This five part series was inspired by my attempts to have my university students think more critically about health and fitness. These tools... the six components, two definitions, the S.A.I.D. principle, and the percentage of training efforts profiles...are what I have utilized to do so. Here's a list of lessons that I have intended with each:
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In Part 3, I presented profiles of some fitness brands and athletic disciplines by using the six components of fitness as a framework. While I hoped that profiling would promote further understanding of the six components explained in Part 1, my primary intent was to introduce the S.A.I.D. principle and emphasize it's value in assessing the relative utility of a brand or discipline.
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In Part 2, I introduced a second definition of fitness and explained the terms fitness generalists and fitness specialist. The general take away was that we have a choice to primarily abide by either definition of fitness.
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