Physicaleducation and health are important aspects of a healthy lifestyle.
Cardiovascular fitness helps sustain the capability of the heart and the rest of the cardiovascular system in supplying oxygen and energy to the body.
Sports enhance flexibility and range of motion and at the same time strengthen joint-stabilizing muscles.
Sports and resistance type exercise significantly challenge the muscular system, resulting in sustained strength and endurance.
Improved muscular strength and endurance are benefits of sports and physical activity.
Sports and physicalactivities help keep the heart healthy, control glucose, manage weight, lower cholesterol level, lower hypertension (blood pressure), stimulate blood circulation, and strengthen the immune system.
Common sports injuries include abrasion, bruise, concussion, cut, groin strain, nose injuries, sprain, and stress fracture.
Acute injuries are usually associated with suddentraumaticevents.
Taekwon-Do is an art of self-defence training which focuses on the development of the whole body, incorporating physical, mental and spiritual development.
The history of Taekwon-Do can be traced back to the Koguryo Dynasty (37 BC – 668 AD), Baek Je Dynasty (18 BC - 600 AD), and SillaDynasty (57 BC – 935 AD).
In the Philippines, belt ranking in Taekwon-Do starts from white and goes up to black.
Basic commands in Taekwon-Do include attention,begin/start, bow, ready, stop, and return.
Abrasion is an injury caused by something that rubs or scrapes against the skin
Bruise is an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the skin
Concussion is a mildreversiblebraininjury from a blow to the head, which may be associated with loss of consciousness.
Cut is a wound that is made by something sharp.
Groinstrain is a tear or rupture to any one of the abductormuscles resulting in pain in the innerthigh.
Noseinjuries are injuries to the nose or the areas that surround and support the nose, causing bloody or broken nose; pain, swelling, and bruising of the nose.
Sprain is the sudden or violenttwist of a joint, with stretching or tearing of ligaments.
Stressfracture is a smallcrack or severebruising in a bone.
In Korean, "tae" means feet or kicking.
In Korean, "kwon" means hands or striking.
In Korean, "do" means art, path, ways, or method.
Basic commands
Attention - charyut
Begin/start - sijak
Bow - kyungnet
Ready - joonbi
Stop - kalyeo
Return - baro
Belt ranking in the Philippines:
White
Yellow
Blue
Red
Brown
Black
Chronicinjuries are caused by repeatedoveruse of musclegroups or joints.