LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO individuals.

it refers to the individual growth

and development of the total body movement
PHYSICAL EDUCATION and safety when it comes to physical
activities.
The PATH-FIT
• Instruction in various kinds of physical
• Physical Activities Towards Health– Fitness
activity promotes the physical development
• It was formed with the idea that there is course and well- being of the individual
of fitness for every person.
• Physical education generally taught from
• The focus of PATH fitness in on total body pre-school, elementary, secondary, and
wellness, including your mental and spiritual tertiary levels.
wellness, with the idea that change can be created
in anyone’s life with the proper support. • Sports and Recreation and Leisure is the
proper classification for physical education
PATH-FIT 1 in SMU both from logical perspective. It provides
opportunities for socialization as well as for
• PATH-FIT 1 is offered to college students the development of the capacities of the
that provides knowledge on HEALTH and individual
WELNESS activities.
“To have a sound body, one must have a
• PART 1 of this course presents the LEGAL sound mind.”
Bases that discusses why it is part of the
curriculum. Simone Biles is the gold of gymnastics.
Greatest of all time. She withdraws in Tokyo
• It also introduces the concept of Physical Olympics to focus in her mental health.
Education and of fitness and its relevance to
wellness development and culminates with HEALTH
fitness testing.
• The World Health Organization (WHO)
• PART 2 deals with movement enhancement defines HEALTH as a state of complete
that involves the understanding of scientific physical, mental, social wellness, not merely
basic movement and specific movement the absence of disease or infirmity.
patterns.
• The definition emphasizes health as a
• PART 3 consists of Exercises Program that positive of well-being not just absence of
emphasize the four phases of exercise. disease. People in a state of emotional,
physical and social well- being fulfill life
• PART 4 deals with Aerobic Exercise responsibilities, effectively in daily life, and
activities. These activities exert low to high are satisfied with their interpersonal
intensity of movement exercises accompanied relationships and themselves.
with music which test student’s endurance,
coordination and flexibility in all action. CONCEPTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• With these variety of skills, one will be The concepts of Physical education include
more knowledgeable as to how continued improvement of physical fitness, self-
fitness be achieved throughout one’s lifetime discipline, strengthened peer relationship,
and improvement of self-esteem of a person.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Physical education teachers’ people the value
• It aims to help students develop physical of physical activity in their lives so that they
competence skills and good habits. It assists in can avoid sedentary lifestyles.
developing smart, competent intelligent
 LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION • For these of conceited reasons that same
IN THE PHILIPPINES mandated that:

LEGAL BASES OF P.E • All educational institutions shall undertake

regular sports activities throughout the
. • In Accordance with the pertinent country in cooperation with athletic clubs and
provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722. other sectors.
Otherwise known as the “Higher Education
Act of 1994” : • According to David (2010), Physical
education is a basis to the best development
• The following policies, standard and of Child and youth. It should be a process of
guidelines are hereby accepted and experience, progressing from the simple type,
Promulgated by the commission for the for small youngsters to none advance
purpose of nationalizing physical education in movement.
the country with the end in view of keeping
pace with the demand by great • D. Learning Outcomes
competitiveness • The curriculum develops them to grow
 and pursuant to Article XIV. Section 19 of physically, intellectually, socially and
the Philippine constitution which emotionally as individual and members of a
mandates that the state shall promote group.
physical education and encourage sports • E. Learning Approaches
programs, league competitions, and
amateur sports, including training for • It should develop interest and attitude that
international competitions, to faster self- will enable youth to feel they have a special
discipline, team work, and excellence for place in this world, involvement in the society
the development of a healthy and alert and discovery of new skills. A well-planned
citizenry. All education institution shall program of Physical education assures
undertake regular sports activities effectiveness of instruction
throughout the country in cooperation of
THE BEGINNING OF PHYSICAL
athletic clubs and often sectors.
EDUCATION
• A. Legal bases, acquisition and importance
of physical education as part of the Johann Bernhard
Basedow
curriculum.
• 1723-1790
• The importance of Physical education as • ∗First to recognize the
part of the curriculum is in the 1987 importance of exercise
Philippines constitution, Article XIV, sec 19 • ∗Required a specific
which states the “the state shall promote uniform for his students to
physical education and encourages sports allow unrestricted
movement
programs, league competitions and amateur
• ∗Offered a camp for 2
sports, including training for international
months during the
competitions, to further self-discipline, summer for the children
teamwork, and excellence for the CHARLES BECK
development of a healthy and alert citizenry. • 1798-1866
• ⋆Was hired to teach
• B. The curriculum Philosophy of Physical
Latin and Physical
Education Movement Enhancement
Education in the form of
German gymnastics
 • ⋆Became the first official • ♦ To appreciate the value of physical activity
Physical Education teacher and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle
in America
Diocletian (Dio) Lewis
• 1823-1866
• ♣ Did more to promote
physical education than
any other single individual
• ♣ Wanted the feeble,
old, fat, frail and women
to have a system they
could use
• ♣ Opened the Normal
Institute of Physical
Education in Boston
• ♣ Invented bean bags
and wooden dumbells
• ♣ Also used music to
enhance his exercises
Dudley Allen Sargent
• 1840-1924
• ☺Invented over 80
machines, using pulleys &
weights
• ☺Contributed to
anthropometric
measurements
• - He took these
measurements and
compared them with
standards at a given age,
whereupon a series of
prescribed exercises was
given to meet the
demands of each
particular case

THE PURPOSE IS SERVED

• The purpose of physical education is for all
students

• ♦ To learn and develop fundamental

movement skills

• ♦ To become physically fit to participate

regularly in physical activity

• ♦ To know the implications of and the

LESSON 2: FITNESS
benefits from involvement in physical What is Fitness?
activities
 • Fitness is defined as the capacity to carry • Flexibility- the ability to move joint with
out the day's activities without undue fatigue. ease through the normal range of motion and
muscles to their fullest extent.
• Physical fitness is also considered a
measure of the body's ability to function • Endurance- the ability to exercise without
efficiently and effectively in work and leisure tiring in a long period of time.
activities.
• Strength- the ability to exert force against
resistance in a short period of time

• Body composition- ideally, a state in which

body fat does not exceed 25 percent of the
total body composition.

Physical Fitness Tests

SKILL RELATED FITNESS

3-minute step test
• Skill related fitness consists of fitness The Step Test is designed to measure a
components that are important to success in person's aerobic fitness. Participants step
skillful activities and athletic events, and may up and down, on and off an aerobics- type
step for THREE minutes to increase heart
not be as crucial to improve health.
rate and to evaluate the heart's recovery
Skills-related components rate during the minute immediately
following the step test exercise
• Agility- the ability to change direction
quickly.

• Balance- the ability to remain stable even

when moving.

• Coordination- the ability to use vision, touch

and muscle sense.

• Power- simply define as the ability to

release maximum strength.

• Reaction time- the amount of time it takes Standing long-jump

to make a physical response once you see the The Standing long jump, also called the
Broad Jump, is a common and easy to
need to take an action.
administer test of explosive leg power.
• Speed- the rate at which one covers Purpose: to measure the explosive power
distance in a short period of time. of the legs. Equipment required: tape
measure to measure distance jumped, non-
Health-related Fitness Components slip floor for takeoff, and soft landing area
preferred.
• Cardiovascular fitness- from the word
cardio means hearth, the ability to exercise at
an elevated hearth rate for a designated time
while supplying adequate oxygen to the body.
Bent knee curl-up
The bent-knee curlup is a type of crunch
that is a strength exercise for abdominal
muscles. This is a basic crunch for beginner
and intermediate exercisers, although you
can add weight to increase the difficulty of
the exercise. It targets your abdominal
muscles and does not work any other
muscles in your core, such as the low back.

50-meter sprint
he test involves running a single maximum
sprint over 50 meters, with the time
recorded.

Sit & reach

The sit and reach test is a common measure
of flexibility, and specifically measures the
flexibility of the lower back and hamstring
muscles. This test is important as because
tightness in this area is implicated in lumbar
lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back
pain.

Push-up
A push-up is a common exercise beginning
from the prone position and raising and
lowering the body using the arms.
• They are also a common form of
punishment used in the