1. GOAL SETTING

Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life.

2. COMPETITIVENESS

Competitiveness pertains to the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or country to sell and supply goods and services in a given market, in relation to the ability and performance of other firms, sub-sectors or countries in the same market.

3. SPECIFICITY

The principle of Specificity also implies that to become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. To be a good cyclist, you must cycle. The point to take away is that a runner should train by running and a swimmer should train by swimming.

4. OVERLOAD

The Overload Principle for Sports Fitness and Skills. The Overload Principle is a basic sports fitness training concept. It means that in order to improve, athletes must continually work harder as they their bodies adjust to existing workouts.

5. REVERSIBILITY

The Reversibility Principle dictates that athletes lose the beneficial effects of training when they stop working out. Conversely, it also means that detraining effects can be reversed when athletes resume training.

6. PROGRESSION

The principle of progression is a training principle used to create a personal training program to improve physical fitness, skill and performance. The principle implies that for athletes to improve their fitness levels, they must continually increase the physical demands to reach an optimum level of overload.

7. RECOVERY

The recovery process should not only allow the muscles and connective tissues to repair but actually improve your level of fitness.

8. MAINTENANCE

9. INDIVIDUALISM

10. COMMUNICATION

Indeed, effective communication skills transcend sport. They are important in every area of life, and improving them will make your life richer and more fulfilling.

11. VARIETY

It’s easy to become bored with physical training if you perform the same routine every time, so it’s important to mix things up by breaking up your training routine and include different activities. Not only will this prevent boredom, but it also can increase your motivation and help you achieve better results.

12. REBOUND

13. PERSPECTIVE

14. ENJOYMENT

Enjoyment is the state or process of taking pleasure in your running.