recreational activities

1. OUTDOOR AND
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITY Sir Joel Malicsi

2. WHAT IS OUTDOOR RECREATION?
Consider the following activities:
bird-watching,
caving or spelunking,
camping, and snorkeling.
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When and why do people engage in the mentioned
activities? What is the common factor among them?

3. WHAT IS OUTDOOR RECREATION?
Outdoor recreation is an organized
activity done during one’s free time
for his/her reasons, where an
interaction between man and an
element of nature is present.
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4. When we hear “free
time”, what does it
mean to you as a
student?
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5. When we hear “free time”, what does it
mean to you as a student?
“No classes” easily come to mind and consequently will be
able to use the “free time” to do things which you want
to do but have been able to do so because of the “lack of
time”, such as continuing a project or undone homework,
or perhaps, going out with friends to watch a movie.
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A day can be divided into three (3) parts according to Clayne R.
Jensen (2006):
• the existence time
• subsistence time
• free time.
Existence time is time spent for biological needs like having a
meal, sleeping, and other personal care.
Subsistence time refers to the hours spent for economic
purposes such as going to work, chores, and for students, hours
spent in school, and school work.
Free time, therefore, is all the remaining time after.

7. Recreation is derived from the Latin word
recreare which means to be refreshed.
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• Choices for recreation vary from person to person.
• What makes one happy may not be so for others.
• Therefore, recreational activities depend on one’s
interests, pursuits, and needs which may be reflective of
one’s beliefs and level of gratification.
• For example, a natural park may serve as a bonding
place for a family to have a picnic, a great fitness area
for a jogger, and a place to commune with nature or
meditate for others.

8. The outdoors in a broad sense is a space outside an
enclosed area. Narrowing it down, outdoors, as used in
this discussion, includes the natural environment and
resources which comprises the land, water, wildlife,
vegetation, open space, and scenery. The outdoors
may be in its most natural state or “semi-natural state”,
which is a state where it had gone through some
human modification but has retained its natural
features
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9. What are the different outdoor
recreational activities?
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10. LAND • Mountaineering
• Trekking/Hiking
• Camping
• Backpacking
• Picnic
• Bird-watching
• Mountain Biking
• Orienteering
• Canyoneering
• Rock-Climbing
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11. water • Swimming
• Snorkeling
• Diving
• Surfing
• Canoening
• Kayaking
• Whitewater
rafting
• Sailing
• Fishing
• Bamboo Rafting
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Air
• Parasailing
• Skydiving
• Paragliding

12. What are the benefits of outdoor recreation?
• Fun and pleasure are perhaps the immediate answers of the
majority who have experience outdoor activities. However,
there is more to it than just the fun.
• Studies have shown that being close to the natural
environment is healthy.
• Aside from the fresh air and the amazing sight of nature, the
outdoors has positive effects on the general wellness of an
individual most especially if it is done with regularity.
• Wellness encompasses the general state of a person
(physical, social, psycho- emotional, and spiritual) and in the
end, contributes to a better quality of life.
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13. Health
Benefits of
Outdoor
Recreation
Health
Benefits of
Outdoor
Recreation

14. 1. Improves your mental wellbeing
Your mental wellbeing greatly improves when you
exercise outdoors. One of the reasons for this is the
awareness that your mind has throughout the exercise,
particularly with the changing terrain and weather.
Unlike in the gym where the floors are flat and
benches evenly positioned, the terrain outdoor includes
winding paths, hills, woods, and valleys. You are forced to
be always focused and alert and that alone benefits your
mental health.
The mental health benefits of being outside, in
general, are exponential and there is an array of options for
you to choose to spend your time doing.

15. 2. Best way to get Vitamin D
Your bones and blood cells
need a lot of calcium, phosphorus,
and vitamin D for them to be healthy.
Working out under the sunlight helps
your body to absorb these minerals
seamlessly. Also, getting 5-15
minutes of sun at least once every
two days gives your body all the
Vitamin D it needs.

16. 3. Boosts self-esteem
Your self-esteem increases exponentially
when you spend time with friends doing different
outdoor activities. This effect is particularly strong
when you spend time near water, green areas,
and within sounds of nature such as waterfalls.
Walking along nature trails, fishing, and gardening,
among other moderate-intensity physical activities,
are important for your esteem as well. Playing with
paintball guns or laser guns is another worthy
activity as it gives you a renewed sense of
accomplishment, which is a major confidence
boost.

17. 4. Promotes memory
Promotes memory Nature
walks have shown a significant
relevance in memory retention
among humans. Walking around
trees, for example, promotes your
memory by more than 20%.

18. 5. Stress-reduction effects
Cortisol – The hormone that indicates the
level of stress in humans- reduces greatly when
you spend time in the forest, say, watching birds
and taking part in low-intensity outdoor activities.
Camping in the woods, for example, is a far much
better activity than spending time in the city,
especially for people who suffer from anxiety.
It has also been scientifically proven that
people who spend more time in the wild have a
better heart rate than those who spend hours
sitting in front of screens or city traffic

19. 6. Reduces Anxiety
Many offices nowadays have nature wall
arts hanging on office walls as a way of calming
down angry, stressed, and anxious employees. If
that works, then you can imagine the significance
of being in the presence of that waterfall or
mountain you see in office wall art.
Nevertheless, if you continue having
anxieties and the episodes don’t stop, you can hire
the services of a life coach training who can
provide assistance and help you find calmness.

20. 7. Improves the quality of your sleep
Your sleep cycle is dependent on the
accurateness of your internal clock. If the clock isn’t
working right, then you will have a hard time
regulating your night's sleep.
The clock works right when the cells in your
eyes get enough sunlight during the day,
particularly before mid-day.
That is why you need to be out as many
minutes as possible in the morning hours. This
requirement becomes more important as you get
older.

21. 8. Boost your immunity
Morning sunlight boosts your
Vitamin D levels. The more the Vitamin D
your body gets, the stronger its immune
system becomes.
On top of that, being within outdoor
plants helps you leverage the health
benefits of the phytoncides and other
organic compounds that plants produce.
These compounds boost immune
function in humans.

22. 9. Helps burn some unwanted fat
When you play outside – say,
while out doing water activities, you burn
tons of calories and unwanted fats. And
because being outdoor during the day
helps you to sleep better, coupled with
the fact that better sleep facilitates
faster weight loss, the role of outdoor
time in your physical fitness can never
be overemphasized.

23. Outdoor activities are ways for families to become
closer. They can be a “family-bonding activity” as each family
member participates in an activity, achieves a common goal,
and goes through the same experience.
Spending time outdoors allows one to meet and
interact with others who share the same passion for outdoor
recreation. Participating in a team will help form lasting
friendship and develop a community.
SOCIAL BENFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION
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24. People who have a relaxed body and mind tend to be
more productive at work. This translates into efficiency at the
workplace.
“It’s more fun in the Philippines!” as the Department of Tourism
slogan goes.
Indeed, it is more fun as well for everyone involved in
ecotourism activities in the Philippines. It has been rewarding
for the local folks as ecotourism in our country created jobs
and other economic activities which have, one way or another,
contributed to our economic growth.
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECEREATION
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25. People who have a relaxed body and mind tend to be
more productive at work. This translates into efficiency at the
workplace.
“It’s more fun in the Philippines!” as the Department of Tourism
slogan goes.
Indeed, it is more fun as well for everyone involved in
ecotourism activities in the Philippines. It has been rewarding
for the local folks as ecotourism in our country created jobs
and other economic activities which have, one way or another,
contributed to our economic growth.
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECEREATION
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Thank you!