Trey's family has been walking together for 20 minutes at least three days per week for the past four weeks. They already have s
o much more energy, and they want to continue to improve. How could Trey's family apply the FITT principles to make their walking routine more effective?
FITT principle: Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type.
They can increase their exercise from 3 days per week to 5 days per week. They can aim for a further distance during their exercise. They can increase the daily time from 20 minutes into 40 minutes. They can change the exercise from jogging to running.
Answer: Add an extra day of walking each week (option c)
Explanation:
The FITT program stands for frequency, intensity, time and type. Frequency is how often or how many times you exercise per week. Intensity is how hard you exercise. Time is the amount of time that you spend exercising and type is simply the type of exercise that you choose to perform. So, if Trey’s family wants to improve they should increase the frequency according to the FITT cycle
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