PE 104 | 3

• Leisure


  Freedom from work, school, or other responsibilities and tasks. It is a human right.
• The importance of leisure is recognized by the United Nations through Article 224 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including a reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay."
• Recreation


  An activity of leisure, derived from the Latin word "recreare" which means to be refreshed. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be fun.
• Time categories


  • Existence time (biological needs like meals, sleep, personal care)
  • Subsistence time (economic purposes like work, chores, school)
  • Free time (remaining time after existence and subsistence)
• Swimming


  • Propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and natural flotation of the body
  • Popular as an all-around body developer and useful in therapy and as an exercise for physically handicapped persons
  • Taught for lifesaving purposes
• Kayaking


  • Watersport involving paddling using a double-bladed oar and a small boat known as a kayak
  • Boats come in a variety of sizes and types, with most featuring an enclosed deck that covers the legs
  • Boats sit low in the water and usually only accommodate a single paddler, but tandem kayaks hold two people, and some boats hold three people
• Surfing


  • Surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a "surfer", rides on the forward face of a wave, which most often carries the surfer towards the shore
  • Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of standing waves or tidal bores
• Wakeboarding


  • Water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard (a shortboard with foot bindings), is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest to perform aerial maneuvers
• Snorkeling


  • Swimming underwater, or just near the surface, with a full-face snorkel mask or with a snorkel and a diving mask
  • Typically popular in tropical areas with reefs and coastlines

  
• Water Aerobics


  • Aerobics exercises done on land that are also possible to be performed in water
  • People perform traditional workouts in a shallow part of a swimming pool
• Fishing


  • Act of catching fish for sport or food
  • Competitions and tournaments focus on specific game fish, with cash awards and prizes for various categories
• Outdoor Recreation


  An organized activity done during one's free time for his/her own personal reasons, where an interaction between man and an element of nature is present
• Existence time


  Time spent for biological needs like having a meal, sleeping and other personal care
• Subsistence time


  Hours spent for economic purposes such as going to work, chores, and for students hours spent in school and school work
• Free time

  All remaining time after existence time and subsistence time
• Recreation


  Derived from Latin word recreare which means to be refreshed
• Outdoors


  A space outside an enclosed area, including the natural environment and resources which comprises the land, water, wildlife, vegetation, open space and scenery
• People engage in outdoor recreational activities for varied reasons, some for personal satisfaction and enjoyment, and many for personal pursuit such as photography, collecting sea shells, reaching the top of Mt. Apo, conquering the rapids of Cagayan River, or attaining a certain fitness level
• The Philippines is rich in natural resources despite being in a relatively small country which is surrounded by all kinds of land formations and natural water resources
• The Philippines has been listed as having the fifth longest coastline in the world
• Outdoor Recreational Activities


  • Land
  • Water
  • Air
• Air activities


  • Parasailing
  • Skydiving
  • Paragliding
• Fun and pleasure are perhaps the immediate answers of the majority who have experienced outdoor activities
• Studies have shown that being close to natural environment is HEALTHY
• Benefits of Outdoor Recreation

  • PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS
  • PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL BENEFITS
  • SOCIAL BENEFITS
  • ECONOMIC BENEFITS
  • SPIRITUAL BENEFITS
• Trail Class System


  • 1- walking (easy stroll)
  • 2- Hiking along a path/rugged terrain
  • 3- Scrambling (using hands for balance)
  • 4- Climbing easy cliffs but with enough drop-off beginners should be rope
  • 5- Using free hands as climbing method
  • 6- very difficult and need to use artificial method
• Mountain Specifications


  • Mt. Maculot: Minor, Difficulty 2/9, Trail Class 2-3
  • Mt. Batulao: Minor, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 2-3
  • Tarak Ridge: Major, Difficulty 4/9, Trail Class 2-3
  • Mt. Pulag via Ambangeg: Major, Difficulty5/9, TC 2
  • Mt. Apo via Kidapawan: Major, Difficulty 7/9, TC2-4
  • Mt. Patukan: Major Difficulty 9/9, TC 2 with rapelling, river crossing
• Pico de Loro, Cavite is 664 meters above sea level, has a manageable difficulty, and is home to unusual plants
• Mt. Daguldul, Batangas is 670 meters high and has a manageable difficulty, with a beach at the foot of the mountain
• Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales is 1,486 meters high, has a challenging difficulty, and has a unique summit due to a 1991 eruption
• Mt. Ugo, Benguet is 2,086 meters high and has a hard difficulty
• Mt. Pulag, Benguet is 2,926 meters high, the highest mountain in Luzon, and has a manageable difficulty
• Mt. Mariveles - Tarak Ridge, Bataan is 1,288 meters high and has a challenging difficulty
• Mt. Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon has a height of 2,938 meters and a hard difficulty, with virgin forests and high biodiversity
• Mt. Apo, Davao del Sur is 2,954 meters high, the tallest mountain in the Philippines, and has a hard difficulty
• Mt. Kanla-on, Negros Occidental is 2,465 meters high, has a hard difficulty, and is an active volcano
• Mt. Guiting-Guiting, Romblon is 2,057 meters high, has a very hard difficulty, and is known for its saw-toothed mountain shape and biologically diverse forest
• Sir Edmund Hillary: 'It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves'
• Anjolette Skyzx Dorado, known as Babeyboo, is from Davao City and her first hike was at Osmena Peak in Cebu when she was 6 months old. Her parents are adventure junkies who love to hike, travel and go on epic adventures.
• Clayne R. Jensen(2006)


  said that day could be divided into three parts: existence time,

  subsistence time and free time.