Last Na PE Flashcards
Recreational, from the term “Recreation”, is an activity done for enjoyment when one is not working. It refers to the time spent in an activity one loves to engage in, with intent to feel refreshed. Recreational Activities help you to take a break from monotony and diversion from the daily routine.
Recreational Activities
These are the usual recreational activities that your club friends, company or organizations usually planned for. Usually, this type of recreational activity promotes social interaction, team building or just a social gathering.
Club Recreational Activities -
Playing video games, computer games, internet surfing, sightseeing and others are the usual amusement activities that we are always doing. Tourism, partying, shopping, visiting parks, museums and visiting historical places are the means of recreational activity for some.
Recreation for Amusement
Singing, listening to music, dancing, and watching movies, these activities are also a type of recreational activities. Whatever that we like doing like a hobby or things we do for relaxation are also a form of recreational activity. As we have mentioned earlier, engaging in something that we love is surely a recreation.
Diversion through Entertainment -
Sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, baseball, lawn tennis, and others are good recreational activities to do. It is a recreational activity, and it would also help your body as these sports are also a good way of exercising. As we all know, exercise is good for our body especially if we are stress and overworked in our daily routines.
Sports Recreational Activities
COMPETITIVE OUTDOOR SPORTS
Football
Rugby
Soccer
Basketball
Swimming
Marathon
Track and Field
Water Polo
Softball
INDIVIDUAL OUTDOOR SPORTS
Kayaking
Canyoning
Climbing
Fishing
Hunting
Skydiving
Bungee Jumping
Base Jumping
Paragliding
Free Running
TEAM OUTDOOR SPORTS
Soccer
Football
It requires great physical strength, perseverance, determination, a positive attitude, and a burning desire to excel.
,Individual Water Sports
Type of Recreational Activities - Adventure takes form in biking, hiking, mountaineering, aquatic activities, bungee jumping, trekking and others. Sure, if you are brave enough to do these things. It would also give you an opportunity to see the beauty of nature.
,Adventure Type of Recreational Activities
TYPES OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
Competitive Water
Sports
Individual Water Sports
Team Water Sports
Recreational Water Sports
are World Championship, Olympics and many other renowned competitions that test athletes in different sports.
Competitive Water Sports -
One of the most popular water sports. Is a sport that tests your stamina.
Swimming
is riding a surfboard on the forward face of a wave. Which mostly carries you towards the shore.
Surfing
The radical technique of surfing, combined with sailing know how to skill is what windsurfing is all about. Windsurfers must move with the waves to control the board and at the same time manage the sail according to waves.
Windsurfing
Basically, racing over a body of water on a one-man craft machine. Competitive racing is also done between 10-20 racers over a set course.
Jet Skiing
This sport is partially inspired by snowboarding and is often performed in smaller water bodies like lakes.
Wakeboarding
An individual uses 2 skis or a single ski to ski mob glide along the surface of water and is pulled along with the high-speed powerboat with the help of a ski cable or rope.
Waterskiing
It is a type of race that popularly involves swimming, cycling, and running various distances in immediate succession.
Triathlon
Use a small surfboard or wakeboard which is pulled by a kite.
Kitesurfing
The divers jump off cliffs or rocks in fresh water or salt water.
Cliff Diving
It is a surface water sport. The surfer rides a body board on a wave that carries him towards the shore. (MIKE STEWART)
Body Boarding
This water sports can be a lazy,
relaxed activity or a frenzied and highly competitive sport. The species and quantity of catch required depend on competition rules and the area of fishing.
Fishing
TYPES OF FISHING
Big Games Fishing to Fly Fishing
Deep Sea Fishing
- It involves teamwork, synchronization of movements, balance, energy, and a joint effort to succeed and win.
,Team Water Sports
This sport is very energetic and involves a full body workout, as players must swim. It is a very old Olympic event as well.
Water Polo
An inflatable raft must be maneuvered over rather rough or dangerous water by a team of around 4-12 people.
Rafting
is a sport in which athletes compete in boats on rivers, lakes, or the ocean, depending on the type of rac
Rowing
This water sport can be done solo or synchronized, where 2 divers must mimic or perform opposite diving forms, while diving simultaneously. It is a very popular and intensely competitive Olympic event.
Synchronized Diving
A combination of swimming, gymnastics and dance synchronized swimming is performing elegant, synchronized moves in the water with music played in the background.
Synchronized Swimming
Travelling over water in a vessel or vehicle that has sail can be termed sailing.
Sailing
- It is a part of the Olympics and is one of the fastest growing outdoor activities. This water sports where small boat called a KAYAK is used to move across water, can be done
Kayaking
done in a small boat called CANOE which is pointed at both ends. It can be done individually or with a group of people in rivers, lakes, or even water sparks.
Canoeing
These powerboats reach speed high enough to get your adrenaline pumping and enjoy the thrills of a race. Powerboating is a fun and enjoyable ride.
Powerboating
- is sailing or boating on a vessel called YACHT. It is designed to sail fast and is hence used widely for racing.
Yachting
It is a form of exercise where aerobics are performed in shallow water.
Water Aerobics -
It is training your body for long spells underwater without the use of any diving equipment.
Free Diving -
- It is a type of underwater diving using a scuba set that generally consists of an air hose, mouthpiece, regulator, harness, back plate, and an air tank to breath underwater.
Scuba Diving
