Physical Education 12

Ma’am Charie
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Done during vacation or They want to have fun. Done outdoors with nature.
school break.
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• Mountaineering
• Trekking/Hiking
• Camping
• Backpacking
• Picnic
• Bird-watching
• Mountain Biking
• Orienteering
• Canyoneering
• Rock Climbing
1. Improves your mental wellbeing

Your mental wellbeing greatly improves when you exercise outdoors. One
of the reasons for this is the awareness that your mind has throughout the
exercise, particularly with the changing terrain and weather.
Unlike in the gym where the floors are flat and benches evenly positioned,
the terrain outdoor includes winding paths, hills, woods, and valleys. You
are forced to be focused and alert at all times and that alone benefits your
mental health.
The mental health benefits of being outside, in general, are exponential
and there is an array of options for you to choose to spend your time doing.
- 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 when 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 markings or leaving of marks on
rocks and the like.
- Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfires can cause lasting
impacts.
- If fires are permitted, use fire rings or mound fires that are already
set-up.
- Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground that 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.