KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Build variation into your workouts
Athletics: fitness development of pace or power
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Your learning goal
I can make changes to my training to maintain interest and motivation.
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What you’ll learn
I can make changes to my training to maintain interest and motivation.
Key learning points
- Move: using strength and conditioning exercises helps develop the muscles needed for better performance in your event.
- Think: including variation in your training helps avoid boredom and supports consistent improvement reaching your goals.
- Feel: trying something new or different in training can refresh motivation levels and keep sessions enjoyable.
- Connect: encouraging peers during circuit work helps maintain effort and builds shared motivation.
Words to know
- variation
- changing the type of training to keep it interesting and effective
- circuit
- a series of exercises performed in order, with short rests in between
- conditioning
- exercises that strengthen muscles to support performance and reduce injury risk
Common mistakes
Pupils may believe that repeating the same drills every session is the best way to improve.
Even performing the best drills or exercise will become boring after time. Therefore variation is required in a training programme, otherwise it will become boring and the athlete will lose interest.
For parents, carers and teachers
- By using the suggested intervals, it is possible to run the two circuits alongside each other and both will finish after 18 minutes.