Characteristics And Benefits Of Leisure And Recreation + Fitness and a healthy active lifestyle Flashcards
What are the two types of leisure and why are they good?
Active - help maintain good health
Passive - relaxing
What is leisure and recreation?
Time available when you can choose what to do purely for enjoyment. Time away from the compulsory such as work and school
What is intrinsic and extrinsic?
Intrinsic is participating for your health
Extrinsic is participating for rewards such as praise or money
What factors influence choice in recreation? (CLAP)
Cost
Location (available activities due to climate ect.)
Age
Provision (availability in specific area of living)
What are outdoor adventurous activities?
Seen as challenging and take place in natural environments
Orienteering, kayaking, rock climbing
Schools often deliver this in the curriculum so children learn life skills and attributes
Examples of life sports are?
Swimming and table tennis
An example of how a non-life sport can be adapted into a life sport?
Football can be walking football to reduce collisions and speed of playing, meaning the elderly can participate
What is health?
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is fitness?
The ability of the body to meet daily demands made upon it from the activities undertaken, without experiencing discomfort
How can our health be negatively effected?
Drugs Poor diet Low activity levels Poor hygiene and stress level management Destructive relationships
Examples of how you can adopt a healthy active lifestyle?
Have a healthy active job
Walk or cycle to work
Participating in physical recreation
How can a healthy active life style benefit you in the long term?
Better physique and less injury prone
Improvement of components of fitness
Lowers risk of physical and mental health issues
Improves sleeping patterns
How can a healthy active lifestyle benefit you in the short term?
Increase: heart rate, blood pressure and flow, body temperature, sweat production
What are the physical related components of fitness?
Power Strength (static, explosive, dynamic) Speed Cardiovascular endurance Muscular endurance Flexibility
What are the skill related components of fitness?
Co-ordination Reaction time Agility Balance Timing
What is power?
Maximum speed and strength