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• Recreation


  Any activity that takes place during your free time, does not follow standard rules, can be done anywhere, and gives enjoyment and self-satisfaction
• Recreation


  Derived from the Latin word "recreare" which means to be refreshed (mapasigla), to relax or to enjoy
• Participation in recreational activities varies from one person to another depending on one's intention, reason or belief
• Types of recreation


  • Passive
  • Active
• Passive recreation


  Little exertion of effort or energy, but is generally sustained. Examples include watching television, listening to music or reading books.
• Active recreation


  Exerts more energy and effort. Examples include jogging, swimming, hiking, biking or gardening.
• Outdoor recreational activity


  Leisure activities that take place in natural setting, done outside and benefit the body, mind and/or spirit
• Indoor recreational activity


  Recreational activities that can be done or performed inside the room or inside the class, requires less space
• Aquatic recreational activities are excellent options in maintaining physical fitness as they can improve your cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, and bone strength while you have fun in the process
• Aquatics


  All sports activities in water (swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming)
• Swimming


  A water sport based on speed, with different events like freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly stroke
• Freestyle stroke


  • The fastest stroke, the front crawl. It requires coordination of the legs and the arms in conjunction with the movements of the head and breathing.
• Butterfly stroke


  • The hardest to execute but the most fun to watch. It involves the person propelling their body through the water by spreading their arms out like wings above the water and paddling back under the water.
• Breaststroke


  • One of the slowest moving swim techniques, but suitable for long distance swims. It can be performed by pushing the hands straight through the water and waving the hands back to the hips.
• Backstroke


  • Popular for recreational swimmers who like to watch the clouds in the sky. The face never goes below the surface of the water.
• 5 Basic Skills Every Swimmer Needs

  • Breathing Properly
  • Sculling
  • Coordinating Your Actions
  • Learning Strokes
  • Diving
• Types of Water Sports

  • Kayaking
  • Surfing
  • Wakeboarding
  • Snorkeling
  • Water aerobics
• Wakeboarding


  A water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard, is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers.
• Snorkeling


  The practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swim fins.
• Water aerobics


  The performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool, done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in waist deep or deeper water.
• Surfing


  A surface water pastime in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward part, or face, of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore
• Waves suitable for surfing

  • Primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore
  • Surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools
• Wakeboarding


  A water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard (a short board with foot bindings), is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers. A hallmark of wakeboarding is the attempted performance of midair tricks. Wakeboarding was developed from a combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques.
• Snorkeling


  The practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swim fins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Use of this equipment allows the snorkeler to observe underwater attractions for extended periods with relatively little effort and to breathe while face-down at the surface.
• Water aerobics


  The performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool. Done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in waist deep or deeper water, it is a type of resistance training. Water aerobics is a form of aerobic exercise that requires water-immersed participants.
• Freediving


  Free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving is a form of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear
• SCUBA DIVING


  A mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), which is completely independent of surface supply, to breathe underwater. Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, allowing them greater independence and freedom of movement than surface-supplied divers, and longer underwater endurance than breath-hold divers.
• Benefits of Water-based Recreational Activities

  • Decrease Risk for Chronic Disease
  • Decreases Risk for Diabetes and Chronic Heart Disease
  • Beneficial for People with Arthritis
  • Improves Bone Density
  • Enhances Mental Health
• Hazards of Water-based Recreational Activities

  • Drowning and near drowning
  • Spinal injury
  • Impact, slip (losing balance), trip and fall injuries
  • Cuts, lesions and punctures
  • Retinal dislocation (loss of vision)
  • Microbial Hazards (contaminated by microorganisms found in water)
  • Chemical Hazards
• Guidelines and Preventions of Water-based Recreational Activities

  • Spot the dangers
  • Always swim within your ability
  • Look out for yourself and other swimmers
  • Do not swim if you have a gastrointestinal
  • Shower before you swim