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Physical Education - Fitness Training Principles and Methods
Interested in physical education? Learn about sports science and effective training techniques.
Description
This Physical Education (PE or Phys Ed) course offers a comprehensive introduction to the topic and investigates the basics: from muscle response to the physiology, biology, and the science of sports. It covers the scientific basis of fitness and concludes with training principals and methods.
It is an ideal course for those studying for a qualification in health or fitness or for sports enthusiasts. It is also an excellent resource for trainers or managers in fitness, health or sports related activities.
Modules
Acute responses
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Summary of acute/short-term Responses
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Acute (short term) and chronic (long term) responses: respiratory
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Acute (short term) and chronic (long term) responses: cardiovascular responses
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Acute (short term) and chronic (long term) responses: muscular
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Student activity: short-term/acute responses
Assessment of fitness
Basic muscle physiology
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Basic muscle physiology
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Muscle architecture
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Basic muscle physiology: interior components
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The motor unit
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Regulation of muscular force
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Basic muscle physiology: firing pattern
Chronic training responses
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Summary: factors changed by exercise
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Summary of long-term responses (chronic training responses)
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Anaerobic Systems
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Anaerobic Systems (continued)
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Aerobic
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At rest
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Submaximal
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Maximal changes
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Student activity: long-term responses
Converting food to energy
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Hitting the wall
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The conversion of food to energy
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The conversion of food to energy: carbohydrates
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Carbohydrate loading (legal ergonomic aid)
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Carbohydrate loading continued
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The conversion of food to energy: protein
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The conversion of food to energy: fats
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Advantages and disadvantages of fuel sources
Energy systems
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Accumulation of Lactic Acid and the Anaerobic Threshold
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Energy Systems and fitness components
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Energy Systems
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The need for ADP reconversion
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Energy system characteristics
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Energy system 1: ATP - PC system
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Energy systems 2 and 3
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Lactic acid system (LA system)
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Aerobic energy system
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Interplay between the systems
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Links between aerobic and anaerobic systems
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Heart rate
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Use of energy systems: example
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Comparing the three energy systems - a summary
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Energy Systems
Fatigue and recovery
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Fatigue and recovery
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Lactic acid accumulation
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Oxygen debt
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Glycogen restoration (muscle)
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Lactic acid breakdown and removal
Information on the heart
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The heart: what's in a name?
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Where is the heart located?
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How big is the heart?
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What controls the heart rate?
Maximal oxygen uptake
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Maximal Oxygen Consumption - the VO2 Max.
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VO2 max. defined
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Why is his or hers bigger than mine?
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Muscles and oxygen delivery
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How is VO2 max. measured?
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How is VO2 max. measured?
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Measuring VO2 max.
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Measuring VO2 max.
Muscle groups
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Joint actions
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Major Muscle Groups and the Microscopic Structure of Muscle
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Summary of muscles and their actions
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Muscle fibre types
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Muscle fibre types: features
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Microscopic muscle structure
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Sliding filament theory
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Muscle fibre recruitment: muscular contraction
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Types of muscle contractions
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Agonists and antagonists
The core components of fitness
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The core components of fitness: cardio-respiratory endurance demands
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The core components of fitness
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The core components of fitness: muscular strength (MS)
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The core components of fitness: muscular power (MP)
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The core components of fitness: local muscular endurance (LME)
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The core components of fitness: flexibility
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The core components of fitness: agility
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The core components of fitness: speed
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The core components of fitness: anaerobic power
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The core components of fitness: cardio-respiratory endurance
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The core components of fitness: coordination
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The core components of fitness: balance
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The core components of fitness: reaction time
The principles of training
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The principles of training
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The overload principle
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Overload: maintaining homeostasis
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The overload principle: thresholds and diminishing returns
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The principle of specificity
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Is there ever a place for cross training?
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The reversibility principle
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The principle of individual differences
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Different strokes for different folks
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The bottom line
Training principles
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Training principles
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Training principles: intensity
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Training principles: overload
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Training principles: frequency
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Training principles: duration
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Training principles: variety
Training methods
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Training Methods
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Interval Training
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Benefits of interval training
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Continuous training
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Fartlek Training (Speedplay)
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Circuit training
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Circuit training continued
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Plyometrics
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Plyometric Stress Index
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Weight training
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Weight training: guidelines
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Training methods: flexibility
Assessment
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course you will have a good understanding of muscle architecture and muscle groups such as the motor unit, muscular force, muscle fibres, joint actions, microsopic muscle structure, muscle contractions and much more. This will be extremely beneficial for involvement in fitness activities.
You will gain a knowledge of your heart rate and ATP-PC, lactic acid and aerobic energy systems. You will know all about food conversion for energy which is so important to understand for effective training.
This course will teach you the four training principles: overload, specificity, reversibility and individual differences. You will have a great understanding of the importance of maximum volume of oxygen consumed by the body, acute responses, fatigue, recovery and glycogen restoration.
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