Circuit Training

Circuit Training: Gym Circuits - a great way to start! (443 words)
by lily7star - written on 07.07.00 (Very useful, 291 readings)
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I've been doing circuits at the local gym for a couple of years now, and recommend it as a way both to familiarise yourself with the equipment if you're new to the gym, and to tone and get fit. The circuit I do is also very social and we always have a cappucino and chat afterwards! Keeps us motivated :) If you've never used a gym before , you will probably be somewhat mystified if not downright terrified of the machines. You will have to complete an introductory session, but however long that is, it won't be long enough to really help you feel confident with using a gym on your own. I remember feeling really stupid watching all the ...

A Favourite Thing: Sport Centre Circies! (2766 words)
by Wease - written on 09.08.02 (Very useful, 1511 readings)
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I loves me sport I does so and when I discovered that Jillmurphy was asking us dooyoo peeps to write about a favourite thing in celebration of her 4 years of cancer-free living I decided (after a brief battle with The Sound of Music) that I had to write about one of my favourite past times – circuit training! The basic premise (I seem to be loving that phrase at the mo!) of circuit training is to simultaneously improve many areas of fitness including flexibility, endurance, strength and stamina. This is done by creating a circuit of stations. Each station boasts a different exercise e.g. press ups/skipping/bicep curls and the individual must perform that ...

What the hell is...Circuit Training? (733 words)
by Martial - written on 11.10.01 (Very useful, 590 readings)
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Circuit Training is very common in urban areas around the country. It consists of a number of activities performed one after the other. To most athletes, circuit training is thought of as a method of intergrating resistance and aerobic exercise by performing several (nine to twelve) exercises in progression. This means perfoming one set of each exercise on the session 'menu' until all have been completed, as opposed to finishing all sets of the first exercise before progressing to the second with little or no rest between exercises. The supposed benefit of this type of exercise is improving aerobic and anaerobic functioning at the same time. ...