PAT H F I T T 2
STUDY GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
PATHFIT
Physical education is about movement. Movement is fundamental and
essential to life, work and play. Movement competency facilitates
participation and allow individuals to derive pleasure and satisfaction from
physical activities. An individual who can move proficiently has the skills and
knowledge required to movement and values purposeful moving for life.
Physical education, therefore, is responsible for helping students take on the
responsibility of learning by providing them with the capacity to make
reasoned and wise choices through a life long process of change. Furthermore,
it provides students with skills to responsible adults and contributing members
of the society, the nation and the world.
An understanding of fundamental skills and concepts are essential both to an
individual’s development of effective motor skills and to the application of
these skills in a wide variety of physical activities. The focus of the learning in
this strand is on transferable skills, with the goal of having children and youth
understand how skills, concept and strategies learned in one activity can apply
to other activities.
The development of healthy young bodies is one major benefit of a school
program of physical education. A good program of fitness includes activities
and cardiovascular work that improves coordination, flexibility and strength.
Childhood obesity is one problem that a physical education helps to control as
well. Students involved in physical activities have a better chance of avoiding
problems related to obesity and are better able to control their weight.
Children that are active physically are more likely to make wise dietary and
health choices in later life.
MODULEOBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, students should be able to:
- to develop motor skills
- to provide exercise for cardio-respiratory health
- to build muscular strength and endurance
- to enhance flexibility and body composition and
- to learn concepts related to healthful living practices.
LESSON 1: THE PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE
INTRODUCTION
For most adults, an exercise program including aerobic, resistance, flexibility,
and neuromotor exercise training is indispensable to improve and maintain
physical fitness and health. An exercise training program ideally is designed to
meet individual health and physical fitness goals within the context of individual
health status, function, and the respective physical and social environment.
Physical activity and fitness are associated with a lower prevalence of chronic
diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
MODULE OBJECTIVES
- to understand exercise
- to know what are the types of exercise :
- to explore what are the training principles
- to see what are the health benefits
- to be aware on safety and injury prevention
What is the difference between physical activity and exercise?
Physical activity refers to the contraction of skeletal muscle that produces bodily
movement and requires energy. Exercise is a physical activity that is planned and
is performed with the goal of attaining or maintaining physical fitness. Physical
fitness is a set of traits that allows an individual to perform physical activity.
PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE
Progression - To improve your level of fitness, you need to gradually increase both
the intensity and duration of your physical training routine.
Regression -
Overload
FITT
Specificity
Reversibility
Individuality
Rest and Recovery
Variety
Adaptation
Periodization
