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Establishing
a Training Program
Fitness training can be very
complicated depending on an individual's goals. We will review two types of
training; Cardiorespiratory Training and Resistance
Training. Cardiorespiratory Training is a program to increase
heart/lung efficiency, functioning and muscular endurance. Resistance Training
is a program for the musculoskeletal system (muscles and bones) and increases
strength, flexibility and bone mass. These two types of training can
overlap each other and crossover training effects will occur. For example
when training for cardiorespiratory fitness you can increase bone density, lean
body weight and muscle mass. When resistance training is performed you
strengthen the muscles and therefore increase the capacity of the muscle to do
work. What was once hard is now easier and your muscular endurance at a specific
load has increased. A well rounded overall training program will
incorporate a variety of activities to get both increases in strength and lean
body mass as well as increase cardiovascular fitness.
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