Physical education aims to promote the total development of students through physical activity. It focuses on improving physical fitness, developing motor skills, and encouraging regular physical activity. Physical education also supports mental, emotional, and social development by teaching rules, strategies, self-expression, and teamwork. It helps students set goals and strengthens self-discipline, judgment, relationships, confidence, and national pride. The subject is mandated by the Philippine constitution to develop healthy, alert citizens and encourage sports participation.
Physical education aims to promote the total development of students through physical activity. It focuses on improving physical fitness, developing motor skills, and encouraging regular physical activity. Physical education also supports mental, emotional, and social development by teaching rules, strategies, self-expression, and teamwork. It helps students set goals and strengthens self-discipline, judgment, relationships, confidence, and national pride. The subject is mandated by the Philippine constitution to develop healthy, alert citizens and encourage sports participation.
Physical education aims to promote the total development of students through physical activity. It focuses on improving physical fitness, developing motor skills, and encouraging regular physical activity. Physical education also supports mental, emotional, and social development by teaching rules, strategies, self-expression, and teamwork. It helps students set goals and strengthens self-discipline, judgment, relationships, confidence, and national pride. The subject is mandated by the Philippine constitution to develop healthy, alert citizens and encourage sports participation.
Transcribe by: Gaurano, Kaye 5. Self-discipline An individual develops self- discipline as he/she engage into Introduction of Physical Education diff. Physical activities and learn positive attitudes and behaviors. Physical ed. Is the only area of the school that 6. Improved judgment promotes the dev. Of motor skills and fitness. Is not only confined with the physics development of an It refers to the enhancement if the individual growth individual, but it also helps an individual to develop a positive and dev. Through total body movement. attitude in life and experience. REGULAR CLASS PROGRAM – a physical education 7. Stress reduction program that use instructional method. This is a scheduled Involvement of a person into diff. Physical activities can help class period, which requires the full participation of all an individual to reduce stress and enjoy every single physical students. activity. EXTRA CLASS PROGRAM – a physical educational 8. Strengthening student’s relationships program that is recreational method. Attendance is voluntary. Is a perfect venue for students to socialize with one another as they engage in different activities as they develop cooperation, Legal Basis of Physical Education teamwork, and positive attitude. 9. Improved self-confidence and self esteem 1987 Constitution of the Phil. Individuals who engage into different physical activities are Article XIV – the states that shall promote physical ed. And more confident as they master the diff. Physical activates are encourage sport program for the total development of a more confident as they master the diff. Skills needed and healthy and alert citizenry. All schools, college, and develop their self-esteem. universities, public and private, shall undertake regular sport 10. Experience setting goals activities, athletic, compositions in organized leagues, from An individual has an opportunity to set his/her own goal or barrio, municipal, provincial, regional to national sports how to achieve a healthy and fit body. program, in cooperation with athletic clubs and other sectors”. Objectives of Physical Education Physical Education should pursues the following: 1. Improvement and maintain of physical • Physical development-focus on the acquisition and fitness. development of physical skills. Regular physical activity and 2. Enhancement of critical thinking. good physical fitness help enhance the quality of life in many 3. Further development and refinement of ways. skills in sports, dance, and, and recreation. • Mental development- learners acquire knowledge 4. Better understand of oneself and others for and understanding of rules and strategies of the games, sports effective living. and dance instruction. Ability to analyze body movements, 5. Appreciation more of skillful performance, skills and games situations good health, and qualities. • Emotional development- opportunities for self 6. Awakening the sense of nationalism and expression and emotional mastery. appreciation of ones’s cultural heritage through the revival and • Social development- often promotes the opportunity preservation of indigenous games, dances, and sports. to be with the other people. It is in this social experience that 7. Heightening awareness of the natural many appreciate the importance of physical education environment and the need for its protection and conservation activities. through outdoor and aquatic activities.
Importance of Physical Education
P.E helps develop the total well-being of an individual.
1. Improved physical fitness To develop muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, body composition, and cardiovascular endurance that can be used in their everyday life. 2. Skill development To develop motor abilities of an individual, which can be useful in every physical activities, they do. 3. Regular, Healthful Physical Activity Form of recreational activities, which an individual can engage themselves to maintain a healthy body. 4. Support of other subject areas Also helps the other subjects in the school curriculum as they apply and use their body as they apply diff. Theories and skills in the different sub. Areas.