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Simply put, intensity is a measure of how hard we are training in a given exercise or workout. When training at more moderate intensities, we can train for longer durations. When training at higher intensities, fatigue occurs more quickly.

As discussed in the previous section, shorter bouts of higher-intensity training yield good gains but also carry a higher risk of fatigue and injury if overused or used without a solid base of fitness.

Intensity can be increased in several main ways. In strength and power work, you could be lifting heavier weights, faster, and with more repetitions while shortening rest periods. In typical aerobic work, you could go faster at higher heart rates (see here for a deeper explanation).

Simply put, the key is to train at an intensity that allows the progressive overload to keep making incremental gains in fitness capacity in the domain where we are striving for improvement. As the base for fitness improves and training plateaus begin to settle in, varying intensity is an essential part of a periodization plan.

Make sure you have the mobility required to do any movement before you attempt to do that movement. Awareness of movement safety and proper form is useless if you are not physically capable of doing a movement.