The first element you should set up is frequency — how often you will exercise.

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When planning a workout plan, fitness guidelines and school-type PE materials consistently state that the first variable to define is frequency — the number of workout sessions per week.

This is the “F” in the FITT principle (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type), and it becomes the foundation for choosing your exercises, how hard you go, and how long each session lasts.

Once you decide, for example, “I’ll work out 3 or 4 days per week,” it becomes much easier to plug in which days are strength, which are cardio, and when you’ll rest.

So the direct answer to your question:
Frequency is the first element you should set up when planning a workout plan, and it refers to how often you exercise.

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