2. WHAT IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION?
▪ Physical education is education by and through human movement-contributing to
physical fitness, skill and knowledge development, and social and psychological
development.
3. PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULA
1) THE NEED TO DEVELOP AEROBIC CAPACITY TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE CARDIORESPIRATORY
EFFICIENT
2) THE NEED TO ACHIEVE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF BODY FAT
3) THE NEED TO ACQUIRE STRENGTH TO PERFORM EXCEPTED TASK OF LIVING
4) THE NEED TO ACHIEVE FLEXIBILITY AND ABDOMINAL STRENGTH TO AVOID LOWER BACK
INJURIES
4. HOW FITNESS NEEDS ARE ACHIEVED
SPORTS SKILLS ARE USED TO HELP REACH FITNESS GOALS.
OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SWIMMING,
JOGGING, AND YOGA ARE ALTERNATED WITH
SPORTS TO REACH FITNESS GOALS.
5. HEALTH CURRICULUM
THE HEALTH CURRICULUM ADDRESSEES INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFTEY, PREVENTION AND
CONTROL OF DISEASE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, NUTRITION, FAMILY LIFE, CONSUMER HEALTH, AND
MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.
6. WHY IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
IMPORTANT?
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