ASSIGNMENT #1

INTRODUCTION OF PE 1 (MOVEMENT ENHANCEMENT)

1. What is Physical Education?

➔ Physical Education is "education through the physical". It aims to develop
students' physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their
ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the
development of an active and healthy lifestyle.

2. What is the legal basis of Physical Education?

➔ Physical Education is "education through the physical". It aims to develop
students' physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their
ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the
development of an active and healthy lifestyle.

3. What are the two components of Physical Fitness?

➔ Physical fitness can be defined in two categories: health related and motor related.
The health related components of physical fitness are of great importance because
they make an individual fit, functional and productive for everyday living. Skill-
related components are movements that are necessary for an individual to
successfully demonstrate a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Skill-
related components of fitness are not employed and emphasized routinely in the
physical education setting yet can be extremely enjoyable for students.

4. What are the examples of health related fitness?

➔ Cardiovascular endurance: the ability to perform exercises at moderate-to-
vigorous intensities for a prolonged period of time.
➔ Muscular strength: how much force your muscles can exert or how heavy
weights they can lift.
➔ Muscular endurance: the ability of your muscles to sustain exercise for a period
of time.
 ➔ Flexibility: the ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion.
➔ Body composition: our body’s ratio of fat mass to fat-free mass like muscle and
bone.

5. What are the examples of skill related fitness?

➔ Speed - Most sports and activities require some form of speed. Speed is defined
as the ability to move a body part quickly. Speed is not always about how quickly
you can move your whole body from A to B. It also relates to body parts.
➔ Reaction time - It is how quickly your brain can respond to a stimulus and
initiate a response.
➔ Agility - Being agile is all about being able to change your direction and the
speed at which you are traveling, quickly and efficiently.
➔ Balance - It is the ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving.
Balance whilst moving is often called dynamic balance.
➔ Coordination - It is the ability to use the body parts and senses together to
produce smooth efficient movements.
➔ Power - It is the product of strength and speed. When we perform a task as
quickly and as forcefully as we can, the result is powerful.

6. What is movement enhancement?

➔ Movement enhancement is a group of practitioners from multiple disciplines with
the goal of providing therapeutic individualized functional care. Movement
enhancement creates functional and comprehensive training programs for any
athlete in any sport.

7. Movement education
➔ Movement education is about developing a very wide base of movement so that
students develop these skills in executing many types and variations of
movement. To establish this wide base, the movement education approach uses a
 specific framework for classifying movement and encourages learners to build a
movement vocabulary that they can apply to all subsequent movement content.

8. What are the different Sciences related to HUman movement?

➔ Human Movement Science is the study of how people move in different contexts
and of the factors related to the analysis, improvement and recovery of physical
activity. Fundamental fields such as anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, motor
control, psychology and epidemiology, are viewed in relation to performance
ability and exercise. Focus is placed on individuals and groups at different levels
of skill, age and fitness

9. What are the general factors affecting movement?

➔ Biomedical factors - Numerous medical conditions can lead to a reduction in or
inability to engage in physical activity.
➔ Psychological factors and mental health - Lack of motivation, low energy levels
and disinterest in exercise (especially in a previously active individual) can be a
symptom of depression. Social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, sleep disorders or
substance abuse can all affect physical activity levels.
➔ Medications - It is reasonable to assume that medications, which reduce energy
levels, promote drowsiness, impair coordination or limit cardiorespiratory
function can pose significant barriers to physical activity.