems of the body. Pupils will learn about endurance, strength, and power training and the short- and long-term effect of these on the muscular and skeletal systems. In addition, pupils will learn about the effect of free weights training on the nervous system.

Learning for this part of the course will be a combination of theory and practical. Pupils can access theory work and practical tasks through teams.