Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education Division of Bohol

HEALTH OPTIMIZING PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2

GRADE 11 SECOND SEMESTER

Quarter : 1 Week : 5 Day : 5 Activity No. : 5

Competencies : Participates in an organized event that addresses health/fitness issues and concerns. Code:
PEH11FH-IIk-o-13
Objective : 1. Identify the value of participating in physical activities.
2. Understand the health benefits of participating in physical activities.
3. Describe the characteristic of a responsible and initiative leader in fitness activities.
Topics : Value of Participating in Physical Activities
Materials : Tables, Activity Sheets
Reference : (Physical Education and Health Learner’s Material 2016)
Copyrights : For classroom use only
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Concept Notes:

As you become more involved in physical activities, you can

elevate your participation by joining events that promote health and
fitness as well as address health issues like diabetes, obesity, nutrition,
smoking, and many more. By joining events like these, you can learn
more about these health concerns, what is being done to handle these
concerns, and at the same time, you also get to increase your physical
activity.
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The usual objective of the organizers of these events is to raise funds for awareness about these
health issues. Depending on their advocacy, events may range from fun-filled activities that can engage
entire families, to more physically demanding ones. Your participation in these events not only increases
your activity but also gives you an advocacy to work on. Your choice would depend on your interests and
preferences.

Here are some viable options for you:

• Sports tournaments - These are the most common type of health- and fitness-related organized
events. They mainly focus on sports in a tournament type of play where individual players and/or
teams compete. These are usually organized for school teams [(e.g. University Athletic Association
of the Philippines (UAAP)]. However, sports associations, cause-oriented groups, organizations,
brands, and companies also hold sports tournaments for various purposes, levels, and sports.
• Summer sports clinics - These are short-course sports programs catering to school children.
Sports clinics are offered by schools and product brands when school is over and students have their
summer break. The usual sports offered include basketball, taekwondo, swimming, gymnastics,
football, volleyball, and others. These last for several sessions spanning days or weeks, and usually
culminate with an exhibition tournament.
• Outdoor recreation events like biking events, triathlon, marathons, football events, etc -
These are specialized events that target sports enthusiasts and athletes. These are held in specialized
venues and locations, and usually have different categories for different levels of participants.
Depending on the event, categories such as beginner, intermediate, and advanced are formed or
opened.
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• Fun runs - These are usually 1- day events that focus on running various distances (i.e., 3k, 5k, 10k, or
longer). They cater to a wide variety of participants – competitive or recreational runners, and even families.
Whether you are a recreational or competitive runner, fun runs are good ways to elevate participation in
physical activities since some fun runs are held in different surfaces (e.g. concrete, off-road, beach) and with
different challenges posed on runners like an uphill run.

Other than the fitness benefits you would get from joining fun runs, you also get to help out certain
causes. Some organizations or associations, and companies organize fun runs as one of their cause-
oriented events.

Other benefits of joining fun runs are meeting new friends, enjoying the outdoors, and bringing
home participant race kits. Race kits, which usually include a race bib or shirt and other items from
sponsors, are good incentives for your effort and you can get more freebies and giveaways
depending on the event sponsors.

When you join such events, you get to experience recreation-level of participation to higher level of
competition. You also get to experience a different atmosphere because of the ambiance in such events.

Activity 1: What’s Going On?

Directions: Conduct an interview with your community leaders. Ask about the community activities they hold
during the year. Find out if these types of activities were successful in the previous years. Attach any documents
or photos that will serve as proof of the activity.

Community Activities Is this successful? Why or why not?