Would you like the know the simple ways of
losing weight and toning up?All
fitness training plans or programs whether they're in the gym or
designed for the home will work off the 5 components of physical
fitness. It depends greatly on the area you want to work, which of the
main components of physical fitness your program will be based around.
Just
so you know I’m a qualified fitness and exercise instructor. I will
explain the 5 components of physical fitness and put them into context
for a fitness training program.
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The first is Cardio-Respiratory EnduranceThis
for me is one of the main components of physical fitness as simply put,
this is your heart and lungs. Cardio-Respiratory Endurance can be
defined as your ability to perform strenuous tasks using large muscle
groups over a period of time.
In other words power walking,
jogging, running, push bike etc. To get maximum benefit the time should
be over 20 minutes. This works for every one as you work within ranges
of your maximum heart rate.
Next is Body CompositionWhen
looking at the 5 components of physical fitness this component gets
taken out of context, especially when talking about dieting. This can
be defined as the amount of fat in the body relative to the fat free
mass. In other words everything other than fat (muscle, water and bone)
compared to the amount of fat.
So, if you use this as one of the
main components of physical fitness you will try to lower your fat
percentage and increase your muscle mass (sleek and toned).
Flexibility as one of the 5 components of physical fitnessWhen
we look at flexibility as one of the main components of physical
fitness we are looking to increase the range of motion. Flexibility can
be defined as the functional capacity of the joints to move through a
full range of movement.
This is not like stretching as in a warm
up or cool down but to increase the range of movement for a given
joint. Think of doing the splits (brings tears to my eyes).
Muscular StrengthIf
muscular strength is used as one of the main components of physical
fitness you are usually looking to build larger muscles. This can be
defined as a maximal one time effort (force) that can be exerted
against a resistance. Think of weight lifting.
Muscular EnduranceThe
last of the 5 components of physical fitness is muscular endurance.
This can be defined as the ability of the muscles to apply a
sub-maximal effort (force) repeatedly for a certain period of time.
Think of lifting light weights repeatedly or sit ups.
While each
of the 5 components of physical fitness has a purpose, for my clients
that want to lose weight and tone up whether male or female, I usually
build the program around Cardio-Respiratory Endurance, Body Composition
and Muscular Endurance.
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