Outdoor Recreational Activity Flashcards
latin word for recreation, which means?
recreare, refreshed
depend on one’s interest, pursuits, and needs which may be reflective of one’s beliefs and level of gratification.
Recreational activities
space outside an enclosed area. It includes the natural environment and resources which comprises the land, water, wildlife, vegetation, open space, and scenery.
Outdoor
Different land outdoor recreational activities
Mountaineering
Hiking
Camping
Picnic
Bird watching
Mountain biking
Rock climbing
Different outdoor water recreational activities
Snorkelimg
scuba diving
Surfing
Canoeing
Sailing
Kayaking
Fishing
Bamboo rafting
Different outdoor air recreational activities
Pragliding
Parasailing
Skydiving
What are the benefits of outdoor recreational activities?
Physical Health Benefits
Physcho-Emotional Benefits
Social Benefits
Spiritual Benefits
Being outdoors prevents a person from having a sedentary life. It allows people to move, whether by walking, running, swimming, biking, paddling, etc. It gets their hearts pumping and their bigger muscles at work.
Such movements expend their energy, promote cardiovascular and muscular fitness, and improve the function of the immune system
Physical Benefits
Spending time outdoors also shows one to meet and interact with others who share the same passion for outdoor recreation. Participating in a team will help form lasting friendship and develop a community
Social Benefits
Engaging in outdoor recreational activities helps people to rest, relax, de-stress or unwind, and feel revitalized
Being outdoors also improves our self-esteem, confidence, and creativity.
Psycho-Emotional Benefits
Positive outdoor
experiences can stir up spiritual values. Being one with the nature brings certain calmness within a person. It
strengthens an individual as it heals, rejuvenates and soothes the body and soul.
Spiritual Benefits
set of universal outdoor ethics that guides one in the activities to do with nature. It also provides the framework for making decisions in outdoor recreation
“Leave No Trace Seven Principles”
interaction between man and nature
outdoor recreation
Seven principles of LNT
• Plan ahead and prepare.
• Travel and camp on durable surfaces
• Dispose of waste properly
• Leave what you find
• Minimize campfire impacts
• Respect the wildlife
• Be considerate of other visitors
Before going to a place, check if your planned activity Is permitted. Make sure to know the rules, guidelines, and
safety procedures they have set. Some places require certain permits or clearances
• Make sure you have the needed equipment for your activity and the skills needed to undertake the activity.
• Plan how to cope in case emergency arises.
• Check the weather forecast and be prepared for changing weather conditions
• Learn when areas are most crowded and try to avoid those times
• To minimize environmental impact and for safety reasons, keep group numbers small.
• Repack food to minimize ways.
• When trekking, maps and compass must be used to avoid markings or leaving of marks on rocks and the lake
Plan ahead and prepare
• Walk, run, bike, or camp on durable surfaces like established tracks, rocks, gravel, and dry grasses.
• Avoid walking on soft surfaces like soft plants. You might be trampling on a young tree and this will cause vegetation damage.
• Used existing trails or campsites, no need to build a new campsite that will alter the environment.
• To avoid erosion, walk in single file in the middle of the trail
• Avoid places where impacts are just beginning to show.
• When camping, keep the campsite small and discreet.
• Camp at least 200 feet from lakes and rivers to protect the waters.
Travel and camp on durable surfaces
means everything you brought should be brought back with you including left over food or fruit peel.
Nothing should be left.
“pack it in, pack it out”, Dispose waste properly
• Examine archaeological structures, old walls, and other heritage artifacts but do not touch nor leave marks on them
• Leave nature as you found them. Do not take any plants, rocks, or marine animal with you
• Avoid introducing non-native plants and animals
• Do not build structures, furniture, or dig trenches
Leave what you find
• Use lightweight stove for cooking; campfires can cause lasting impacts.
• If fires are permitted, use fire rings or mound fires that are already set-up.
• Keep fires small and use only sticks from the ground than can be broken by hand.
• No burning of plastics or other substances that emit toxic fumes.
• Burn all wood to ash and makes sure fires are completely out.
Scatter the coal ash
Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Observe wild animals from a distance and they should be avoided during sensitive, times such as mating, nesting, or raising the young
• Do not feed wild animals or birds as it is not their natural food. The food might damage their health or alter their natural behaviors and even expose them to predators
• Protect wildlife and protect your food as well by storing and securing the trash well
• In case you decide to bring our pets along, Make sure it is allowed and you can control them. Otherwise, do not bring them with you.
Respect wildlife
• Respect people who live and work in the countryside
• Respect other visitors and let them have a momentous experience as well
• Allow the sound of nature to prevail, not to your noise or your radio
• Be courteous; yield to others on a trail
• Camp away from trails and other visitors
Be considerate of other visitors
A day can be divided into three parts according to Clayne R. Jensen (2006):
Existence time
Subsistence time
Free time
time spent for biological needs
Existence time
time spent for economic purposes
Subsistence time
all time remaining after
Free time
