Thousands
of people go to the gym three to five times a week, do some form of cardio or
resistance training for up to an hour and continuously fail to see results.
These same people are sure that their chosen cardio equipment or workout routine
can work and believe they just need to exercise harder or longer or more often
to see the results again.
Three factors are working
against them.
First, their steadfast
belief that what worked once will work again if it is done longer or more
often.
Second, their body's
survival mechanism seeks to complete any given activity with the least amount of
spent energy, (adaptability.)
Third, these exercise
enthusiasts are unaware of, have not been trained in, and are not employing the
FITT
Principle.
What they do not
understand is that once their bodies have adapted to the particular forms of
cardio or exercise, another challenging form of cardio or exercise must be
chosen to continue seeing results. By using the
FITT
Principle
when structuring or
modifying a cardio or exercise regimen, continued success can be achieved.
The
FITT Principle
is an acronym for:
Frequency
-
The number of training
days
Intensity
-
The amount of stress
placed upon the body
Time - The length of the
workout
Type -
The different
exercise applications
Most everyone
who exercises employs parts of the
FITT
Principle
unknowingly. Most
people who exercise find that to continue to see results, they must workout
harder
(Intensity),
longer
(Time)
or more often
(Frequency.)
What they fail to realize is that their bodies adapt to the stress of the chosen
exercise by developing ways to conserve energy.
I recommend employing
the
FITT
Principle
to determine the amount of days
(Frequency)
you should work out each week and also to change the
Type
of machines used. Remember to modify the
FITT
variables every two
to three weeks to continue to see success. Not adjusting the
Type
of machines used is the biggest mistake hundreds of thousands of people make. By
learning and applying the
FITT
Principle,
workouts can become shorter, less frequent, and less intense, while seeing GREATER
RESULTS!
The
FITT
Principle
is recognized and
supported globally by
the
Fitness Industry
and the
US
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. |