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LEGAL BASES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Article 1 of the International Charter of Physical Education and Sports, UNSECO,
Paris, 1978 and Recommendation 1, Interdisciplinary Regional Meeting of Experts
on Physical Education, UNESCO, Brisbane Australia, 1982. States that:
“The practice of Physical Education and Sports is a fundamental right for all..”
“And this right should not be treated as different in principle from the right to
adequate food, shelter and medical care.”
Article XIV, section 19, 1986 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines”-
“The State shall promote Physical Education and encourage sports programs,
league competitions, and amateur sports including training for international
competition to foster self-discipline, teamwork and excellence for the development
of
a healthy and alert citizenry.”
“All educational institutions shall undertake regular sports activities throughout
the country and in cooperation with athletic club and other sectors.”
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Health by the World Health Organization as a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It includes
aging well, longevity, quality of life, freedom from pain etc.
Fitness, on the other hand, is defined as a set of attributes that people have or
achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity. Fitness is made up of
many components, and the following factors need to be considered when discussing
fitness levels:
1. Endurance (Cardiovascular and Cardio-Respiratory): This is your body’s
ability to use and deliver oxygen to your body.
2. Stamina (Muscular Endurance): This is your body’s ability to store, process,
and use energy.
3. Strength: This is the ability of your muscles or a muscular unit to apply force.
4. Flexibility: The ability to maximize the range of motion of a joint.
5. Power: The ability of your muscles to maximize their force in a minimum
amount of time.
6. Speed: The ability to minimize the amount of time it takes you to accomplish
a task or movement.
7. Coordination: The ability to combine several different movement patterns in
a single distinct movement.
8. Accuracy: The ability to control a movement in a given direction or intensity.
9. Agility: The ability to minimize the time going from one movement to another.
10. Balance: The ability to control the center of gravity of your body in relation to
your support base.
Fitness involves activity of some sort that stimulates various systems of the body
and
maintains a certain condition within the body. Health, on the other hand, involves
every system of the body and is only achieved through a lifestyle that supports
health.
HEALTH RELATED COMPONENTS
1. Cardio-respiratory endurance – the ability of the heart and lungs to function
efficiently and effectively over a prolonged period of time.
2. Muscular strength – the ability of muscle group to contract against a resistance.
3. Muscular endurance – the ability to continue selected muscle group movements
for a prolonged period of time. Examples would be cycling, step machines and
elliptical machines.
4. Flexibility – the functional capacity of a joint to move through a normal range of
motion. The muscular system is also involved.
5. Body composition – one of the newer attributes in physical fitness components.
It refers to the relative distribution of lean and fact body tissues.
SKILL-RELATED FITNESS
1. Balance – it involves vision, reflexes, and skeletal muscular system which
provides the maintenance of equilibrium.
2. Coordination – it is the ability to integrate the senses with muscles so as to
produce accurate, smooth and harmonious body movement.
3. Agility – it is the capacity to change the direction of the body quickly and
effectively.
4. Speed – it is the ability to move one’s body from one point to another in ashorted
possible time.
5. Power – power is sometimes confused with strength. Speed of contraction,
likewise, is the basic ingredient which, when combine with strength, providesan
explosive type of movement.
6. Reaction time – the time required to respond or initiate a movement as result of
a given stimulus.
BENEFITS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
♥ LOOKING GOOD – regular physical activity is a healthy lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle
such as proper nutrition, good posture and good body mechanics can help you look
at your best.
♥ FEELING GOOD - people who engage in regular physical activity feel better. You
can resist fatigue, less likely to be injured and are capable of working more
efficiently.
♥ ENJOYING LIFE – life is more enjoyable when you engage in regular physical
activity that results in physical fitness as the key to be able to do more of the things
you want to do.
♥ MEETING EMERGENCIES – fit and active person has the capacity to help or to
assist other people when they needed some help
BODY MASS INDEX
It is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height. It is
more of an
indicator than a direct measurement of a person’s total body fat. As the BMI score
increases, so does the person’s total body fat increases.
How to calculate Body Mass Index? Body Mass Index is a simple calculation using a
person's height and weight. The formula is BMI = kg/m2
