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muscle group(s) exercised every other day, especially when training for strengthand/or muscle endurance.Overload. The workload of each exercise session must exceed the normaldemands placed on the body in order to bring about a training effect.REMOVE VGT-5CHECK ON LEARNING:QUESTION: Why should you use a variety of exercises during physical fitness training?ANSWER: It reduces boredom and increases motivation and progress.Ref: SH-3, FM 21-20 w/C1, p 1-4QUESTION: Why is specificity an important part of exercise?ANSWER: Because it gears the training toward one specific goal.Ref: SH-3, FM 21-20 w/C1, p 1-4D. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVEACTION:CONDITIONS:Determine how flexibility aids physical fitness.As a squad leader in a classroom environment and given an extractof FM 21-20 w/C1.STANDARDS: Determined how flexibility aids physical fitness IAW FM 21-20w/C1.1. Learning Step / Activity 1. How flexibility aids physical fitnessMethod of Instruction: Conference / DiscussionInstructor to Student Ratio: 1:8Time of Instruction: 20 minsMedia: Small Group Instruction (SGI)NOTE: Direct students to SH-3, FM 21-20 w/C1, p 1-3.Now let’s return to the five components of fitness we discussed earlier and takea more detailed look at flexibility. This component of fitness is very important and youshould take care not to exceed your limits of flexibility when you exercise. Let’s seewhat flexibility is, as defined on our next VGT.16