This document outlines four methods for training cardio respiratory endurance: 1) Continuous training improves cardiovascular fitness through sustained exercise without rest. 2) Interval training alternates between hard exercise and rest to improve speed and endurance. 3) Fartlek training varies speed and terrain to improve aerobic and anaerobic fitness. 4) Altitude training occurs at high elevations to quickly increase aerobic fitness through lower oxygen levels.
2. FOUR (4) METHODS FOR TRAINING
CARDIO RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE (C.R.E):
1. Continuous training involves working for a
sustained period of time without rest. It improves
cardiovascular fitness.
Ex. jogging without resting for a period of time.
2. Interval training involves alternating between
periods of hard exercise and rest. It improves speed and
muscular endurance.
Ex. sprinting and walking alternately for a period of time
3. 3. Fartlek training or 'speed play' training involves
varying your speed and the type of terrain over which
you run, walk, cycle or ski. It improves aerobic and
anaerobic fitness.
4. Altitude training is aerobic training high above
sea level, where oxygen levels are lower. It is used to
increase aerobic fitness quickly.
FOUR (4) METHODS FOR TRAINING
CARDIO RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE (C.R.E):
4. Static VS Dynamic
Strength Training Exercises
*Static exercise, also
called isometric exercise,
causes a muscle contraction
without changing the length of
the muscle or the angle in the
joint on which the muscle
acts. In isometrics, the
muscle contracts, but there is
no movement.
*Dynamic exercise, also called
isotonic exercise, causes a muscle
contraction and a change in the
length of the muscle and the angle of
the joint. Dynamic exercises are the
most popular type of exercises for
increasing muscle strength and seem
to be most valuable for developing
strength that can be transferred to
other forms of physical activity.
5. Two kinds of dynamic
muscle contractions:
1) Concentric muscle contraction occurs when
the muscle applies enough force to overcome
resistance and shortens as it contracts.
2) Eccentric muscle contraction (also called a
plyometric contraction) occurs when the resistance is
greater than the force applied by the muscle and the
muscle lengthens as it contracts.