Physical Education GCSE

Interval training

What Interval training means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Interval training

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Alternating work bouts with recovery periods, such as 30 seconds hard cycling then 60 seconds easy.

OCR · 1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Optimising training

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1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Optimising training (OCR GCSE)

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