3 General Ways To Overload Your Body Through Exercise

Question: 1. Principle of overload

Answer: The various systems of the body will become stronger and function better if increased demands are placed upon them. Exposing the muscles, joints, and cardiovascular and respiratory systems to more work and stress than is normally experienced.

Question: 2. F.I.T.

Answer: The three ways to achieve overload in a physical fitness program-frequency, intensity, and time.

Question: 3. Frequency

Answer: How often one should exercise to improve a component of physical fitness. Refers to the fact that exercise must be performed regular if you are to reach and maintain an adequate level of physical fitness.

Question: 4. Intensity

Answer: How hard one should exercise to improve fitness. All exercise should be hard enough to demand more effort than usual.

Question: 5. Time

Answer: How long one exercises to improve fitness.

Question: 6. Principle of progression

Answer: Progressively increasing the level of exercise so that improvement in physical fitness will continue. The schedule for the application of overload.

Question: 7. Principle of specificity

Answer: Doing specific exercise to improve specific components of physical fitness in specific body parts.

Question: 8. What factors you should consider before starting a training program?

Answer: Past medical history, present health, and previous involvement in mental activity.

Question: 9. What is overload?

Answer: When a muscle performs more repetitions in a given length of time that it’s accustomed to performing.

Question: 10. The amount of overload needed depends on what factors?

Answer: Each Individual.