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FITNESS CONCEPTS: MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS CAREFULLY

Records can be a source of motivation in addition to aiding in the prevention of injury. Keeping records of resting heart rate, the number of miles walked or run, laps swum, weight lifted, and number of workouts completed can provide the needed incentive to continue an exercise program.
Record keeping also helps you apply the PRE principle to guarantee continued improvement. It is difficult to improve and work harder today when you are not aware of the intensity and duration of your previous workouts.
If an overuse injury occurs, a perusal of records can aid in determining its cause and help you in setting a course toward recovery. Unfortunately, records can also lead to compulsive behavior known as negative addiction. To the addicted, records are made to be broken, more is better, and the record rather than the fitness benefits becomes the goal. Such individuals experience frequent injury intermixed with emotional stress in attempting to maintain or break records.
The log information should include the number of minutes spent in aerobic activity, distance covered, and rest intervals between repetitions, if applicable. Your log should also contain weather conditions, water temperature, heart rate, how you felt, particular problems that indicate the possibility of future injury, number and type of activities completed, and (for weight training) the weight and number of repetitions for each exercise. It is also important to periodically monitor your aerobic exercise choices.
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