Training Methods and Named Fitness Classes
From a long steady jog to an explosive plyometric jump, every training method builds something different. Learn the named methods and fitness classes, and match each to the goal it serves.
Revise this, the fun way
Play it interactively, earn XP and build a streak, free.
Start revising freeWhat you'll cover
Many ways to train 🏋️
A long steady jog and an explosive standing jump both build fitness, but they build very different things. The trick is to match the **training method** to the **goal**. This module works through the named methods and the fitness **classes** on the Edexcel course, and links each to what it develops.
The language of training 🔑
Four ideas run through this module:
Continuous and interval ⚖️
Two classic methods sit at opposite ends: one steady, one in bursts.
Match each method to what it builds 🔗
- Continuous training
- Plyometrics
- Weight training
- Circuit training
- Aerobic endurance
- Power, through explosive movements
- Muscular strength
- Many components at once, at different stations
Which builds power? 💥
Which training method uses explosive jumps and bounds to build POWER?
- Plyometrics
- Continuous training
- Weight training
- Fartlek
Fartlek and circuit training 🏃
**Fartlek**, meaning "speed play", is continuous exercise with changes of speed and terrain, so it trains both aerobic and anaerobic fitness. **Circuit training** moves through a series of exercise **stations** in turn. By choosing the exercises, a coach can build almost any component, from strength to endurance, in one session.
Match each fitness class 🧘
- Aerobics
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Body pump
- Rhythmic exercise to music for the heart and lungs
- Flexibility, balance and relaxation
- Core strength and controlled movement
- Muscular strength and endurance using weights
Classes for the heart ❤️
Select the TWO fitness classes that mainly build cardiovascular fitness.
- Aerobics
- Spinning
- Yoga
- Body pump
Training in words 🧩
A training _____ is a way of organising exercise. _____ training is steady exercise for endurance, while _____ training alternates hard work with rest. _____ uses explosive jumps to build power. A yoga _____ develops flexibility and relaxation.
Train for endurance 🎯
A marathon runner wants to build aerobic endurance. Which training method suits them best?
- Continuous training
- Plyometrics
- Weight training
- A body pump class
Spot the true statements 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Run a circuit session 🔁
An interactive activity.
Choose the method 🧭
An interactive activity.
Train the footballer ✍️
An interactive activity.