PE: Recreational Activities & Mountaineering

Recreation

It is an individual’s preferred pleasurable and enjoyable activities in which they engage during leisure time. It is voluntary participation in an activity during free and unobligated time that gives enjoyment. It refreshed one’s mind and body after a day’s work. It embraces both indoor and outdoor activities that refer to sports and exercise, leading to the entertainment of enjoyment as well as managing our desired weight. It refers to the time spent in an activity one loves to engage in, with the intent to feel refreshed. A break from monotony, and diversion from the daily routine, and a positive change from the stereotypical lifestyle.

Leisure

Free time; A quality of experience or as a free time. It is any free time that can be used to pursue personal interests.

Types of Recreational Activities

Physical, Social, Indoor/Outdoor, Arts and Crafts, Musical, Drama and Theater & Service

Physical Activity

It is any movement of the body that requires energy expenditure. this includes any motion you do through the day like walking. Not every physical activity is exercise.

Exercise

It is a type of physical activity. It is a planned, structured, and repetitive activity for the purpose of improving or maintaining physical fitness. It has a goal.

Social Activity

It is anything that brings members of a community together to interact like dancing, games, and street parties.

Arts and Crafts

It describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one’s own hands. It is usually a hobby. Some crafts (arts skills) have been practiced since prehistotic times, and others are more recent inventions.

William Morris, John Ruskin

_________________ and others promoted an “arts and crafts“ movement in the late 19th century, which popularized the phrase

Leisure Activities

It is an essential element of human biology and psychology

Why are recreational activities done?

Are often done for enjoyment, amusement, pleasure or health benefits and are considered to be fun.

Indoor Activities

This type of recreational activity is usually done indoors.

Outdoor Activities

This type of recreational activity is usually done outdoors.

Benefits of Indoor Activities

Creates happiness, reduces stress, An opportunity to spend time together/socialize, Memory formation and cognitive skills, Keeps the risk for diseases, Lowers blood pressure, Improves immune system, Therapy treatment (coordination and dexxterity)

Benefits of Outdoor Activities

Creates happiness, reduces stress, An opportunity to spend time together/socialize, Memory formation and cognitive skills, Sunlight can help prevent myopia, Being outside helps with mental health, Nature helps reduce stress levels

STARS

S - stay focused and safe

T - Try your best

A - Always follow the rules

R - Respect others and the equipment

S - Sportsmanship

Mountaineering

Climbing; Adventure/explore; Sightseeing

A sport of mountain climbing, attaining or attempting to climb the highest peaks. It is all about challenge and perseverance. This is about putting both hands and feet onto rocks or ice to reach the summit.

Why do we have Mountaineering?

A dreamer who wants to reach his dream → climbers get inner satisfaction.

Hiking

Walking; basic way of mountaineering - for beginners, takes 2-3 hours to climb but not as steep

Types of Mountains

Rock, Ice and Snow

Mountaineering Sites in the Philippines

Mt. Pico De Loro, Mt. Pinatubo, Mt. Pulag, Mt. Apo

Mt. Pico De Loro: Location

Luzon; Border of Cavite and Batangas

Mt. Pinatubo: Location

Luzon; Border of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga; In the Zambales Mountain Range

Mt. Pulag: Location

Luzon; Border of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya; In the Cordillera Central Mountain Range

Mt. Apo: Location

Mindanao; Border of Davao City, Davao Del Sur and Cotabato; In the Talomo Mountain Range or Cordillera Central

Mt. Pico De Loro: Reason for Popularity

AKA “Parrot’s Beak“

The mountain looks like a Parrot’s Beak

Mt. Pinatubo: Reason for Popularity

Had one of the biggest eruptions on June 15, 1991

It was called a “Beautiful Disaster“ because a beautiful scenery was made after

Mt. Pulag: Reason for Popularity

“Sea of Clouds” at the summit and the view of the Milky Way at dawn

Mt. Apo: Reason for Popularity

The Grand Father of every Philippine Mountain

Mt. Pico De Loro: Reason for Name

”Parrot’s Beak”, it’s summit resembles that of a beak and was commonly used as a signal by sea farers to turn east to get to Manila Bay

Mt. Pinatubo: Reason for Name

“To have made grow“ - a fertile place where crops can grow

Mt. Pulag: Reason for Name

“Bald“ or “Kalbo“

Mt. Apo: Reason for Name

“Revered elder“

Originally: Apo Sandawa = “Elder Sandawa“ or “Grandfather Sandawa“, Sandawa being the name of the mountain’s spirit

Mt. Pico De Loro: Height

688 m above sea level

Mt. Pinatubo: Height

**Pre-eruption:** 1745 m above sea level

**Post-eruption:** 1486 m above sea level

Mt. Pulag: Height

2928 m above sea level

Philippines’ 3rd Highest; Highest in Luzon

Mt. Apo: Height

2954 m above sea level

Philippines’ highest

Where does socialization start?

In our families, the very basic units of society.

Biology

A study of life

Psychology

A study of human behavior

NCAA Meaning

National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Indoor Recreation

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities within an enclosed space

Angelou Revilla

17 years old, missing leg

Galvez

His friends carried him on their backs throughout the trek, he has no legs

Who were the 2 Filipino men with disabilities that fulfilled their dream of summiting mount apo?

Angelou Revilla & Galvez

Why is mountain climbing difficult?

Paths are steep and uneven; one can fall of and die

What should be avoided in mountaineering

Drinking alcohol

Disadvantages of Mountaineering

**Weather** - Especially because of snow and ice

**Bad effect on natural beauty** - You should always bring the things you brought up down (especially the trash)

**Altitude problem** - They don't know the altitude at the top of the mountain (ex: oxygen problems and temperature)

Advantages of Mountaineering

**Heart health** - more on physical activity

**Personal growth** - They getpeace of mind

**Body fitness** - You need to have a plan and be physically fit

**Removes anger** - Helps relax

Who are the two of the first Filipinos who finished the 7 Summits?

Romi Garduce & Carina Dayondon

What mountains are involved in the 7 Summits?

Mt. Everest, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Denali (Mt. McKinley), Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Vinson, & Mt. Carstenz

Mt. Everest: Height & Location

8849 m above sea level

Between Nepal & Tibet

Mt. Aconcagua: Height & Location

6961 m above sea level

Argentina

Mt. Denali/McKinley: Height & Location

6190 m above sea level

Alaska

Mt. Kilimanjaro: Height & Location

5895 above sea level

Tanzania

Mt. Elbrus: Height & Location

5642 m above sea levels

Southern Russia

Mt. Vinson: Height & Location

4892 m above sea level

Highest in Antartica

Mt. Carstenz: Height & Location

4884 m above sea level

Papua, Indonesia

Romi Garduce

1st Filipino to complete the 7 Summits

Carina Dayondon

1st Filipina to complete the 7 Summits, she works at the coast guard

What does the 7 Summits entail?

Climbing the 7 highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents

Mt. Mayon: Reason for Popularity

it is know for its “Perfect cone“; symmetric conical shape

June 15, 1991

Date of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption