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.
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