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What are the FITT Factors?
The correct answer is D. Frequency, intensity, time, type. The FITT acronym stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type - the four key variables used to design and modify exercise programs.
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What are the FITT Factors?
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- AFrequency, injury, time, type
- BFrequency, intensity, total, type
- CForm, intensity, time, type
- DFrequency, intensity, time, type
How the community answered
(67 responses)- A6% (4)
- B12% (8)
- C3% (2)
- D79% (53)
Why each option
The FITT acronym stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type - the four key variables used to design and modify exercise programs.
Injury is not a programming variable - it replaces Intensity with a non-prescriptive term that has no role in the FITT framework.
Total is not a recognized FITT component - it replaces the correct term Time and does not accurately describe session duration as a programming variable.
Form is a technique cue, not a programming variable - it replaces Frequency, omitting the critical factor of how many sessions per week are prescribed.
Frequency refers to how often exercise is performed, Intensity refers to how hard the exercise is (e.g., percentage of max heart rate or 1RM), Time refers to the duration of each session, and Type refers to the mode or modality of exercise. Together these four variables form the foundational framework for prescribing and progressing any exercise program across all populations.
Concept tested: FITT principle components of exercise prescription
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/measuring/index.htm
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