1. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation Total Fitness and Wellness SCOTT K. POWERS STEPHEN L. DODD VIRGINIA J. NOLAND FOURTH EDITION 03 General Principles of Exercise for Health and Fitness

2. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Learning Objectives Discuss: overload principle, specificity of exercise, principle of recuperation, reversibility of training. Outline the effects of warm-up and cool-down. Identify the principles of exercise prescription. Discuss the concepts of progression and maintenance of exercise training. Explain the importance of individualization. Discuss the threshold for health benefits.

3. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Principles of Training Overload principle Principle of progression Specificity of exercise Principle of recuperation Reversibility of training

4. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.1 Progression and maintenance of exercise training during the first several months after beginning an exercise program.

5. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.2 Principle of recuperation.

6. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.3 Retention of muscular strength and muscular endurance after training is stopped.

7. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Exercise Prescription Fitness goals Mode of exercise Warm-up Primary conditioning period Cool-down Need to individualize the workout

8. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.4 Components of the exercise prescription.

9. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.5 The components of the primary conditioning period.

10. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.6 Purposes of a cool-down.

11. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 3.7 Threshold for health benefits.

12. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Summary Progressive overload principle is most important. Recovery periods are required. Physical fitness can be reversed. Exercise prescription: mode, warm-up, intensity, frequency, duration, and cool-down. Training programs must be individualized. A threshold exists for achieving health benefits.