Exercise Programs

Exercise is a potent stimulus to the human body, which, over time, can mediate changes in physiological structures and function. Although a single workout can create acute exercise stress, exercise training is the repeated use of a workout over time [Page 469]to achieve a specific fitness goal or health outcome. The outcomes of a training program will be specifically related to the program design of the workout. This underscores a major principle in exercise physiology, namely, specificity of training. Therefore, the outcomes of any exercise program will be specific ...