Abstract des Autors

The fitness challenge (FC) is a myriad of strength, endurance, and agility exercises presented in a public event. The FC is for average people who consider themselves to be above average in terms of fitness and who are looking for a challenge that will not absorb a tremendous amount of training time. Every FC has been uniquely designed by its promoter. An FC comprises several fitness components: muscular strength, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, and agility. The Strend is one of the first publicly available FSs and is more a combination of muscle strength and aerobic endurance than is the Navy Seal Fitness Challenge, which required muscle strength endurance and more anaerobic power with aerobic endurance. Some of the FCs provide an obstacle-course component as a separate event and some string out this obstacle course throughout a 5 K course. There may also be a swimming component included somewhere on the course. Because FCs are new to the public, there is no established format for the event. The event promoter develops the format. If you are interested in a particular event, you can call the promoter and obtain the event guidelines. This will help you design a more precise training plan. Most FC competitors are ex-athletes from other sports or Special Forces personnel looking to examine their level of health. Training elements for a FC include simultaneous training in strength and endurance. It has been suggested that mixed training brings mixed results, and are generally seen as incompatible. However, there can be improvements in both strength and endurance during simultaneous training or improvements in strength without that do not interfere with aerobic capacity. Regardless of compatibility, if a person is going to compete in an FC, then he or she has little choice but to train simultaneously for strength and endurance. Verf.-Referat