PEH162 Chapter 1

Physical Activity

All movements that can contribute to improved health

Athletics

Organized, highly structured, competitive activities in which skilled individuals participate

Dance

Body movements of a rhythmic and patterned succession are usually to the accompaniment of music

Play

Amusements engaged in freely, for fun, and devoid of constraints

Sports

Physical activities governed by formal or informal rules that involve competition against an opponent or oneself and are engaged in for fun, recreation, or reward.

Wellness

The mental, emotional, spiritual, nutritional, and physical factors that lead to healthy behaviors.

Exercise

Physical movements that increase the rate of energy use of the body

Recreation

Refreshing or renewing one's strength and spirit after work, a diversion that occurs during leisure hours.

Physical Fitness

Developed through endurance and resistive exercises of sufficient frequency, duration, and intensity to enhance heart and other bodily functions.

Leisure

Freedom from work or responsibility so that time may or may not be used for physical activity.

Games

Activities ranging from simple diversions to cooperative activities to competitions with significant outcomes governed by rules.

Health

Wellness of body and mind, absence of disease or illness

Physical education and athletics have the same objectives and programs

False

Lack of motivation, time, money, physical skills, and knowledge prohibit many people participating in physical activities

True

Sportsmanship, discipline, self-confidence, and stress management are desirable effective outcomes of physical education, exercise, science, and sports programs

True

Daily physical education is currently required for all young people in kindergarten through 12th grade in the United States

False

Physical activity need not be strenuous to be beneficial

False

The number and percentage of individuals in the United States with obesity is annually increasing

True

Increased cognitive involvement in physical education, usually leads to better understanding of the activity and execution of the skills

True

Senior citizen should not participate in vigorous activities because of cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis, arthritis, and other disease diseases

False

Health, recreation, and dance are lined in purpose and objectives with physical education, exercise, science, and sport, although they differ in emphasis, content, and approach

True

Physical education, exercise, science, and support share the same purpose, objective, and program programs

False

The role of physical educators, exercise, scientists, and sports specialist is to encourage participation in physical activities because they are enjoyable and can continue to enhance quality of life

True

One valued outcome of a school physical education program is to help students learn how to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle

True