Principles of Exercise

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The main principles of exercise training are well established in the exercise field; these are specificity, overload, progression, initial values, reversibility and diminishing returns[1].

A recommendation by ACSM and others is to use the FITT method: Frequency, Intensity, Time (duration), and Type of exercise.

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  1. Campbell K, Neil SE, Winters-Stone KM. Review of exercise studies in breast cancer survivors: attention to principles of exercise training. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2011.