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GCSE Physical Education · key term
The length of a training session.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Principles of training and overloadProgressive overload means increasing this demand gradually over time. As the performer becomes fitter, a workload that used to be challenging may become comfortable. The demand therefore needs to rise progressively for further fitness gains to occur.
The duration of a training session.
Paper 1
How long a training session or exercise period lasts.
Revise: FITT and types of trainingFITT provides a structure for making those decisions: Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type. The training method is the type; the other three elements help determine how that method is used.
Distinguish frequency from time: frequency is how often you train; time is the length of each session.
For FITT, distinguish frequency (how often) from time (how long each session lasts).
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