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Determinants of Exercise Program

The central nervous system response to exercise depends on three elements: intensity, duration, and frequency. Intensity is based on the overload and specificity principles - higher intensity and longer intervals lead to faster training effects. Optimal duration depends on total work, intensity, and fitness level, with greater intensity requiring shorter duration. The optimal frequency is 3-4 times per week, though 2 times per week may not produce cardiovascular changes.

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Determinants of Exercise Program

The central nervous system response to exercise depends on three elements: intensity, duration, and frequency. Intensity is based on the overload and specificity principles - higher intensity and longer intervals lead to faster training effects. Optimal duration depends on total work, intensity, and fitness level, with greater intensity requiring shorter duration. The optimal frequency is 3-4 times per week, though 2 times per week may not produce cardiovascular changes.

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CNS RESPONSE DEPENDS ON 3 ELEMENTS

INTENSITY
DURATION
FREQUENCY
INTENSITY
BASED ON OVERLOAD & SPECIFICITY PRINCIPLE
1) HIGHER THE INTENSITY AND LONGER THE
EXERCISE INTERVAL , THE FASTER THE TRAINING
EFFECT.
2) MAXIMUM OXYGEN CONSUMPTION IS THE BEST
MEASURE OF EXERCISE INTENSITY.

AEROBIC CAPACITY AND HEART RATE ARE


LINEARLY RELATED , THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM
HR IS A FUNCTION OF INTENSITY
DURATION
OPTIMAL DURATION OF EXERCISE IS DEPENDENT
ON:-
TOTAL WORK PERFORMED
EXERCISE INTENSITY
FREQUENCY
FITNESS LEVEL

 GREATER THE INTENSITY OF EXERCISE , SHORTER


THE DURATION NEEDED & LOWER THE INTENSITY
OF EXERCISE THE LONGER THE DURATION NEEDED.
 20 – 30 MIN SESSION IS GENERALLY OPTIMUM AT 60
TO 70 % MAXIMUM HR.
FREQUENCY
IT VARIES DEPENDING ON HEATH & AGE OF
INDIVIDUAL.
 OPTIMAL FREQUENCY IS 3-4 TIMES A WEEK.
 IF INTENSITY IS LOW , GREATER FREQUENCY
MAY BE BENEFICIAL.
 FREQUENCY OF 2 TIMES A WEEK DOES NOT
EVOKE CVS CHANGES.
IF THE INTENSITY IS BELOW THE HR , A 45 MIN
CONTINOUS PERIOD WILL PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE OVERLOAD.
WITH HIGHER INTENSITY EXERCISE 10 – 15 MIN
EXERCISE PERIOD IS ADEQUATE
3 – 5 DAILY PERIOD IS EFFECTIVE IN SOME
DISCONDITIONED PATIENTS

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