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Acronyms

Remember all the different acronyms available that can help you remember long pieces of information. For example:

FIDAROPS

FIDAROPS can help you remember the principles of fitness training:

A person running along a sunny beach.

Frequency

Intensity

Duration

Adaptation

Reversibility

Overload

Progression

Specificity

PAR

PAR can help you remember how to break down a skill:

Preparation

Action

Recovery

SSSS

The four Ss can help you remember the four important aspects of physical fitness:

Strength

Speed

Stamina

Suppleness (flexibity)

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