PHYSICAL EDUCATION

HEALTH 4
Recreational Activities

Quarter 3 Nature and Background of Recreation

Module 1
Session Week 1-2 Second Semester/Third Quarter

Most Essential Learning Competencies

Self-assesses health-related fitness (HRF), status, barriers to physical
activity assessment participation and one's diet

What I Need to Know

This module is guided with set of instruction specifically for grade 12 students who are taking up
H.O.P.E. 4 under the K to 12 curriculum. You can go through the material at your own pace of
creativity at your own time. Let your output set as a recorded performance at the same time
engaging in this different physical activity in promoting active lifestyle and achieve holistic
development of an individual.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this session the learners are expected to:
1. define recreation,
2. determine the nature and background of recreation,
3. identify various indoor and outdoor recreational activities, and
4. consider health-related fitness, status and barriers to physical activity assessment
participation.

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 What I Know
Learning Task 1: Recreational Activities in the Philippines
Name places in the Philippines where you can participate in the following recreational
activities:

ACTIVITY LOCATION
Walking/Jogging
Public parks/spaces
Swimming
Day-hike destinations
Multi-day hike destinations
Land-bases extreme sports
(mountain biking, wall/rock climbing,
skate-parks, etc.)
Water-based extreme sports
(surfing, wakeboarding, snorkeling, etc)

What’s In

Learning Task 2: Physical Activity Assessment

QUESTIONS YES NO
1. Do you have an active lifestyle?
2. Do you engage in structured (e.g. team or individual sports? Or non-
structured (e.g. active games, family walks? Physical activity together?
3. Do you go to places where you can be active such as public parks or
basketball courts?
4. Does your family support and encourage you when you are
interested in participating in a new activity?
5. Does your family encourage you to participate in physical activity
instead of watching TV or playing passive video games?

What’s New

Learning Task 3: Outdoor Activities

Classify the following outdoor activities as to: (L) for land, (W) for water and (A) for air
activity. Write only the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. Snorkeling _____ 6. Parasailing

_____ 2. Skydiving _____ 7. Bungee Jumping

_____ 3. Orienteering _____ 8. Camping

_____ 4. Hiking and Trekking _____ 9. Scuba Diving

_____ 5. Canoeing and Kayaking _____ 10. Hot Air Balloon
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 What is it ?

What is RECREATION?

• Recreation refers to activities that take place during an experience known as leisure
(Mangubat A. S. et. al., 2016).

Recreational Activities

 According to Agcaoili,J.K. (2017), recreational activities give people rejuvenation of

spirit, sense of competence, enthusiasm, fulfillment and empowerment.

Type of Recreation

There are two types of recreation. Mangubat, A.S. et.al (2020) identifies recreation as to
active and passive types.
Active Type
• It requires one to expend energy while performing this activity.

Passive Type
• It refers to activities done during leisure but at a sedentary position.

SCOPE OF RECREATION

INDOOR RECREATION

They are undertaken on the comfort of one’s home or more specifically indoor and they
are to recreate the mind and soul.
There are well-established clubs or recreation centers that have well-equipped indoor
leisure facilities, which cater for sports activities for all ages and abilities, but it can be
done just at home for simple activities.

INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Table games: Bingo, Uno
• Hobbies and Crafts: Woodworking, Photography, Needlework/Sewing, Collecting,
Drawing & Painting
• Computer Games
• Electronic Games: Play station, Nintendo
• Reading: Books, Books on Tape, Ebook
• Physical Fitness: Fitness walking, Swimming, Roller-skating, Weight Training,
Aerobics
• Lifetime Skills: Bowling, Pool, Ping Pong, Football, Darts, Air Hockey, Racquet
Sports, Climbing Wall / Rock Climbing
• Dance

OUTDOOR RECREATION
They are organized activities done during one’s free time for his/her own personal
reasons where an interaction between man and an element of nature is present.

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Outdoor Recreational Activities

LAND WATER AIR

Mountaineering Swimming Parasailing
Trekking/Hiking Snorkeling Skydiving
Camping Diving Paragliding
Backpacking Surfing
Picnic Canoeing
Bird-watching Kayaking
Mountain Biking Whitewater Rafting
Orienteering Sailing
Canyoneering Fishing
Rock Climbing Bamboo Rafting

What are the benefits of outdoor recreation?

Fun and pleasure are perhaps the immediate answers of the majority who have
experienced outdoor activities. However, there is more to it than just the fun. Studies have
shown that being close to natural environment is healthy. Aside from the fresh air and the
amazing sight of nature, the outdoors have positive effects on the general wellness of an
individual most especially if it is done with regularity. Wellness encompasses the general
state of a person (physical, social, psycho emotional, and spiritual) and in the end
contributes to a better quality of life (Aparato C. R., 2017).

Physical Health Benefits

Being outdoor prevents a person from having a sedentary life. It allows people to
move, whether by walking, running, swimming, biking, paddling, etc. With the surge of
electronic gadgets more and more people (children and adults alike) are unconsciously
getting stuck with a sedentary life, contented with playing with their computer games,
tablets, or cell phones, or watching television for hours. Green space is now called “screen
space” Unknowingly, a great part of their day was spent sitting or lying down with gadgets
in their hands. The outdoors is a great distraction from these gadgets. It helps people to
be on the move. It gets their hearts pumping and their bigger muscles at the work. Such
movements expend energy, promote cardiovascular and muscular fitness, and improve the
function of the immune system.

Psycho-Emotional Benefits
Engaging in outdoor recreational activities helps people to rest, relax, de-stress or
unwind and feel revitalized. In fact, some research showed that too much artificial
stimulation and time spent in purely human environments can cause exhaustion and loss
of vitality and health (Katcher & Baeck, 1987; Stilgoe, 2001).

Nature has its own way of positively distracting a stressed mind and calming it
down. As Kuo and Sullivan (2001) explained it, “natural setting and stimuli such as
landscape and animals seem to effortlessly engage our attention, allowing us to attend
without paying attention. “This alone helps reduce stress and prevents some cases of
depression and anxiety.

According to Aparato, C. R. (2017), being outdoor also improves our self-esteem,

confidence, and creativity. There is a sense of ‘’feeling good’’ whenever one achieves the
goal in a particular activity such as reaching the peak of a mountain or learning a skill of
padding in canoeing.

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 Lastly outdoor recreational activities contribute to one’s personal and spiritual
growth. It allows an individual to discover his/her inner spirit and sense of self, creating
new behaviors and identity. A person identifies with the activities that he/she does such
that he/she becomes “biker.” “diver”, and “mountaineer.” Then, that individual identifies
more with who he/she is at work. In the end, engaging in these activities contributes to
satisfaction in life and makes life happier.

Social Benefits

Outdoor activities are ways for families to become closer. They can be a “family-
bonding activity” as each family member participates in an activity, achieves a common
goal, and goes through the same experience.

Spending time outdoors also allows one to meet and interact with others who share
the same passion for outdoor recreation. Participating in a team will help form lasting
friendship and develop a community.

Outdoor recreation also promotes stewardship. Activities done outdoors in the

natural setting help in making people realize the great things that nature provides
mankind. Increased knowledge and appreciation helps them understand how personal
actions can strongly affect the environment. The natural environment and advocate for its
preservation.

Economic Benefits

People who have a relaxed body and mind tend to be more productive at work. This
translates into efficiency at the workplace.

“It’s more fun in the Philippines!” as the Department of Tourism slogan goes. Indeed,
it is more fun as well everyone involved in ecotourism activities in the Philippines. It has
been rewarding for the way another, contributed to our economic growth.

Spiritual Benefits

Positive outdoor experiences can stir up spiritual values. Being one with nature
brings certain calmness within a person. It strengthens an individual as it heals,
rejuvenates, and soothes the body and soul.

What are the important things that should be remembered when participating
in an outdoor recreational activity?

According to Mangubat, A. S. et. al., (2020) it has been established earlier that
outdoor recreation is an interaction between man and nature. The interaction should come
with care and respect. It is important that in using and enjoying what nature offers, an
equal responsibility in conserving and preserving it must be consciously employed by the
people. This way, everyone can continue to go back and have future generations experience
the great things in nature that the current generation has. The “Leave No Trace Seven
Principles” is a set of universal outdoor ethics that guides one in the activities to do with
nature. It also provides the framework for making decisions in outdoor recreation. Taken
from the Leave No Trace the principles are as follows:

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 THE LEAVE NO TRACE SEVEN PRINCIPLES

Principle 1: Plan Ahead and Prepare

 Before going to a place, check if your planned activity is permitted. Make sure to
know the rules, guidelines, and safety procedures they have set. Some places
require certain permits or clearances.
 Make sure you have the needed equipment for your activity and the skills needed
to undertake the activity.
 Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.
 Check the weather forecast and be prepared for changing weather conditions.
 Learn when areas are most crowded and try to avoid those times.
 To minimize environmental impact and for safety reasons, keep group numbers
small.
 Repack food to minimize waste.
 When trekking, maps and compass must be used to avoid mark lings or leaving of
marks on rocks and the like.

Principle 2: Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces.

 Walk, run, bike, or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks, rocks, gravel,
and dry grasses.
 Avoid walking on soft surfaces like soft plants. You might be trampling on a young
tree or pasture and this will cause vegetation damage.
 Use existing trails or campsites, no need to build a new campsite that will alter the
environment.
 To avoid erosion, talk in a single file in the middle of the trail.
 Avoid places where impacts are just beginning to show.
 When camping, keep the campsite small and discreet.
 Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to protect the waters.

Principle 3: Dispose of Waste Properly

 “Pack it in, pack it out” means everything you brought should be brought back with
you including left-over food or fruit peel. Nothing should be left.
 When camping, cat holes are dug (6-8 inches deep) for human waste and covered
just the same with soil and weeds or leaves on top.
 Dishes should be washed 200 feet away from lakes or rivers and use biodegradable
soap. Scatter strained dishwater.

Principle 4: Leave What You Find

 Examine archeological structures, old walls, and other heritage artifacts but do not
touch nor leave marks on them.
 Leave nature as you found them. Do not take any plant, rock, plants, or marine
animal with you.
 Avoid introducing non-native plants and animals.
 Do not build structures, furniture or dig trenches.

Principle 5: Minimize Campfire Impacts

 Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfire can cause lasting impacts.
 If fires are permitted, use fire rings or mound fires that are already set-up.
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  Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground than can be broken by hand.
 No burning of plastics or other substances that emit toxic fumes.
 Burn all wood to ash and make sure fires are completely out. Scatter the cool ash.

Principle 6: Respect Wildlife

 Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be avoided during sensitive
times such as mating, nesting, or raising the young.
 Do not feed wild animals or birds as it is not their natural food. The food might
damage their health or alter their natural behaviors and even expose them to
predators.
 Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing and securing the trash well.
 In case you decide to bring your pets along, make sure it is allowed and you can
control them. Otherwise, do not bring them with you.

Principle 7: Be Considerate of Other Visitors

 Respect people who live and work in the countryside.

 Respect other visitors and let them have a momentous experience as well.
 Allow the sound of nature to prevail, not your noise or your radio.
 Be courteous; yield to others on a trail.
 Camp away from trails and other visitors.

What’s More

Learning Task 4: Left a Trace

From your observation, whether first hand or from other sources (new, documentary
shows, narrated by friends, etc.) which among the Leave Trace Seven Principles is usually
not being observed in the Philippines? Explain your answer. You may cut and post a news
article or a personal picture to back up your explanation.

What I Have Learned

Learning Task 5

Answer the following questions using 3-5 sentences only.

1. What are the benefits of outdoor creation?
2. What are the important things that should be remembered when participating
in an outdoor recreational activity?

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 What I Can Do

Learning Task 6: My Bucket List

1. Think of one or more recreational activities that you dream of doing with your
loved ones (family or friends) when the pandemic is over.
2. Print, cut or draw a picture in one (1) whole bond paper.
3. Write your reflection below your drawing

Assessment

Identify the word/s being described. Choose the correct answer from the box.

1. It gives people rejuvenation of spirit, sense of competence, enthusiasm, fulfillment and

empowerment.
2. Refers to activities that take place during an experience known as leisure.
3. It requires one to expend energy while performing this activity.
4. It refers to activities done during leisure but at a sedentary position.
5. These are recreational activities undertaken on the comfort of one’s home.
6. Spending time outdoors also allows one to meet and interact with others who share the
same passion for outdoor recreation.
7. It strengthens an individual as it heals, rejuvenates, and soothes the body and soul.
8. Engaging in outdoor recreational activities helps people to rest, relax, de-stress or
unwind and feel revitalized.
9. They are organized activities done during one’s free time for his/her own personal
reasons where an interaction between man and an element of nature is present.
10. It encompasses the general state of a person (physical, social, psycho emotional, and
spiritual) and in the end contributes to a better quality of life.