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• BENEFITS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • Economic

  Reduces healthcare cost

  Reduces vandalism and crime

  Enhances property value

  Catalyst for tourism
• Recreation- anything that is stimulating and rejuvenating for an individual. It relaxes your mind and body, relieves your day-to-day tension, and is a universal need of man. It is also a refreshment of strength and spirits after work and also a means of refreshment or diversion.
• Values' derived from Recreation

  1. Physical Activity and Mental Health
  2. Physical and Health Growth
  3. Psychological Awareness
  4. Emotional Stability
  5. Social fitness
• Types of Recreational Activities:

  1. Physical Recreation
  2. Social recreation (Sports, Art, Dancing Travel, Photography, Movies, Community Service)
  3. Cultural Recreation (Social Capital)
  4. Intellectual Recreation
• Benefits of Recreational Activities

  Individual

  • Develops Personal Development and Growth
  • Physical Health
  • Self Esteem and Self Reliance
  • Creativity and Sense of Accomplishment
• Benefits of Recreational Activities

  Individual

  • Creates more Fun
  • Enhances Pleasure
  • Reduces Stress
  • Increases Life Satisfaction
  • Promotes Psychological Well-being
• Classifications of Recreational Activities

  1. Spectator Type
  2. Participant type
  3. Active Type
  4. Passive Type
  5. Public type
  6. Private type
  7. Commercial type
• Recreational Games

  1. Scrabble- It is invented by Alfred Mosher Butts and originally known as Criss-Cross word. It is a mind game that requires wide vocabulary. A word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles. The tiles must form words which in crossword fashion, flow left to right in rows or downwards in column.
• 2. Chinese Checker- is also known as Sternhalma or Chinese Chequers, is a strategy board game of German origin which can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. The game is a modern and simplified variation of the game Halma.
• 3. Dominoes- a French word for the black and white hoods worn by Catholic priest in the winter. It was played in Europe in 18th century (Italy in the courts of Venice and Naples) Dominoes is a family of tile- based games played with rectangular "domino" tiles. Each domino is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends. Each end is marked with a number of spots or is blank
• 4. Snakes and Ladders- known originally as Moksha Patam, is an ancient Indian board game for two or more players regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played on a game board with numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares.
• 5. Chess- is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. Played by millions of people worldwide, chess is believed to be derived from the Indian game chaturanga before the 7th century.
• Characteristics of Recreational Games

  • Recreation occurs during leisure
  • Recreation is as different as people are different; it is extremely wide and varied
  • Recreation is activity; it is some sort of action as distinguished from rest
  • Recreation must be voluntary; it cannot be ordered, imposed, or forced.
• Characteristics of Recreational Games

  • Recreation has no single form; it offers a variety of choices with endless possibilities
  • Recreation is flexible; it can be organized or unorganized; it can be enjoyed in a group or alone
  • Recreation to one individual may be work to another
  • Recreation involves an individual's attitude, motive, and incentive.
• Characteristics of Recreational Games

  • Recreation may occur or not occur; a specific activity may be recreation for an individual at one time, but not at another time
  • Recreation is necessary for an individual to have balanced growth
  • Recreation and work are not the same thing; although an individual may be very happy in his job, that individual's work can't be his recreation.
• Scope of Recreational Activities

  A. Indoor games and their numerous health benefits

  B. Outdoor activity's health benefits
• Essential things for Camping

  1. Tent-a portable shelter that is usually made of poles and waterproof materials.
• Essential things for Camping

  1. Sleeping pad- provides protection from hard ground. Very useful if you want to spend a comfortable night outdoors.
• Essential things for Camping

  1. Sleeping bag-a well padded bag designed for sleeping in, especially outdoors. This special bag keeps you warm at night.
• Essential things for Camping

  4. Stove- a device made for cooking and heating food. It is great for camping because it is very small and easy to carry.
• Essential things for Camping

  5. Backpack- a type of sack that carries supplies. Use to carry food, gear and all you need while camping.
• Essential things for Camping

  6. Flashlight

  7. Hat

  8. Compass

  9. Coat
• Goals and Objectives of Camping

  a. PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

  b. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS

  c. DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE & SELF-AWARENESS:

  d. RELATING TO OUTDOORS (Leaving no trace technique)

  e. BUILDING SKILLS

  f. MAKING HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
• Camping Basic Response Procedures and Safety Measures

  1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT SHELTER AND SITE (60% of campers opting for tent camping)
  2. STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE WEATHER (33% of campers plan trips one month in advance to be proactive)
  3. PACK AND STORE FOOD SAFELY (One in 6 Americans get sick from contaminated food every year)
• Camping Basic Response Procedures and Safety Measures

  4. PRACTICE CAMPFIRE SAFETY (Fires within your campground site should be at least 15 feet)

  5. USE INSECT PROTECTION (place your clothes in the dryer for at least 10 min on high heat to kill any ticks)

  6. BE AWARE OF ALLERGIES (Packing an EpiPen or other medications for your known allergies)
• Camping Basic Response Procedures and Safety Measures

  7. PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM THE SUN (SPF 15)

  8. STAY HYDRATED (3-5 DAY SUPPLY OF BOTTLED WATER)

  9. WATCH OUT FOR WILDLIFE (wash your hands with soap and water or by using a hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol)

  10. HAVE FUN AND REMAIN ALERT (About 3.4 million U.S. households became new campers over last three years)