Exercise Guide

 

Important

If you feel pain, dizziness or shortness of breath at any time during any of the exercises or use of other equipment at this website, you should STOP exercising & consult your physician.

Alert gym staff if assistance is needed.

 

Planning Your Program


This website contains guides for

  • Strength Training - Anaerobic activities that develop strength
  • Cardio Workouts -- challenge the lungs, heart, and blood vessel's to deliver adequate oxygen to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity
  • Muscle Focus - A section that focuses on developing specific muscles

Plan Of Action

By this time, you have created your goal. Your Plan of Action should target the kinds of activity that will support you accomplishing your goal. Your Plan of Action states:

  • what you are going to do
  • when you are going to do it
  • where you are going to do it

As you plan your program, think about the Five Major Components of Physical Fitness:

  1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance - the lungs, heart, and blood vessel's ability to deliver adequate oxygen to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity

  2. Body Composition - the relative amounts of lean muscle mass versus fat in your body.

  3. Flexibility - the ability to move a joint or combination of joints through a full range of motion.

  4. Muscular Strength - the ability of a muscle, or group of muscles, to exert force against a resistance.

  5. Muscular Endurance - the ability of a muscle, or groups of muscles to apply a submaximal force repeatedly.

Preparation

  • You should prepare a bag that contains clothing, shoes, a towel and a bottle of water to take with you when you leave home.

  • Get enough rest so that you have the energy to do the workout and to avoid the tendency to skip.

  • Avoid eating high-fat, high-calorie foods that weigh you down. Do not eat immediately before your workout and drink plenty of water prior to, during, and after workouts.