Week 1 Workout 1




The first workout I chose to begin with to jumpstart the 16 workout sessions was a simple 1 hour walking/jogging/running session on the treadmill in my house. The concept is simple, I would program everything on my treadmill for the session. I began at a walking pace for the first 5 minutes, then followed by a light jog for the next 5 mins, and ended off with 3 minutes of running on my treadmill, and this cycle basically repeated itself until I hit 1 hour of being on the treadmill. I wanted to start off these 8 weeks with something that I was always familiar with, running (cardio). Applying this workout to the FITT principles, it is obvious what my workout is centered towards. The frequency of this workout should be about 3-4 times a week, even though I have only done it today and will do another workout centered around the same premise tomorrow. The intensity would switch often throughout the workout, to preserve my energy for the entire hour session. It begins at low intensity when I am walking, moderate intensity when I am jogging, and in the portions where I am running it is high intensity. The time was 1 hour, each of the cycles is 13 minutes each so I repeated it 4 times during the 1 hour session, and the last 8 minutes I mostly walked and jogged to end off the workout. The type is centered entirely about working out my cardiovascular system. By focusing on aerobic exercise, I am improving my cardiovascular fitness and also working on my endurance. This session was a great way to ease into my program while successfully applying the FITT principles to ensure a balanced and structured workout, and I am excited and looking forward to the next workout tomorrow, as it is very similar to the workout from today.




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