HEALTH

OPTIMIZING
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION 4
Recreational Activities
 OVERVIEW
 A review of current literature indicates that
people who participate in sports club and
organized recreational activities enjoy better
mental health, are more alert, and more
resilient against stresses of modern living.
Participation in recreational groups and socially
supported physical activity is show to reduce
stress, anxiety and depression. Violent crime
also decreases significantly when participation
in community activities increases. 
PHYSICAL
 Benefits of Recreation
 Recreation brings a lot of good things to life
and is considered as an important component
of a healthy life and to the whole nation not
only individually.
 Our recreation pursuits reflect the values and
character of the community or the nation as a
whole.
Terms to Remember:
 Recreation - is any activity that you engage
that is socially and morally acceptable, done
voluntarily during your free time.
 Play - is a form of recreational activity that
offers sensual pleasures whether having a set
of regulations or just movements with
spontaneity where one can successfully
express excess energy.
 Leisure Time - a block of time that is not
committed to either physiologic or social needs.
 Most of your time during the day are spent
doing things needed to survive like sleeping,
eating, taking a bath, taking a nap (biological),
attending classes, doing homework, household
chores, errands, and other social duties
(subsistence). When all of these demands are
met during the day what is left for us to
consume is called recreational time (leisure).
 Conceptually, recreation and play are generally
difficult to separate. For children or even
people of your age, the word play is essentially
their main recreational activity. Play is a very
powerful form of recreation as it provides a
channel where you can burn excess energy in
a socially and morally acceptable form of
activities that generates satisfaction.
The benefits are endless, recreation is an essential element of
personal development and to the community. Below are the
different benefits you can get out of recreation:

 Promotes good health and wellness.

 Strengthen family unity.
 Reduce stress.
 Promote understanding to cultural diversity and
develops community pride.
 Promotes economic health.
 Classification of
Recreational Pursuits
Indoor Recreational Activities
 Recreational activities done inside a walled
facility with a roof are considered as indoor
recreational activities.
 Due to advancement of technology, people have
come up with many ideas as to what recreational
activities that can be enjoyed indoors.
 There are activities before which can only be
enjoyed outdoors, but due to engineering
breakthroughs, these activities can be enjoyed
indoors.
Swimming
 Classification of Indoor Recreational
Pursuits

 Cultural Activities (traditional game and sports

activities, musical activities, art and craft
activities, going to museum, and dramatic
activities such as plays, skits, theaters)
 Play and Games Pursuits (sports, card and
board games)
 Fitness Pursuits (going to the gym)
All-Time Favorites Indoor Activities
 Cultural Activities: Playing guitar, painting, cross
stitching, listening to music, watching movies,
going to museum, surfing the internet/social
media, and some traditional games, malling
 Play and Games: Chess, table tennis,
badminton, card games, and playing video
games
 Fitness Pursuits: Exercising in the gym, doing
High Intensity Interval Training at home, aerobic
exercises
 Outdoor Recreational Activities
 Outdoor recreation is an option for people
seeking to renew or heighten physical, mental
and spiritual feelings.
 Outdoor recreational activities are activities
done and enjoyed outside of the confines of the
building mostly in the natural settings like areas
with mountains, lakes, rivers, scenic views, and
rugged terrain are popular with outdoor
enthusiasts.
 Outdoor recreation provides opportunities for
people to be active, relax, develop friendships,
spend time as a family, be challenged and
develop new skills and abilities – both physical
and mental.
 Classification of Outdoor Recreational
Pursuits
 Theme Parks.
- A theme park is a type of amusement park
that bases its structures and attractions around
a central theme, often featuring multiple areas
with different themes.
 Forest-Based Adventure Activities.
- Forest recreation consists of outdoor
activities that are somehow related to our
renewable resources.
 Water-Based Adventure Activities.
- Water-based outdoor recreation are
activities that uses natural bodies of water such
as lakes, beaches, falls, and rivers as a means
to enjoy leisure.
All-Time Favorites Outdoor Activities

 Forest-based Adventure Activities: Mountain

Climbing, camping, hunting, rock climbing,
trekking, backpacking, caving, cycling, hiking.
 Water-based Adventure Activities:
Whitewater rafting, kayaking, swimming,
fishing, and boating.
 Theme Parks: exhilarating rides such as
zipline, rollercoaster, drop zone, carting, sky
jump, rope course, bump cars, ferries wheel.