NATURE OF

DIFFERENT
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITY
 What are recreational activities?
What is Recreation?
     Recreation may be defined as those activities which an individual is not bound to do, but
instead are chosen from his establishment of values of what is enjoyable, satisfying,
appealing, or capable of sustaining pleasure and revitalizing his physical body, mind,
and emotion.

Recreational Activities

      Recreational use of nature means spending time in the natural environment during
leisure time for recreational purposes. Common forms of such recreational use
include walking, cycling, skiing, berry picking, swimming, hiking and camping.
Examples:
 What are the different Recreational
activities during ancient times?
Ancient Egypt
     They have recreational activities like sports, which are part of their education such as wrestling,
gymnastic, ball games, and weight lifting. They also have music, dance, and drama as their form of
social entertainment. It lasted until 5000 B.C.

Ancient Greece
     From 500-400 B.C.E., Athens reached the peak of philosophical and cultural development. They
perform their recreations in several forms such as arts, theatre, gymnastics, and athletics which they
used in their competition
  
The Renaissance
     The transition from the medieval to the modern age started in France in 1350 C.E. and later in
England in 1500 C.E. They call this period as “rebirth”. Painting, sculpture, dancing, and drama are
their forms of recreation.
Why do we need to participate in
recreation?
 Socializing Behavior
A motive in recreation that includes
companionships, like dating, visiting
friends, and dancing in which the main
purpose is relating to other people in an
informal or not stereotypical way.
Associative Behavior
is a motive in recreation that includes
togetherness because of common interest like
hiking or collecting certain objects such as
stamps.
Competitive behavior
is  a  recreational  motive  where  an 
 individual competes against his environment
or with his limitations like sports, competition
in performing arts or other outdoor activities.
Exploratory Behavior
The act of learning about a new environment
that has nothing to do, per se, with survival,
but with intellectual or scientific curiosity, the
wanting to know more about what is in the
environment.
What are the values of recreation?
Relaxation - it release the tension from the
whole day of work and revitalize your
senses resulting in relaxation.

Reduce Stress - revitalizing your senses

from loads of work in school, at home, or
even work can be achieved through active
participation in recreational activities.

Health Impact - since it removes stress, it

is definitely a vital activity that could
contribute to the health wellness of an
individual.
Social Benefits - merging with other people
with common interest is a value that enables
the individual to be more sociable and have
a satisfying relationship with others.

Effective Time Utilization - It benefits not

only your mind and body but also manage
the use of your time in an efficient and
productive matter.
Sharpen Skills - it is oftentimes hobbies
performed in the form of sports and arts,
utilizing the skill in that certain field will
surely sharpen it for over a period of time.
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