Building an Exercise Program
Learning Intention: Create a comprehensive, personalized exercise program that will help you
reach a fitness goal.
Part 1: Outline (50%) Part 2: One Week Daily Plan (50%)
1. Identify your fitness goal. of competing in the Create a 7-day sample workout plan based
on information from part 1.
Include:
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• All activities from warmup to
What do you want to be able to do? cooldown.
Make it measurable (SMART goal) • Rest days, if any. Is bungee jumping a good alternative
2. Identify your starting point. • Intensity of each activity (speed,
What are you able to achieve NOW weight, sets/reps as appropriate)
compared with your end goal? • Time for each activity
3. Identify exercises and activities for Use at least one factor of F.I.T.T. to
each of the following focus: change for the next week to get
• Cardiorespiratory (2 or more) closer to your fitness goal.
Focus on increased heart rate [Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type]
• Muscular strength or endurance
3 or more Upper body (shoulders,
arms, chest)
2 or more Core (back, abdominals)
3 or more Lower body (glutes, legs)
• Flexibility for elderly people
4. Explain how these exercises and
activities support achieving your
fitness goal. If you live in Tahiti