The Philippine society is facing a health and

fitness crisis. In a recent study by the

University of the Philippines found out that
young Filipinos are at a greater risk of NCDs,
due to the consumption of food that is energy-
dense and nutrient-poor, exacerbated by
growing urbanization and increased income.
The use of tobacco, having unhealthy
eating habits, physical inactivity and
obesity has reached the alarming levels.
Nevertheless, there is still hope for
everyone if people will work hand in
hand towards achieving a healthy
society. Hence, it can be said that fitness
and health are, indeed, everyone’s
business.
QUESTION:

What do you think is implied by the

phrase “fitness and health are
everyone’s business”?
LESSON:

FITNESS EVENT PARTICIPATIO

 Fitness Events Participation
As you become more involved in physical activities,
you can elevate your participation by joining events
that promote health and fitness as well as address
health issues like diabetes, obesity, nutrition,
smoking, and many more. By joining these events,
you can learn more about these health concerns,
what is being done to handle them—and at the
same time, you also get to increase your physical
activity.
Participation in these events not only
increases your activity but also gives you an
advocacy to work on. Your choice would
depend on your interests and preferences.
Here are some viable options for you
FUN RUNS
These are usually 1-day events that focus on running
various distances (i.e., 3k, 5k, 10k, or longer). They
cater to a wide variety of participants—competitive or
recreational runners, and even families. Whether you
are a recreational or competitive runner, fun runs are
good ways to elevate participation in physical activities
since some fun runs are held in different surfaces (e.g.
concrete, off-road, beach) and with different
challenges posed on runners like an uphill run.
Benefits of joining fun runs
 meeting new friends
 enjoying the outdoors,
 bringing home participant race kits. Race kits, which
usually include a race bib or shirt and other items from
sponsors, are good incentives for your effort.
 You can even get additional giveaways depending on the
event sponsors
 gauge of your physical fitness by trying to beat your own
time, setting new records, or even aiming to finish
among the top participants
Dance events, competitions, or marathons
These events focus on dance as the main
activity, whether as competition (e.g. street dance,
dance sport) or as recreation (e.g. aerobic dance
marathons, Zumba TM events). These may last for
hours depending on the event and variety of
dances, intensity levels, and music usually used,
thus, elevating participation.
Other than fitness benefits, you can get a lot out from
joining dance competitions and marathons. If events
are competition-based, usually cash prizes, trophies,
and freebies are the main incentives, along with
bragging rights. However, if the events are
recreation-type, participant kits (e.g. event shirt,
sponsor freebies) are the usual takeaway. However,
the enjoyment and fun of dancing are the main
attraction in these types of events.
Sports Tournaments

These are the most common type of health-

and fitness-related organized \events. They
mainly focus on sports in a tournament type of
play where individual players and/or teams
compete.
They are usually organized for school teams
[(e.g. 4University Athletic Association of the
Philippines (UAAP)]. However, sports
associations, cause-oriented groups,
organizations, brands, and companies also hold
sports tournaments for various purposes, levels,
and sports.
You can join sports tournaments of varying levels of
competition and different sports. During summer, local
government units (LGUs) hold sports leagues especially
for basketball and volleyball. Several categories are
open for basketball based on age groups. For both
basketball and volleyball, teams usually represent
different barangays, sitios, puroks, or subdivisions.
Some LGUs also hold sports programs or sports clinics
for the youth and other individuals. The Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) or the youth leaders of the community
commonly organize events like these.
 In school, intramurals are the common sports
competitions for students. Different grade or year
levels compete against each other in different
sports. Games are usually played after classes
where semi-finals and championship games are
usually the highlights.
 Summer Sports Clinics
These are short-course sports programs catering
to school children. Sports clinics are offered by
schools and product brands when school is over and
students have their summer break. The usual sports
offered include basketball, taekwondo, swimming,
gymnastics, football, volleyball, and others. These last
for several sessions spanning days or weeks, and
usually culminate with an exhibition tournament.
 Outdoor recreation events like cycling events,
triathlon, marathons, and football
These are specialized events that target sports
enthusiasts and athletes. These are held in
specialized venues and locations, and usually have
different categories for different levels of participants.
Depending on the event, categories such as beginner,
intermediate, and advanced are formed or opened.
 Talks, seminars, or conferences
These are usually lecture-based events that cover topics
discussed with an audience. Some events are held for different
lengths (i.e., half-day, 1-day, 2-day, 3- day, weeklong) and some
include workshops or hands on training. Some also are held
with different formats like classroom-type lecture, panel
discussions, parallel sessions, and the like. Credible resource
persons and speakers are invited to speak so that reliable
information are shared and learned.
It would be beneficial for you to attend such events so you
could learn more things about health and fitness, become more
aware of related issues and concerns, and have a clearer
understanding of these things.
 School, Club, Community, or Company events
These are events that are organized by schools,
clubs, communities, and companies for specific
purposes. These cover a wide range of activities like the
ones mentioned above. Schools and companies
commonly hold events to coincide with special dates
and occasions. Events are usually dependent on
themes and duration is also relative to the celebration.
Aside from summer sports clinics, some communities
also offer recreation programs within the year to
encourage an active lifestyle.
ASSESSMENT
 MULTILPLE CHOICE Direction: Choose the best answer from the
given choices. Write the letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet
1.An annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17
regions of the Philippines.
A.NCCA C. School Sports Intramurals
B.Palarong Pambansa D. UAAP
2. These are specialized events that target sports enthusiasts
and athletes.
A. Fun runs C. Summer sports clinics
B. Outdoor recreation events D. Talks, seminars, or
conferences
3. How can participation in different health- and
fitness-related events improve one’s total
development?
A. He or she can elevate his/her participation by
joining events that promotes health and fitness.
B. He or she can learn more about different health
concerns such as diabetes, obesity, nutrition,
smoking and other more.
C. Participation in different health- and fitness-
related events.
D. All of the above.
4. In choosing a fitness event to participate in, what
should one, need to consider?
A. Equipment C. Interests and preferences
B. B. Friends D. All of these.

5. The most common sports competitions for students

in school.
C. District Meet C. Palarong Pambansa
D. Intramurals D. Regional Meet
6. These are usually lecture-based events that cover
topics discussed with an audience.
A. Fun runs C. Summer sports clinics
B. Outdoor recreation events D. Talks, seminars, or
conferences

7. These are events that are organized by schools, clubs,

communities and companies for specific purposes.
A. Fun runs
B. School, club, community, or company events.
C. Sports tournament
D. Summer sports clinics
8. These are short-course sports programs catering to school
children.
A. Fun runs
B. Dance events, competitions, or marathons.
C. Summer sports clinics
D. Sports Tournament
9. These are usually 1-day events that focuses on running
various distances (i.e., 3k, 5k, 10k, or larger).
E. Fun runs
F. Dance events, competitions, or marathons.
G. School, club, community, or company events.
H. Sports Tournaments
10. What is the usual objective of the event
organizers in organizing health-related events?
A. For enjoyment.
B. For recreation.
C. To raise funds for awareness about health issues.
D. For awareness about health issues and
encouragement on active lifestyle
ASSIGNMENT

Reflect Upon! (SHORT BOND PAPER)

Are the goals of health-and-fitness related

community-wide campaign attainable in your
community? Why or why not?