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I sometimes find that between all the academic information, journalistic license, and marketing-speak about exercise programs, people end up more confused, overwhelmed, and disempowered than ever before. Therefore, I felt it was important to clarify some of the current concepts and restate some of the principles that govern exercise programs, breaking it all down into simpler, relevant information that is easy for you to understand and use. Understanding these concepts and principles means you’ll be able to see beyond fitness jargon, and you’ll be more empowered to direct, progress, or scale back your training, avoid overtraining, and ensure that your fitness develops according to the personal goals you have set for yourself.

First, let’s clarify the difference between a concept and a principle.

CONCEPT: This can be defined as a central idea. In exercise, it can be the basis or justification for a kind of workout. Because concepts are ideas, they are susceptible to human change and design. They come and go. Some are even old ideas repackaged as new ideas with new language. (This happens a lot in fitness, and in life in general). Some concepts, such as “core stabilization,” drive long-term trends and behavioral change in exercise and fitness and form the basis for exercise types like Pilates or barre. Some concepts also appear as short-term fads that fade away as quickly as they appeared.

PRINCIPLE: This can be said to be a natural law that is universally applicable, with an evidence base in science (i.e., it has been proven), and that is true across a broad field of application, such as within exercise and fitness. These are laws that are best followed and worked with. Their consequences cannot be escaped. In our case, we are looking at the principles that apply to human exercise physiology, fitness, and how the body responds to exercise. Principles do not change. They apply no matter what ideas, trends, and fads are around. They apply whether you run marathons, do CrossFit, or simply exercise in your living room.

Here’s a mantra I often use: understand and use concepts, but don’t compromise principles.