P.E : Active recreation

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  • lifestyle - is a way of life. It is your style of living that reflects your attitudes and values.
  • Recreation - the activities that you voluntarily participate in during your free time are called?
  • history of sports - extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BCE. The physical activity that developed into sports 
  • essential movements of sports - squat, hinge, push, rotate, pull, locomotion
  • sports - A human activity involving physical exertion and skill as the primary focus of the activity.
  • Squat - is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up.
  • Hinge - is a power movement which activates our “powerhouse” muscles – glutes & hamstrings. 
  • Push - first movements that jump to mind are the bench press, up for this movement pattern.
  • Rotate - is an essential movement pattern used by athletes in many different sports such as golf or tennis.
  • Indoor activity - carried out inside a space. 
  • outdoor activity - refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings. 
  • indoor recreational activities are badminton, volleyball, dance.
  • Outdoor recreational activities are hiking, orienteering, fitness excercises.
  • Badminton is believed to have originated from the game "poona"
  • Poona - that was played by English Army officers stationed in India during the 17* century.
  • Duke of Beaufort who held a lawn party and later brought it to england
  • It was only in 1992 Barcelona Olympics when the game became an Olympic sport with singles and doubles events.
  • badminton players need a racket and a shuttle cock to enjoy the game in a court.
  • The game badminton requires the skills in service, strokes in hitting the shuttle such as smash, drop, lob or clear and net shorts, and power of the leg in footwork.
  • Volleyball - is a team sports with six players in each side of the court with a 9x18 meters dimension.
  • The beginning of volleyball can be traced from the ingenuity of William J. Morgan in 1895 at Holyoke Massachusetts.
  • Initially, the game volleyball was called "mintonette"
  • Alfred Halstead
    suggested the name "Volley Ball" due to the volleying characteristic of the game..
  • In 1910, the game was brought to the Philippines by Elwood S Brown.
  • volleyball players need skills like service, volleying, setting, spiking and blocking to enjoy much of the game and gain its fitness benefits.
  • Badminton and volleyball aregood recreation activities that involve the physical dimension.
  • Benefits of sports are physical dimension, social dimension, intellectual dimension, emotional dimension.
  • physical dimension - enhances the metabolism of the body which in turn is a factor in losing weight.
  • emotional dimension - players control their feelings during games.
  • intellectual dimension - Playing with strategies and tactics
  • social dimension - seen when players build good relationships.
  • Dance - is another indoor alternative recreation for those who enjoy the beat of rhythm and movement.
  • Zumba fitness dance - is an alternative indoor recreational activity with fitness benefit claims.
  • zumba fitness dance accidentally discovered by alberto beto perez.
  • The birth of zumba came about during one his aerobics class, when he realized that he had forgotten his aerobics music.
    • It improves cardiovascular health -The combination of cardio intervals brought about by the fast and slow rhythms makes this dance a great cardio interval work-out 
    • It helps in losing weight - cardio interval effect of zumba maximizes the burning of calories. 
  • It relieves stress - It is believed that zumba dancing releases more altering endorphins that melts away worries away.
  • improves mood - It releases feel good hormones called "endorphin" that improves self-esteem, self- confidence and self-imgae.
  • hiking : is going on an extended walk for the purpose of pleasure and exercise.