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Physical Education is an integral Physical Education means to have Physical Education is a process
part of education. Physical Activities. through which an individual obtains
optimal, MENTAL, SOCIAL and
EXPLANATION!!! EXPLANATION!!! FITNESS SKILLS.
Ever since you were in From the word PHYSICAL this EXPLANATION!!!
elementary, high school up to your means the program of Physical
college degree Physical Education Education must provide physical MENTAL - using the brain for
is still applied. engagement to the process. This thinking skills, memorization and
will provide good fitness and learning basic skills.
The program is designed to
wellness to one’s body and health. SOCIAL - building relationships,
promote the optimum
development of an individual, PHYSICAL EDUCATION provides through communication,
PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, physical activities from different cooperation and participation.
SOCIALLY and EMOTIONALLY. dances to different kinds of sports FITNESS SKILLS - in a sense of
(Mental, social and physical is in the curriculum. performance it helps our body to be
explained by ravelo, lumpkin &
physically active that our body
eviza)
benefits from to be physical fit.
EMOTIONALLY - because in
physical education you can Examples: When performing Interpretative Dances most of the time these
express ones emotion, specifically are serious performances it can be themed as sadness or in a form of
in performance or activities. prayer, so you need to communicate to the audience the needed emotion to
be felt so that they can relate to the performance.
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PRIMARY AIM OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

KNOWLEDGE - Physical Education provides a wide variety of learning. It enables everyone to have
the basic knowledge, historical backgrounds, concepts and needed information for each activity
provided each lesson. By understanding the rules, concepts and strategies of each lesson.
SKILLS - Physical Education provides discovery of skills and knowing ones strengths and
weaknesses. This gives you a chance to discover yourselves as an individual and to make your
weaknesses into strengths.
CAPACITIES - Physical Education provides opportunity to know what you can do and how you can
improve it in the long run. You can discover different talents that you didn't know that exists within
you.
VALUES - In Physical Education we discover ones character and attitude especially when it comes
to trainings and practices of group activities, performances practicums. You will see who is good
at dancing, choreography, music, costume and etc.
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They also used it for military training.

Greek and romans also used physical education for military training.
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EXPLANATION!!!
In the Philippines, its colonization affects its Physical Education. Because we’ve been
colonize by foreign countries specifically; Spain, Japan and America. These country has
affected our culture and the education we have indigenously. We have adapted their
culture, beliefs and education. These made our Educational Background wide and fruitful.

But we still have our original physical activities that are still taught or naturally learned
with our environment. Some of these are arnis, cockfighting (sabong), folk dances,
traditional games (Laro ng Lahi) such as juego de anillo, sungka, luksong tinik, luksong
baka, siklot, hide and seek (tagu-taguan) kitkit palda, card games, kite flying etc.

Some games we have internationall adopted to foreign countries are: Basketball,

Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball and other more known sport games in the country.
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EXPLANATION:
Physical Activities help our body to maintain its physical needs in order to be physically fit
and have a healthy body. These activities provides health benefits that may result to have
an active and healthy lifestyle.

EXPLANATION:
Participation, Cooperation and Communication is an important skill needed in Physical Edu-
cation Subject, this enables you to make a good performance in the given activity. This also
builds up relationship with your classmates.
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EXPLANATION:
Physical Education provides self expression in terms of the activities or performance of
each student. Depending on the theme of the activity. It also helps to build up self-
confidence and determination.

EXPLANATION:
Physical Education also provides learning for the knowledge given and attached from the
historical backgrounds, basic skills, concepts and terms needed to be learned before
performance. This helps an individual to have a deeper understanding of the lesson.
Memorizing the basic steps, positions, techniques and strategies.