Week 3 Questions

a) In all honesty this week I truly tried to give my 100% to the workouts so I proudly give myself a 10/10. b) The ACSM guidelines for effective cardiovascular training are to perform a high intensity workout (60-85% of max HR) for about 20-25 minutes, 2-3 times a week or to perform a moderate intensity workout (40-50% of max HR) for about 5 times per week for 30 minutes. c) For health benefits a session should be a moderately-intense cardio 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week or high intensity for 20 minutes a day for 3 days a week. d) An example of cardio exercise is running and something that people think that counts as cardio but doesn’t is yoga. e) You should drink about 2 litres of water per day which is about 8 glasses. f) Progressive overload is when you push your body to its max when training. In other words, it is the gradual increase of stress placed upon the body during exercise training. g) Muscular endurance (strength) and cardiovascular endurance. h) My nutrition over the course of this week was significantly better compared to the past week because for instance I did skip any meals and for the majority of the time my meals were pretty balanced. However, the aspects that could get better for next weeks is probably in terms of eating some foods that are not healthy like junk food for snacks.