Activities that you voluntarily participate in during your free time that gives enjoyment and refreshes one's mind and body
Types of recreational activities
Indoor activities
Outdoor activities
Lifestyle
The patterns of your behavior on how you typically live, including eating habits, physical activity participation, and recreational choices
The fourth leading cause of disease is inactivity according to the World Health Organization
Participation in active recreation
Influences your healthy lifestyle and improves health condition in many ways
Healthy lifestyle
Engaging in regular physical activity
Eating healthy foods
Managing stress
Following good personal habits
HELP philosophy
A guide for starting a healthy lifestyle change: Health, Everyone, Lifetime, Personal
Factors affecting weight
Genes
Rapid growth during teens
Environmental factors like behavior and lifestyle choices
Energy balance
Comparing the amount of energy consumed as food with the amount of energy expended through physical activities, exercises, and resting metabolism
Weight management
1. Calories consumed = Calories expended
2. Weight gain = Calories consumed > Calories expended
3. Weight loss = Calories consumed < Calories expended
Indoor recreational activities
Badminton
Volleyball
Zumba fitness dance
Badminton
Originated from the game puna played by English army officers in India
Requires skills like power, flexibility, agility, and footwork
Volleyball
Began in 1895 in Massachusetts, USA
Involves skills like service, volleying, setting, spiking, and blocking
Zumba fitness dance
Accidentally discovered by Alberto Beto Perez, a celebrity fitness trainer from Colombia
Improves cardiovascular health
Helps in losing weight
Relieves stress
Zumba dance burns approximately 600 calories in an hour workout
Zumba
A dense fitness craze that was born in the mid-90s when an aerobics instructor forgot his aerobics music and improvised using Latin music like merengue and salsa
Benefits of Zumba
Improves cardiovascular health
Helps in losing weight
Relieves stress
Improves mood
Tones the abdominals
Hiking
Going on an extended walk for the purpose of pleasure and exercise
Benefits of hiking
Offers cardiovascular fitness
Gives the feeling of relaxation
Balances your daily life routine
Good option for weight management
Essential tips for the outdoors
1. Pick a partner
2. Pick a destination
3. Know your time and distance
4. Be physically ready
5. Choose your gear and backpack
6. Pack and wear appropriate clothing
7. Plan your meals
8. Keep communication lines open
9. Practice wilderness ethics
10 essential checklists for backpackers
Navigation
Sun protection
Insulation
Illumination
First aid supplies
Fire
Repair kit and tools
Nutrition
Hydration
Emergency shelter
Orienteering
An outdoor navigational recreational activity using specially drawn and detailed maps that requires navigational skills to navigate from point to point
Golden rule of orienteering
Only go as fast as you can
Know where you are
Know where you are going
Map
A picture or representation of the earth's surface that includes a compass rose showing directions
Compass
An invaluable tool that every backpacker should know how to use, with a magnetized needle floating in liquid and responding to the earth's magnetic field
Bearing
The direction from one spot to another measured in degrees from the reference line of north
Benefits of orienteering
Enhances decision making skills about map interpretations and using compass
Develops cardiovascular endurance and general fitness
Develops self-confidence and reliance
Teaches teamwork
Creates an avenue to appreciate the environment
Nutrients needed for physical activities
Protein
Carbohydrates
Fat
Water
Local governments can support physical activity through parks and recreation departments, working with school districts, and providing resources to local organizations
Active recreation is an alternative activity that helps us live in a healthy lifestyle and maintain a desired weight