PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. PHYSICAL EDUCATION &FITNESS
Physical Education is "education through the physical". It
aims to develop students' physical competence and
knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use
these to perform in a wide range of activities associated
with the development of an active and healthy lifestyle.
Education through the use of physique and physical
movements and deriving the advantage for social gain.
It involves training the body for enhanced development of
the body and mind.

2. Regular exercise is one of the basic components by which you can
maintain your physical health. It has many benefits, including
improving your overall health and fitness, and reducing risk for
many chronic diseases.
There are different types of exercise;
•Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. They
keep your heart, lungs, and circulatory system healthy and improve your
overall fitness. Examples include brisk walking, jogging, swimming, and biking.
•Strength, or resistance training, exercises make your muscles stronger. Some
examples are lifting weights and using a resistance band.
•Balance exercises can make it easier to walk on uneven surfaces and help
prevent falls. To improve your balance, try tai chi or exercises like standing on
one leg.
•Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber.
Yoga and doing various stretches can make you more flexible
Health in physical Education is of great importance for everyone, as it
provides knowledge about personal and environmental hygiene. People learn
to keep their body and surroundings clean and clear from dust and germs. This
helps in preventing any communicable diseases.
• Health education provides awareness about the communicable diseases,
their prevention and cure. This helps in controlling the spread of diseases like
Malaria, AIDS, Swine flu, Tuberculosis and more.
• Health education helps us to become aware of the dietary requirements of
our body, and what one needs to intake in appropriate quantities. The caloric
intake depends on age, sex, and nature of work of a person. School children
are given nutritious diet under the scheme ‘mid day meal’ to meet the
required balanced diet.
• Health Education helps detect diseases at an early stage. Physical
deformities/ diseases/like poor eye sight, hearing disabilities, malnutrition may
be detected at an early stage.

3. PHYSICAL FITNESS
The capacity to do the work without any fatigue and after
doing his work he has more power to do some more work.
It is a combination of qualities that enable a person to
perform well in vigorous physical activities. It enables the
person to perform the task effectively & efficiently.
It is a state of health and well-being and, more
specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports,
occupations and daily activities.
It is achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous
physical exercise
It is the ability of an individual to carry out his daily
routine without getting tired and having extra amount of
energy to meet any kind of unforeseen emergency.

4. COMPONENTS:-
1.MUSCLE STRENGTH: It is the maximum amount of
force a muscle can exert some form of resistance.
2.MUSCLE ENDURANCE: Ability of a muscle or group of
muscle to work continuously.
3.FLEXIBILITY: Capacity of a joint or muscle to move to its
full range or more. range of motion you have around a joint.
Flexibility is joint-specific like, muscle strength and endurance.
important role in the movement, body balance, and coordination.
Flexibility can be increased through the following exercises.
Holding a stretch 10 to 20 seconds a time.
Doing dynamic stretching exercises like yoga.
Through active and relaxed stretching.
Using resistance bands to alternate b/w relaxing and contracting
muscles
4.BODY COMPOSITION: IT IS THE AMOUNT OF FAT MASS
AND LEAN FOUND IN THE BODY. The optimum body fat
composition for men is lower than 17% and for women is lower
than 24%. You can attain the optimum body fat composition by
having a balanced diet and regular exercise routine. You can
decrease the fat level by jogging, running, and swimming if you
have higher fat composition.
5.CARDIO RESPIRATORY CAPACITY: It is the
capacity of heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen and
nutrients to the muscles for a sustained period.

5. Physical fitness and wellness is required for proper growth
and development. It enables the body’s physiological
systems to function more efficiently and smoothly.
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys
to a healthy body but also the basis of dynamic and
creative intellectual activity.
(i) It improves the quality of life. In our daily life a physically fit person can
manage the routine work efficiently and without getting fatigue.
(ii) It helps in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. A physically fit
person is less prone to coronary heart diseases.
(iii) It improves the efficiency of cardiovascular system.
(iv) Helps in harmonious growth and development.
(v) Fulfils proper nutritional requirement.
(vi) It helps in better management of stress and tension.
(vii) Delays the aging process.
(viii) Quick recovery after injury or illness. Recovery from fatigue is also faster
and quicker.
(ix) Improvement of motor abilities. Our strength, speed, flexibility,
endurance, and coordination are improved to a great extent.
(x) Better quality of work. It regulates and improves overall body functions.
Response becomes more accurate therefore less wastage of energy.
(xi) Better functioning of system leading to good health and optimum
development of body.
(xii) Attain good shape, size, structure and controlled weight. We can also
remove postural deformity through it.