Fitness training

All training content whose aim is to increase the conditional performance is referred to as conditioning training . The athletic condition is made up of performance in terms of strength , speed , endurance , coordination and flexibility . In the vernacular, however, one usually incorrectly associates fitness with the term endurance.

Conditioning training can take many forms because, as shown above, it can span many different conditioning areas. Is widespread in this form of fitness training , the endurance training in the form of jogging , cycling , swimming , walking or the operation of other endurance sports and weight training in the gym . Training forms that tend to emphasize core strength and / or flexibility, such as stretching , yoga and Pilates , are also very popular. In addition, there are many special forms of training to increase the specific condition in competitive sports, such as interval training .

literature

Kenneth H. Cooper : Movement training (= Fischer Taschenbuch 1104). Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1968, ISBN 3-436-01264-5 (Original title: Aerobics ).
Jürgen Weineck : Optimal training. Performance physiological training with a special focus on children and youth training . 16th revised edition. Spitta Verlag, Balingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-938509-96-8 .

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↑ Jürgen Weineck: Optimal training. Performance physiological training with a special focus on children and youth training . 15th completely revised edition. Spitta Verlag, Balingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-938509-15-9 , pp. 227 .

Web links

Overview and definitions at www.sportunterricht.de
Program to build fitness while running at menshealth.de

[Weineck_227-1] Jürgen Weineck: Optimal training. Performance physiological training with a special focus on children and youth training . 15th completely revised edition. Spitta Verlag, Balingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-938509-15-9 , pp. 227 .