FITT 2 FACTORS AFFECTING/PURPOSE OF WARM-UP

DIET

WHEN EXERCISING, THE BODY REQUIRES SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF SUBSTANCES FOR ENERGY, GROWTH AND REPAIR.

ACTIVITY LEVEL/TYPE

THE FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, TYPE AND TIME OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE A LARGE FACTOR AS TO THE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROGRESSIONS TO THE HUMAN BODY.

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

THERE ARE MANY ___ THAT CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, HOWEVER EXERCISE ADAPTATIONS CAN HELP CORRECT/ENHANCE BODY FUNCTIONING WITH TARGETED EXERCISES.

ILLNESS AND FATIGUE

WILL AFFECT TRAINING DIRECTLY AND WILL HAMPER PROGRESS.

REST

IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF AN EXERCISE PROGRAMME.

DRUGS

THESE CAN BE BOTH SOCIAL AND MEDICAL. THESE SHOULD BE PICKED UP IN PRE-EXERCISE SCREENING.

WARM-UP

IS AN EXERCISE THAT GRADUALLY BUILDS IN INTENSITY AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORKOUT.

PASSIVE WARM-UP

INCREASES BODY TEMPERATURE BY SOME EXTERNAL MEANS, FOR EXAMPLE A BATH OR MASSAGE, THIS HOWEVER IS NOT THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHOD TO PREPARE MUSCLES FOR EXERCISE.

GENERAL WARM UP

INCREASES BODY TEMPERATURE BY USING GENERAL RHYTHMICAL BODY MOVEMENTS WHICH USE LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS, EXAMPLES OF MOVEMENTS INCLUDE JOGGING, CYCLING AND ROWING.

EXERCISE SPECIFIC WARM UP

INCREASES BODY TEMPERATURE WHILST USING SPECIFIC MUSCLE GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED WITHIN THE EXERCISE FOLLOWING THE WARM UP.

COOLDOWN

ITS PURPOSE IS TO RETURN THE BODY TO A PRE EXERCISE STATE.

STATIC

THIS FORM OF STRETCHING IS WHEN THE CLIENT HOLDS THE STRETCH TO THE END OF THE MUSCLES MOVEMENT.

DYNAMIC

THESE TYPES OF STRETCHES ARE SEEN TO BE THE BEST WAY OF PREPARING FOR EXERCISES. THEY ARE CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS THAT REFLECT THE EXERCISE ABOUT TO BE PERFORMED.

BALLISTIC

THESE TYPES OF STRETCHES INVOLVED RAPID BOUNCING MOVEMENTS, WHICH LENGTHEN THE MUSCLE TO BEYOND ITS NORMAL RANGE WITH THE USE OF MOMENTUM.