Periods of intense activity
broken up by rest periods
to allow time for recovery.
Usually associated with
anaerobic activity.
Benefits
Health benefits such as weight loss
Used to improve health and fitness in a range of ways
Can be adapted to suit
cardiovascular fitness by
changing the period lengths
Cross Training
Uses a combination
of training methods
to achieve a range of
fitness benefits.
Benefits
Helps sportspeople who take part in many activities.
Helps sportspeople whose sport is made up of many events
Improves all round fitness
Variety of training maintains motivation levels
Weight Training
A form of interval training with the use of weights
to complete a certain number of reps and sets.
Can be carried out by using machines and free
weights. Muscle groups can be targeted with the
use of certain exercises.
Benefits
Improves strength by using low reps and high weights.
Improves muscular endurance by using high reps and low weights
Fartlek Training
A form of continuous training
with variations to the terrain
and pace. These changes will
result in the performer having
to work both aerobically and
anaerobically.
Benefits
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Improves muscular endurance
Pace change allows time for breaks,
enabling maximal performance
Continuous Training
Long, fairly low intensity
training sessions which are
usually over 20 minutes without
a break.
Benefits
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Improves muscular endurance
Circuit Training
A chain of different exercise
stations which can be adapted
to suit the needs of the
performer. Adaptations
enables aerobic and anaerobic
activity.
Benefits
Can be changed in many ways
to suit the performer's needs
improves a wide range of
components of fitness based on
the chosen activites