pe week2

• Classification of Recreational Activities:

  • Spectacular Type
  • Participant Type
• 1. Spectacular Type – people spend their time from watching the event and derive enjoyment from it.
• 1. Participant Type – people do not gain enjoyment merely by watching: they do so by joining the activity.
• Types of Recreational Activities:

  • PHYSICAL
  • SOCIAL
  • CULTURAL
  • INTELLECTUAL
  • SERVICE ACTIVITIES
•       Physical Activity – People exert efforts and bodily functions in performing the action like (minor sports, group games, camping, outdoor, fitness etc.)
• Social Activity – People involved in general (public, private, and commercial) like attending parties, banquets, picnics, social dancing etc.
•       Cultural Activity – (art appreciation, music appreciation, panels, discussion groups, etc.)
• Art and Crafts activities – (painting, scrapbooking, ceramics, woodworking etc.)
• Dramatic activities – (plays, puppetry, skits etc.)
• Musical activities – (singing, bands, etc.)
• Intellectual Activities – The mind is doing the functions with less body movement like playing computers, chess, scrabble, board games etc.
• PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS – being outdoors prevents a person from having a sedentary life. It allows people to move, whether by walking, running etc.
• PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL BENEFITS – engaging in outdoor recreational activities helps people to rest, relax, de-stress or unwind, and feel revitalized
• 1. SOCIAL BENEFITS – outdoor activities are ways for families to become closer. They can be a family bonding activity.
• ECONOMIC BENEFITS – people who have a relaxed body and mind tend to be more productive at work. This translates into efficiency at the workplace. “It’s more fun in the Philippines!” as the Department of Tourism slogan goes
• 1. SPIRITUAL BENEFITS – positive outdoor experiences can stir up spiritual values. Being one with nature brings certain calmness within a person.
• Aerobic Capacity– it is the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles efficiently in order to sustain prolonged rhythmic exercises
• MUSCULAR STRENGTH – it is the ability of the muscle to generate the greatest force.
•       Muscular Endurance – it is the ability of the muscle to resist fatigue when performing multiple repetitions of a sub maximal load.
•       FLEXIBILTY – it is the ability to move a joint without pain over its entire range of motion.
•       Body Composition – it refers to the total make-up of the body using the concept of two component models: the lean body mass and the body fat.
•            Fitness Test: BMI – Body Mass Index
• 1. Agility – the ability to change the position of one’s body quickly and to control one’s body movements.
• Balance – the ability to maintain an equilibrium while stationary or moving.
• 1. Coordination – The ability to use the body parts and senses together to produce smooth and efficient movements.
• Run Fitness Test -Agility Run
• balance Fitness Test -Stork Balance Stand Test
• Reaction Time – The amount of time to move once you realize the need to act.
• coordination Fitness Test -Alternative Hand wall Test
• reaction Fitness Test -Quick – Stick
• Power – The product of Strength and speed.
• Recreational activities

  • physical
  • social
  • cultural
  • art and crafts
  • dramatic
  • musical
  • intellectual
  • service
• RECREATIONAL BENEFITS

  • PHYSICAL HEALTH
  • PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL BENEFITS
  • SOCIAL BENEFITS
  • ECONOMIC BENEFITS
  • SPIRITUAL BENEFITS
• SKILLS

  • agility
  • balance
  • coordination
  • reaction time
  • power