The term physiologic conditioning refers to a planned program of exercise directed toward improving the functional capacity of a particular bodily system. X Explain the overload and specificity principles. The different bodily systems need to be stressed beyond their normal capacity in order for adaptive changes to occur. The overload must keep pace with the adaptive changes that occur both in physiology and performance. The metabolic and physiologic adaptations depend on the type of overload imposed.
Specific exercise elicits specific adaptations creating specific training effects .
Improvements gained through a conditioning program are lost if the program is stopped within 3 to 10 weeks. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods. Describe and discuss the methods best suited to test and develop muscular strength and endurance. Therefore, a flexibility profile should include the range of motion around several joints. Discuss two impractical and two practical flexibility tests.