PE

• Recreational activities usually refresh one’s mind and spirit.
• Even sports can be considered leisure if these are done not for competition but for fun.
• Leisure is an essential part of human life.
• In fact, a human right/ the importance of leisure is even recognized by the United Nation through Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Active recreation means and includes all outdoor recreational activities which involve field and court games.
• PASSIVE

  refers to recreational activities that do not require prepared facilities like sports fields or pavilions.
• Swimming, in recreation and sports, is the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body.
• Recreational Swimming

  • is when one swim to have fun and to enjoy the water.
• Competitive Swimming

  • where participants follow structured guidelines when it comes to learning the requisite skills.
• KAYAKING

  It is a propelling a small boat by paddling a double blade paddle and the structure of the deck is closed.
• CANOEING

  It is an activity which involves paddling a small boat with a single-bladed paddle and the structure of the deck is open.
• Surfing

  refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board and regardless of the stance used.
• SIARGAO is the surfing capital of the Philippines
• Wakeboarding

  It is another type of surface water sports which the techniques adopted from surfing and snowboarding, can be towed either by a motorboat or closed-cable system.
• Snorkeling

  A swimming activity along the surface of the water and enjoying the underwater world equipped with a mask (or googles), a snorkel (a shaped breathing tube) and usually swim fins (or flippers).
• Freediving

  This is a water-based recreational activity use a  method of underwater diving which does not require the help of a breathing apparatus.
• Scuba

  It is a water activities is a type of diving that need the help of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
• Water Aerobics

  A form of aerobic exercise that requires water-immersed participants.
• Physical hazards included drowning and injuries. Drowning is one of the unequivocal dangers of water-based recreational activities.
• Microbial Hazards

  Unwanted sewage pumped into water bodies such as seas and rivers contaminate the water and contaminate water puts people at risk for infections that can cause diseases such as gastroenteritis and upper respiratory infection.
• Chemical Hazards

  Water contamination because of chemicals also poses serious threats to participants in water-based recreation. Chemical contamination in seas and rivers are caused by the industrial discharge.
• 1. BUTTERFLY STROKE- the hardest stroke in swimming ( usually used the DOLPHIN KICK)
• BREAST STROKE- the challenging stroke in swimming
• FREESTYLE STROKE- the fastest and the basic stroke in swimming ( usually used the FLUTTER KICK)
• The earliest record of swimming as a formal activity that is with proper training was in 2 500 BCE during the ancient Egypt, Assyrian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Swimming then was a part of martial training and was taught to males as part of their early education.
• Competitive swimming became prominent when it was included as one of the sports in the Olympic Games in 1896.
• Floation- the goal in learning this skill is to move your body from vertical to horizontal position (humans naturally float in water.
• One type of venue is the openwater swimming venue such as the seas, rivers and lakes.
• The other types of venue is the indoor and outdoor swimming pool.
• Cooling down after swimming is also vital. This is similar to warning up as you simply continue on your workout but in a slower pace and reduced intensity.
• Frog Kick- in this type of kick (usually incorporated in breast stroke), the legs are drawn upward toward the body and spread outward at the knees with the feet together and then extended or straightened out with the legs apart and then brought together again with a snap.
• Dolphin Kick- Usually used in the butterfly stroke, this kick involves the up and down movement of the legs and lower trunk together with the knees bent in the upswing.
• Breathing in swimming is important to keep the muscles fueled.
• Flutter Kick- This is a swimming kick usually used in freestyle strokes wherein the legs are extended straight back and moved up and down alternately with a slightly knee bend on upward movement.