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Medical Terminology: Learning Through Practice1st EditionPaula Manuel Bostwick 1,562 solutions Introduction[edit | edit source]The FITT principle is an acronym that represents, Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. It can be prescribed to people to improve health, similar to pharmacologic intervention. You can easily remember the basic principles of exercise using the so-called FITT factors. It can be used by anyone, beginner or experienced, for any type of activity. It can also be used by therapists, in the patient population, for individuals recovering from a condition. The principle of FITT training can be viewed as a framework for training recipes. [1][2] FITT[edit | edit source]Frequency (how often): Exercise should be carried out 3-5 days a week. Training three times a week produces significant training effects; however, training 5 days a week at a lower-intensity exercise may be more manageable for some people. Little additional benefit is seen with more than five training sessions a week, and the risk of injury is increased. Training twice a week does not produce increases in VO2max; however, it may produce some functional changes and it is probably better than no exercise at all. Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise done at least 5 d ∙ wk or vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise done at least 3 d ∙ wk or a weekly combination of 3–5 d ∙ wk of moderate and vigorous-intensity exercise is recommended for most adults to achieve and maintain health/fitness benefits. Intensity (how hard) Intensity can vary between light, moderate and vigorous intensity activities. For example, walking slowly is a low intensity activity, walking briskly or shooting around a basketball is a moderate intensity activity and running (>5mph) is a vigorous intensity activity. A good rule of thumb is that a person doing moderate-intensity aerobic activity can talk, but not sing. A person doing vigorous-intensity activity cannot say more than a few words without pausing for a breath. Intensity can be monitored by heart rate in most patients, although some patients may have pathology or be on drug treatment that affects their HR response to exercise (in which case HR cannot be used to monitor exercise intensity). The short video below shows hart rate calculation
[3] Measures of perceived effort and affective valence (i.e.the pleasantness of exercise) can be used to modulate or refine the prescribed exercise intensity. eg Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scales, Talk Test. Time (duration or how long) A total of 20-60 minutes of continuous or intermittent aerobic activity a day should be performed. The activity can be divided into a minimum of lO-minute bouts throughout the day. The duration of training is dependent on intensity. Individuals starting at the lower end of the training band need to sustain exercise longer (30-60 minutes) to achieve training effects. Type Refers to the sort of activity to complete eg Aerobic activities like walking, jogging, biking, swimming or dancing or strengthening activities such as exercises using exercise bands, weight machines or hand-held weights.[4] Individualise[edit | edit source]The FITT Principles: Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type should be used individualised to the clients needs.
[edit | edit source]Walking: easy community activity The principles of FITT training are essentially a guideline to make it easier for people who do physical activities/sports. Based on the principles of this FITT exercise, the community has a clearer direction in their activities. Use of the FITT guidelines can be seen as a way to improve physical fitness and at the same time contribute to the management of several diseases related to lifestyle such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Additionally the mental health aspect should not be overlooked.[2] Add Fun to FITT Principle[edit | edit source]It is recommended that an important component is missing from the FITT Principle, and that is adding an F for 'Fun'. This is seen to be crucial for exercise adherence. Consideration social cognitive, personality, and environmental or socioeconomic factors when choosing aspects of the FITT principle [5]
Viewing[edit | edit source]Here's a video explaining the concepts of the FITT Principle: [6] References[edit | edit source]
What FITT principle refers to the number of times an individual engages in a week?Frequency. Frequency is how often a person performs the targeted health-related physical activity. For each component of health-related fitness, a safe frequency is three to five times a week.
Which principle is concerned with the number of times an exercise is done in a week?FITT is acronym that stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. FITT can be applied to exercise in general or specific components of exercise. For example, below are some general FITT guidelines for weekly exercise. Frequency: Daily moderate exercise is ideal, but try to exercise a minimum of 3-5 days per week.
What are the 4 Fitt principles?You can easily remember the basic principles of exercise if you use the so-called FITT factors, where FITT stands Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of activity.
Which FITT principle refers to how often you exercise?Frequency. This refers to how often you exercise. The point is to meet your goals without overtraining the body.
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