Movement Competency Training Handouts
Movement Competency Training Handouts
Physical fitness - is a set of attributes that are either health- or skill-related. Being
physically fit has been defined as "the ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and
alertness, without undue fatigue and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time pursuits
and to meet unforeseen emergencies"
FITT principle - is an acronym that represents, Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. It
can be prescribed to people to improve health, similar to pharmacologic intervention.
1. Frequency (how often) Ex. Exercise should be carried out 3-5 days a week.
2. Intensity (how hard) - Intensity can vary between light, moderate and
vigorous intensity activities. For example, walking slowly is a low intensity activity,
walking briskly or shooting around a basketball is a moderate intensity activity and
running (>5mph) is a vigorous intensity activity.
3. Time (duration or how long) Ex. A total of 20-60 minutes of continuous or
intermittent aerobic activity a day should be performed.
4. Type - refers to the sort of activity to complete eg Aerobic activities like
walking, jogging, biking, swimming or dancing or strengthening activities such as
exercises using exercise bands, weight machines or hand-held weights.
Base of Support (BOS) - refers to the area beneath an object or person that includes
every point of contact that the object or person makes with the supporting surface.
These points of contact may be body parts e.g. feet or hands, or they may include things
like crutches or the chair a person is sitting in.