Lesson 1: RECREATION

• Recreation


  Voluntary participation in an activity during free and unobligation time that gives enjoyment
• Types of recreation


  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
• Indoor recreation


  Activity within the premises of your comfort zone at home inside a building
• Outdoor recreation


  Activity undertaken in a natural open space or large land area close to nature
• Lifestyle


  The way you live your everyday life and the patterns of your behavior
• Types of recreation


  • Active
  • Passive
• Active recreation


  Recreation that involves putting effort and energy into the activity
• Volleyball


  Originated from the game "Mintonette" invented by William J. Morded, involving serving, spiking, blocking, setting and volleying
• Badminton


  Believed to have originated from the game "poona"
• Badminton


  • Games are held inside the gym to avoid the effect of wind on the flight of the shuttle
• Zumba


  An alternative indoor recreational activity with fitness benefit claims
• Zumba


  • Involves the beat of rhythm and movement
• Dance


  Another indoor alternative recreation for those who enjoy the beat of rhythm and movement
• Hiking

  • Going on an extended walk undertaken for the purpose of pleasure and exercise
• Essential tips for the outdoors


  • Pick a partner
  • Pick a destination
  • Know your time and distance
  • Choose appropriate and necessary equipment
  • Pack and wear appropriate clothing
  • Plan your meals
  • Keep communication
  • Follow wilderness ethics
  • 10 essential checklist for backpackers
• 10 essential checklist for backpackers


  • Navigation
  • Sun protection
  • Insulation
  • Illumination
  • First-aid supplies
  • Fire
  • Repair kit and tools
  • Hydration
  • Emergency shelter
  • Trail signs
• Trail signs


  Markers used for navigation, can be man-made or natural materials found in the environment
• Orienteering


  Using special drawn and detailed maps that requires navigational skills
• Map


  A picture representation of the earth's surface
• Healthy lifestyle


  The way you live your life that influences your health
• How to maintain a healthy body

  • Regular physical activity
  • Eat healthy food
  • Manage stress
• Body Mass Index (BMI)


  A measure of body fat based on height and weight
• BMI categories


  • 18.5 and under - Underweight
  • 18.5-24.9 - Normal
  • 25.0-29.9 - Overweight
  • 30 and above - Obese
• Factors affecting weight


  • Genes
  • Environmental factors
  • Weight gain
  • Weight loss
  • Weight management
• Alfred Halstead

  Suggested the name volleyball ''Mintonette''