Methods of Training- PE short course Edexcel

• Consists of different exercises (each a station) in an order
• There are 6-10 Stations- each station works on particular areas
• Good for both skill and health relations
• Each station can be made up of a number of reps, and each number of reps makes a set
• Examples of exercises- press ups x20 Reps makes up one set.

Positives:

• Good for all round exercise
• In expensive
• Adaptable to suit sports/people
• Large number of people in small space- time and space efficient

Negatives:

• Take a lot of time and effort to set up circuit
• Planning needs to be organised and safe

• Exercising at a constant steady, low-intensity pace
• There are no rest periods
• It's aerobic
• Examples of continuous training could include swimming, running & cycling

Positives:

• Improves both cardiovascular and muscular endurance
• It's cheap
• Can be performed in a variety of different places- prevents tedium
• Good for aerobic and CV fitness
• No specialist equipment is required
• Good for burning body fat

Negatives:

• Can be boring
• Doesn't improve speed, which is needed for most sports

• Involves periods of high intensity work over measured distances followed by periods of rest
• Develops speed
• Anaerobic
• 5/6 reps makes up 1 set of 80m

Positives:

• You can mix anaerobic and aerobic respiration
• It's easy to see when someone is finding it hard to keep up
• Involves a break

Negatives:

• You need to be determind

• Swedish word meaning 'Speed play'
• Involves many changes of speed in different terrains (i.e. the gradient you're working at)

Positives:

• It's varied and interesting
• It's good for developing both speed and endurance
• You can have time to recover by changing your speed
• It works both types of respiration
• It provides a mix oup of speeds for the person and sport

Negatives:

• There's no complete rest
• Coaches are unable to tell how hard a person is working
• It's easy to skip the hard bits, so you need to be self-disciplined

• There are 3 sets of the same exercise before moving on
• Uses free weights or machines
• Used mainly to improve MS or ME in a specific muscle group

Positives:

• Good for imrpoving MS- heavy weights, and ME- light weights
• Very adaptable
• Enhances flexibility
• It's easy to work on different muscle groups

Negatives:

• Can easily injure yourself if using too heavy weights
• Not suitable for those under 16 as bones are still developing and so it could disrupt growth
• It doesn't develop all areas of fitness

• Thsi is a combination of other methods of training, NOT a combination of different sports

Positives:

• It is good for developing areas of health related fitness
• Can be easily adapted for individula needs
• It's varied, leading to good motivation