What is the FITT principle?

It just occurred to me that I vaguely touched on what the FITT principle is, but I should show how it can be applied to my project:

In reality I only have the rest of this week and next week to work out to reach my goal because my materials are due to my evaluative panel a week before my presentation. In the next week and a half I will be following the F.I.T.T. Principle.

Frequency
Intensity
Type
Time

Frequency- How often am I working out? Typically it is 4-6 days a week. I always like a day or two off to rest and let my body catch up to the added muscle (Catching up on sleep is always nice too).

Intensity- How hard am I working out? Am I really giving it 100% and reaching my max heart rate, or am I only putting in half the effort? Following this guideline will be great- today was my first day back to the gym in a week and I went harder than I ever have.

Type- What type of exercises am I completing to achieve my goal? Anything that can get my heart rate up. I always try to mix it up with cardio and weights. Like I learned earlier in the semester, too much of one exercise or machine will produce less and less benefits because my body will acclimate to it.

Time- How long am I working out for? Typically an hour each day I workout. This has been a challenge for me because I can always find a reason to leave the gym early. Luckily for the most part I can counter that reason to leave with one to stay.

Following this FITT principle will definitely push me the next week and a half. I'm less than 2 pounds away from my goal, and having this principle in the back of my mind pushes me harder than ever.

http://exercise.about.com/od/weightloss/g/FITTprinciple.htm

This article lays out the FITT Principle piece by piece and explains each section.