Active Recreation Flashcards
Are what people choose to do in their free time
Recreation and leisure
Is any freetime that can be used to pursue personal interest
Leisure time
Is an individual preferred, pleasurable and enjoyable activites in which they can engage during leisure time
Recreation
2 types of recreational activities
Sedentary and Active
5 sedentary activities
Knitting, chess, musical instruments, social networking, computer games
Atleast 5 active activities
Walking, skiing, dancing, bowling, rock climbing, biking, bicycling, boating, rock climbing
Benefits of recreational activities
(Atleast 3)
-Enhances
personal growth
-Helps build self esteemed and
Confidence
-Reduce tension and anxiety
Encourages
The ability of the individual to carry out daily with vigor and alertness without undo fatigue.
Physical fitness
Exercise activities that you do to improve your physical health and stay healthy.
Health-related fitness
Consists of fitness components that are important to succeed in skillful activitie and athletic events and may not be as crucial to improve health
Skill related fitness
Is the ratio of a lean body and fat
Body composition
BMI stands for:
Body mass index
Is the ability to continue training the cardiovascular system for a longer period
Cardiovascular endurance
Is the ability of joints to move through a full range of motion
Flexibility
Is the ability of a muscle to generate force against physical objects. In the fitness world, this typically refers to how much weight you can lift for different strength training exercise.
Muscle strength and endurance