Circuit training is an excellent way to improve your mobility, strength, stamina & your body.

We utilise 8- 12 strength exercises that are performed after another.

Each exercise is performed for a specified number of repetitions or for a prescribed time before moving on to the next exercise. The exercises within each circuit are separated by brief, timed rest intervals, and each circuit is separated by a longer rest period.

The total number of circuits performed during a training session may vary depending on your training level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), your period of training or your training goals.

Planning

A circuit should work each body part as follows: Total-body, Upper-body, Lower-body, Core & Trunk, Total-body etc.

It is important to conduct a warm up at the start of the session and a cool down at the end of the session.

The following are examples of exercises that can be used in a circuit training session:

Upper-body
Press ups, Bench dips, Pull ups, Medicine ball chest pass, Bench lift, Inclined press up

Core & trunk
Sit ups (lower abdominals), Stomach crunch (upper abdominals), Back extension chest raise

Lower-body
Squat jumps, Compass jumps, Astride jumps, Step ups, Shuttle runs, Hopping shuttles, Bench squat

Total-body
Burpees, Treadmills, Squat thrusts, Skipping

Advantages of circuit training are:

Develops strength and endurance
Appropriate form of training for most sports
Can be adjusted to suit age, fitness and health of the athlete
Exercises are simple enough to make each athlete feel a sense of achievement in completing them
A wide range of exercises to select from which will maintain the athlete's enthusiasm