Physical Education

Key components

  • Physical FItness

  • Motor skill development

  • sports and games

  • health and wellness

  • social skill

Examples of exercise

  • planks

  • pushup

  • curlup

  • posture

  • jogging

  • squats

  • jumping jacks

  • sit and reach

  • yoga stretching

  • push up for girls

  • burpee

  • balance

  • high knees

  • lunges

  • sprinting

  • side bends

physical education

  • an integral part of education that promotes an individual physically, socially, emotionally and mentally through body movements

legal basis of teaching pe in the phillippines setting

  • 1901 - physical exercise introduced in public schools and program in athletes

  • 1905 - baseball, track and field introduced and taught to young boys

  • 1909 - playing of western sports and coaching tennis

  • 1910 - basketball introduced to young girls. indoor baseball, tennis and volleyball were introduced

  • 1911 - “athlete handbook” published by the bureau of education in january, philippine amateur athletic program (PAAF)

  • 1914 - “play for everybody” policy that started in Manila (bureau of teacher vacation assembly)

  • 1919 - “physical education, a manual for teachers” published

  • 1920 - pe was made a required subject in the curicullum of public schools

  • 1939 - womans track and field added in national interscholastic

  • 1969 - school of pe and sports development act of 1969 which includes - a program of health education and nutrition, a program of health for all pupils, a program of competitive athletes, a program of intramurals athletic competition, an annual athletics competition among region

  • 1982 - MAPE - music, arts, physical education

article XIV section 19 (1) & (2) of the 1987 phillippines constitution which states “the state shall promote physical education and encourage sports program to foster self discipline, teamwork and excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry” and “all educational education shall undertake regular sports program”

the function of physical education

  • biological function - the enhancement of the individual growth through body movement

  • integrative function - personality integration through participation of properly selected physical properties

  • social function - transmitting values that are consistent with the needs of society

the objectives of physical education

  • physical development - PE makes an individual develop a high level of physical to maintain good health

  • social development - involvement of PE provides the development of enviable traits that are needed to adjust to society

    this includes: friendliness, cooperation, respect for others, good sportmanship, good leadership and followership, honesty

  • emotional development improves self expression mastery

    this includes: self confident, self control, self reliance, courage and determination

  • mental development - through participation of PE activities it develops mental capacity as you learn new underlying movement, rules, strategies and etc.

general objective of the physical education

  • mental

  • physical

  • social

  • emotional

“fit is not a destination, it is the way of life”

importance of Physical education

  • increase concentration

  • fights child obesity

  • better quality of sleep

  • releases stress

  • reduce level of depression'

  • increase leadership

  • positive body image

  • self discipline

  • boost confidence

  • develop and improve motor skills

Physical fitness

  • the ability to perform daily task without getting tired and having enough energy to do leisure time

leisure time

  • amount of time left after doing day to day activities

recreational activities

  • activities that provides a satisfaction to an individual

concepts of physical fitness

  1. organic vigor

  2. endurance

  3. strength

  4. power

  5. flexibility

  6. agility

  7. balance

  8. speed

components of physical fitness

Health related fitness

  • muscular strength - the ability of the muscle to exert maximum force in brief duration

    • isotonic contraction - voluntary contraction where muscles shorten and lengthen alternatively

      • concentric contraction - short length

      • eccentric contraction - long length

  • flexibility - the ability of the muscle and joints to go through a full range of motion

    • types of stretching

      • ballistic stretching - uses muscle contraction to force muscle to elongate

        • example is toe touches

      • static stretching - slowly stretching a segment of a body to the farthest point

        • example is knee balance

      • dynamic stretching - use of muscles own momentum to force the joint into a full range of motion

        • arm circles

      • proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) - involves contract-relax approach

  • body composition - the proportion of lean-fat body mass

    • fatness or leannes in relation to height

      • ectomorph - skinny

      • mesomorph - average

      • endomorph - obese

  • balance - the ability to maintain equilibrium

  • coordination - the harmonious working relationship of skeletal, muscles and nerves

  • agility - the ability of an individual to quickly shift the direction of his body

  • speed - the ability to perform a task from one point to another in the shortest time possible

  • power - the ability to perform maximum effort in a short period of time

benefits to physical fitness

  • vitality

  • posture

  • relieve back pain

  • reverts aging process

  • physical fitness and ability to meet emergencies

  • neuromuscular skill

  • relaxation

  • improvement of personality

  • mental fitness

  • general growth