PHYSICAL

EDUCATION 4
HAPPY DAY
GMCIAN’S
CURRICULUM GUIDE
RECREATION
Relaxing the mind and
the body
It is important to
engage in an activity
that relieves a day-to-
day tension
Universal need of a man
 Classifications of
Recreational Activities
 Spectator Type
 Participant Type
 Spectator Type
 People spend
their time
watching the
event and derive
enjoyment from
it
 Participant Type
 People do not
gain enjoyment
merely by
watching; they
do so by joining
the activity
Active and Passive
Type of Recreation
 Active Type
 People have to
function
effectively in
performing the
action
 Passive Type
 People have
no excessive
movement in
performing
the task or
action
Public, Private and
Commercial
 Public Type
 Involves
the general
public
 Private Type
 Confined to
people working
in a private
companies
 Commercial Type
 Endorsing
products
which are
open to
everyday
Recreational Games
 Scrabble
 To grope frantically
 Invented by Alfred
Mosher Butts
 Originally known as
Criss-Cross-Word
 Snake and Ladders
 Originated in India
 A game of morality with the
bases of the ladders
representing good
 Snakes representing various
forms of evil
 Teach children about religion
 Cardiorespiratory endurance is the level at
which your heart, lungs, and muscles work
together when you're exercising for an
extended period of time
 Muscular strength is the amount of force you
can put out or the amount of weight you can
lift. 
 Muscular endurance is how many times you
can move that weight without getting
exhausted (very tired)
 Flexibility is the range of motion in a joint or
group of joints or the ability to move joints
effectively through a complete range of motion.