This document discusses how physical activity can help manage stress. It defines stress and explains how excessive stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by potentially leading to illnesses like heart disease or anxiety. However, research shows that short-term stress can sometimes be beneficial. The document then explains how physical activity promotes the release of endorphins which act as natural painkillers and help reduce stress levels by improving mood, sleep, and self-esteem. Regular exercise through individual, dual, and team sports is recommended as an effective way to decrease tension and manage one's stress.
This document discusses how physical activity can help manage stress. It defines stress and explains how excessive stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by potentially leading to illnesses like heart disease or anxiety. However, research shows that short-term stress can sometimes be beneficial. The document then explains how physical activity promotes the release of endorphins which act as natural painkillers and help reduce stress levels by improving mood, sleep, and self-esteem. Regular exercise through individual, dual, and team sports is recommended as an effective way to decrease tension and manage one's stress.
This document discusses how physical activity can help manage stress. It defines stress and explains how excessive stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by potentially leading to illnesses like heart disease or anxiety. However, research shows that short-term stress can sometimes be beneficial. The document then explains how physical activity promotes the release of endorphins which act as natural painkillers and help reduce stress levels by improving mood, sleep, and self-esteem. Regular exercise through individual, dual, and team sports is recommended as an effective way to decrease tension and manage one's stress.
This document discusses how physical activity can help manage stress. It defines stress and explains how excessive stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by potentially leading to illnesses like heart disease or anxiety. However, research shows that short-term stress can sometimes be beneficial. The document then explains how physical activity promotes the release of endorphins which act as natural painkillers and help reduce stress levels by improving mood, sleep, and self-esteem. Regular exercise through individual, dual, and team sports is recommended as an effective way to decrease tension and manage one's stress.
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Health Optimizing Physical
Education H.O.P.E 2
The Role of Physical Activity
in Managing One’s Stress Directions: Identify the concept being asked in each statement. Choose and write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1.Which of the following refers to the feeling of being under abnormal
pressure? A. Anxiety B. Nervousness C. Problem D. Stress
2.Which of the following is NOT stressful aspect of life?
A.an argument with your family B.engaging in physical activities C.existing financial worries. D. increased workload 3. Research has shown that stress can sometimes be positive. It can make you more alert and help you perform better in certain situations. Which best describes the statement? A.False B. True C. No connection D. Partly yes 4. To which of the following does excessive or prolonged stress contribute to? A.Composed B. feeling relax C. illness D.self-motivated 5 What is a sports that can be played alone without team mates? A.Dual B. Individual C. Group D.Team 6. Which of the following help reduce stress? A.Participating in physical activities B. Managing an event C.Solving a personal problem D. None of the above 7. Which of the following is promoted by engaging in an active physical activity? A.Active life style B. Good health C.Socialization D.All of the above
8. What is a sports that is played by two people opposing each
other? B.Dual B. Individual C. Single D.Team 9. What is the process of making arrangements or preparations for an event or activity in a systematic way, especially on a large scale? C.Anti- Smoking Campaign B. Camping C. Organize D. Plan 10. What is the capacity of individual to perform daily task effectively without undue fatigue? A. Aerobics ExerciseB. Physical fitness C. Physical education D. Sports For numbers 11-20. Classify the following physical activities into Moderate Physical Activities or Vigorous Physical Activities. Write MPA for moderate physical activities and write VPA for vigorous physical activities
11. Jumping Rope 16. ____Playing friendly
basketball 12. Walking briskly 17. ______Hiking uphill with backpack 13. Biking slowly 18. ____Ballroom dancing 14. Race Walking 19. ____General Gardening 15. Competitive basketball 20. ____Running Managing One’s Stress through Individual, Dual and Team Sports STRESS When people hear the word stress, they react differently. Some people keep on saying that they feel stressed out. STRESS • Stress is a feeling of being under abnormal pressure. This pressure can come from different aspects of your day to day life. Such as an increased workload, a transitional period, an argument you have with your family or new and existing financial worries. You may find that it has a cumulative effect, with each stressor building on top of one another. During these situations, you may feel threatened or upset and your body might create a stress response. This can cause a variety of physical symptoms, change the way you behave, and lead you to experience more intense emotions. Stress affects us in a number of ways, both physically and emotionally, and in varying intensities. Research has shown that stress can sometimes be positive. It can make you more alert and help you perform better in certain situations. However, stress has only been found to be beneficial if it is short-lived. Excessive or prolonged stress can contribute to illness such as heart disease and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Some common symptoms of stress include sleeping problems, sweating or a change in appetite. Symptoms like these are triggered by a rush of stress hormones in your body which, when released, allow you to deal with pressures or threats. This is known as the 'fight or flight' response. When stress affects the brain, with its many nerve connections, the rest of the body feels the impact as well. So, it is logical to say that if your body feels better, so does your mind. Exercise and any physical activity produce endorphins chemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers and also improve the ability to sleep, which in turn reduces stress. Meditation, acupuncture, massage therapy, even breathing deeply can cause your body to produce endorphins. And conventional wisdom holds that a workout of low to moderate intensity makes you feel energized and healthy. Scientists have found that regular participation in aerobic exercise has been shown to decrease overall levels of tension, elevate and stabilize mood, improve sleep, and improve self-esteem. Even five minutes of aerobic exercise can stimulate anti-anxiety effects.