In order for your fitness program to be successful, the exercises you select and implement into your workout must match your fitness goals. Deciding how you are going to accomplish these goals with the exercises you select are key. Therefore, the breakdown of how often you need to workout, how hard, the length of time per session, and the type of exercise is extremely important. This is where the FITT Principle is beneficial to your fitness program.
Here is an example of the FITT Principle. Please keep in mind this will look different for everybody. Each person is unique and has unique needs - this is just a hypothetical example.
| The FITT Principle and Upper Body Muscular Strengthening |
| Frequency | 3 days a week - remember it's important to give muscles a minimum of 24 hours of rest. |
| Intensity | Upper body circuit training |
| Time | Complete the circuit in 30 minutes with a 30 second break in between exercises. Do each exercise for a minute. |
| Type | weight machines/free weights |
