My Personal Fitness Course

Course Experience Before starting the personal fitness course, I had strayed from a physical activity routine. During the personal fitness course, I learned about the different aspects of fitness and how to apply the principles of overload, progression, and specificity to create an effective exercise program. I also learned about the many health risks to consider and be aware of when selecting exercises, or that can result because of a lack of exercise. In this course, I learned about cardio fitness, and flexibility. I learned that cardiovascular fitness is not only important to looking and feeling good, but also in providing oxygen to muscles in order to keep your heart pumping steadily and prevent diseases such as coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. I learned to use aerobic activities along with the overload ( F.I.T) principle and principle of progression. I now know that I should do cardio exercises at least 3-5 times a week for between 20-60 minutes. I learned that to improve my cardio fitness, I should increase either the time or intensity to push myself and keep improving. …show more content…
I learned from the “Personal Fitness for You” presentation that there is a large difference between muscular endurance and muscular strength. Muscular endurance is the muscle group’s ability to continue muscle movement for a length of time. According to the fitness principles, in order to keep up or improve muscular endurance, you must use isometric exercises, isotonic exercises, or isokinetic exercises every other day using 30-50% of your max lift. Muscular strength is the amount of force that can be exerted by a single contraction of the muscle. You can maintain or improve muscular strength by using isometric exercises, isotonic exercises, or isokinetic exercises every other day using 60-90% of your max