INTRODUCTION TO

OUTDOOR
RECREATION
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
• Holidays, long weekends, school break, and summer
vacations are the most awaited days for people who
have been very busy with work and school. These are
the days they can take a break from the routine or
perhaps from the “stress” of life.
NATURE BACKGROUND OF OUTDOOR RECREATION
• What is outdoor recreation?
- is organized activities done during one’s “free time” for his/her own
personal reasons, where an interaction between man and an element of
nature is present.
Consider the following
a) Bird-watching
b) Caving
c) Camping
d) Snorkeling
e) Hiking
• Three Parts of a Day
-Clayne Jensen
a) The Existence Time- is a time spent for biological needs like having
a meal, sleeping and other personal care.
b) The Subsistence Time- it refers to the hours spent for economic
purposes such as going to work, chores and for students, hours spent
in school and school work.
c) Free time- it is the remaining time after.

RECREATIONAL- Is derived from the Latin word “recreare” which

means to be refreshed.
• Different outdoor recreational activities?
Land Water Air
Mountaineering Swimming Parasailing
Hiking Snorkeling Skydiving
Camping Surfing paragluiding
picnic Fishing
Bird-watching Sailing
Biking Bamboo rating
Diving
• Benefits of outdoor Recreation:
1. Physical Health Benefits- it prevents a person from having sedentary
life. It allows people to move, whether by walking running,
swimming, biking, paddling.
Moderate activities Vigorous activities
• Walking • Jogging
• Hiking • Climbing
• Biking • Mountain rock climbing
• Swimming • Rappelling
• Sailing • Mountain biking
• Fishing • Snorkeling
• Canoeing • Surfing
• kayaking
• Psycho- Emotional Benefits
Engaging in outdoor recreational activities helps people to rest,
relax, de-stressed or unwind and feel revitalized. In fact too
much artificial stimulation and time spent in purely human
environment can cause exhaustion and loss of vitality and
health.
Nature has its own way of positively distracting a stress mind
and calming it down.
• Social Benefits
- outdoor activities are ways for families to become closer. They
can be a “family-bonding activity” as each family member
participates in an activity, achieves a common goal, and goes
through the same experience.
Spending time outdoors also allows one to meet an interact with
others who share the same passion for outdoor recreation.
Participating in a team will help form lasting friendship and
develop a community.
• Economic Benefits
- people who have a relaxed body and mind tend to be more
productive at work. This translates into efficiency at the
workplace.
“IT IS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!” As the
department of Tourism slogan goes. Indeed , it is more fun as
well for everyone involved in ecotourism activity in the
Philippines. It has been rewarding for the local folks as
ecotourism in the country create jobs and other economic
activities which have, one way or another contributed to our
economic growth.
• Spiritual benefits
- positive outdoor experiences can stir up spiritual
values. Being one with the nature brings certain calmness
within a person. It strengthens and individual as it heals
and rejuvenates the body and soul.