The document discusses the recreational activities of biking and orienteering, detailing their historical emergence, essential equipment, benefits, and health advantages. Biking offers reduced congestion, environmental benefits, and improves physical fitness, while orienteering emphasizes navigation skills, mental acuity, and physical training. Both activities promote health, environmental awareness, and personal development.

1. BIKING AND
ORIENTEERING
PREPARED BY:
MARY RUTH N. CAMARILLO, LPT.

2. BIKING
• IS A FORM OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY THAT INVOLVES THE
USE OF BICYCLE.
• IT EMERGED WHEN BICYCLES WERE INTRODUCED IN THE 19TH
CENTURY.

3. BASIC EQUIPMENT
IN BIKING

4. BICYCLE
• IT CAN BE DRIVEN MANUALLY THROUGH PEDALING. IT
COMES IN VARIOUS TYPES, SIZES, STYLES AND COLORS.

5. HELMET
• THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT
SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORN WHEN BIKING.RF

6. BENEFITS OF BIKING AS
COMPARED TO USING
OTHER VEHICLES FOR
TRANSPORT

7. BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
• SUSTAINED PHYSICAL EXERCISE
• EASIER PARKING
• INCREASED MANEUVERABILITY
• ACCESS TO ROADS, BIKE PATHS, AND RURAL TRAILS
• REDUCED CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUELS
• LESS AIR OR NOISE POLLUTION

8. BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
• MUCH REDUCED TRAFFIC CONGESTION
• LESS FINANCIAL COST TO THE USER
• LESS ROAD AREA REQUIRED.

9. HEALTH
BENEFITS OF
BIKING

10. THESE INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
• IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
• INCREASES MUSCLE STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY
• DECREASES STRESS LEVELS
• IMPROVES POSTURE
• BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS BONES
• DECREASES BODY FAT LEVELS

11. THESE INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
• HELPS PREVENT AND MANAGE DISEASES
• IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF THE LUNGS
• INCREASES ENERGY LEVELS
• IMPROVES SLEEPING HABITS

12. ORIENTEERING

13. WHAT IS ORIENTEERING?
• IS A COMPETITIVE SPORT PLAYED BY INDIVIDUALS WHOSE
GOAL IS TO FIND THEIR WAY TO VARIOUS CONTROL POINT
ACROSS A VAST TERRAIN USING A MAP AND COMPASS.
• SINCE RAPID DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE TO DETERMINE
WHICH ROUTE TO FOLLOW SO THAT ONE’S TIME AND ENERFY
ARE MAXIMIZED.
• IT WAS DURING THE 19TH
CENTURY WHEN ORIENTEERING
BECAME POPULAR .

14. BASIC EQUIPMENT
IN ORIENTEERING

15. THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
MAP
• THIS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR NAVIGATION IN
ORIENTEERING.

16. DIFFERENT KINDS OF INFORMATION THAT
CAN BE FOUND IN TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS:
• LOCATION
• DATE
• DIRECTION
• DISTANCE
• ELEVATION
• NATURAL TERRAIN FEATURES
• OTHER FEATURES

17. THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
COMPASS
• THIS IS THE SECONDARY TOOL FOR NAVIGATION IN
ORIENTEERING.

18. DIFFERENT KINDS OF INFORMATION
THAT CAN BE FOUND IN COMPASS:
• BASE PLATE
• COMPASS HOUSING
• DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ARROW
• ORIENTERING ARROW
• MAGNETIC NEEDLE

19. BASIC ORIENTEERING
TECHNIQUES

20. MAP READING
• IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE MAP’S SCALE,
CONTOUR INTERVAL AND SYMBOLS
• THE MAP SHOULD KEPT ORIENTED.
• FOLD THE MAP TO A READABLE AND HOLDABLE.
• VISUALIZE THE TERRAIN.

21. TRAVELING BY THE USE
OF COMPASS
• ESTABLISHED DIRECTION
• SET THE NORTH TO SOUTH LINES
• TAKE A BEARING, THE DIRECTION IN WHICH YOU WANT TO
GO BY FOCUSING ON THE DIRECTION-OF TRAVEL ARROW OF
THE COMPAS

22. BENEFITS OF
ORIENTEERING

23. BENEFITS OF ORIENTEERING ARE
THE FOLLOWING:
• TRAINS THE BODY AND MENTAL SKILLS
• IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
• BUILDS SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE
• INCREAESES VITAMIN D LEVELS
• TEACHES SKILLS AND TECNIQUES THAT ARE USEFUL AND LIFESAVING
• PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDHIP AND AWARENESS
• TEACHES THE IMPORTANCE OF CLAMNESS AND COMPOSURE DURING
CHALLENGING SITUATIONS.