INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Submitted by Ms S Mboweni

2. WHAT IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION?
• Physical education is a course taught in school to develop
physical fitness of the learners and have the ability to
easily enjoy everyday physical activities
• Learners are able to perform fun
activities such as swimming,
playing soccer, netball and
many more activities.

3. AIMS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• Encourages physical activity for life
• Provides an opportunity for creativity and self-expression
• Boosts academic learning
• Builds self-confidence
• Increases personal fitness
and motor skill development.

4. AIMS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONT.
• To develop motor skills like strength, endurance,
flexibility, balance, coordination for good performance in
sports
• To get knowledge on how the human body functions
• To develop and understand tactics and techniques used
in games and sports
• To develop social skills

5. PHYSICAL FITNESS
• Physical fitness is the ability of a person to do daily
activities with excellent performance, endurance, and
strength.

6. WHY PHYSICAL FITNESS?
• Development of good body posture
• Strong immune system
• Improved functioning of the heart and lungs
• Healthy well- being
• Increased energy level
• Reduction of depression, stress and anxiety
• Delayed ageing process
• Boosting of self- confidence
• Improved body functions
• Maintained body weight
• Toning of the muscles
• Reduction in the risk of diseases

7. COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
• There are two components of physical fitness and they
are inter-related to each other
1. Health related fitness
2. Skill related fitness

8. 1. HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
Cardio- respiratory endurance- associated with maintaining
the endurance and the strength of the circulatory and
respiratory systems during a workout to avoid heavy
breathing. For example swimming, cycling and skipping
Muscular strength- strength of the
muscles to exert force till the point of
muscle contraction. Exercises include
weight lifting and pushups.

9. 1. HEALTH RELATED FITNESS CONT.
Muscular endurance- refers to the ability of a muscle to exert
force against weight for a given period of time. exercises
include pull ups and battle rope exercises.
Body composition- proportion of body mass to body fat
meaning the mass of the body should be equal to body fat.
Exercises include good physical workout and eating a
balanced diet
Flexibility- range of emotions around the body. Exercises
include yoga and gymnastics

10. 2. SKILL RELATED FITNESS
Agility- changing the direction and position of the body
while maintaining a rapid and constant motion
Balance- establishing a strong and good control over the
body while standing still or in motion
Coordination- achieving a perfect coordination between
all body parts and senses during an activity

11. 2. SKILL RELATED FITNESS CONT.
Speed- moving parts of the body or the whole body in a
swift manner along with
managing speed and time
Power- moving the body swiftly
while applying a good muscular
strength in an activity.
Reaction time- reacting or responding fast to sound,
voice, sight, feel, etc

12. REFERENCES
• Kriti Khandelwal, physical education and physical fitness. Slideshare
• Bouchard, C., Blair, S.N., & Haskell, W. L. (2006). Physical activity and health.
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetic
Google Scholar
• Tsukie Sayei Matoshie (2019). What is physical education. Education
• Antonio Calderon (2016). Physical education Teacher education. Education