PE Flashcards
Any activity that takes place during your free time or leisure
recreation
etymology of the word recreation
from the Latin word “recreare” meaning to relaxed, to refresh or to enjoy
importance of recreation in one’s life
- Physical Health
- Mental Health
- Improve quality of life
an importance of recreation where Recreational activities improve one’s health like maintaining lower body percentage, lowering blood and cholesterol
levels, increasing muscular strength, flexibility, muscular
endurance, body composition and cardiovascular endurance
Physical Health
our ability to perform an activity with our heart rate elevated for a certain amount of time
cardiorespiratory endurance
our ability to exert force during an activity
muscular strength
the range of motion around our joints
flexibility/mobility
the ability of our muscles to perform an activity for a period of time without getting fatigue
muscular endurance
the amount of body fat, bones, muscles and other tissues that make up our body
body composition
Health Related Skills
Body Composition, Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Skill Fitness Skills
Balance
Speed
Power
Reaction Time
Agility
Coordination
the ability to maintain our center of mass over our base of support
balance
the smooth flow of movement in the execution of tasks, how well your body works together choreographed to achieve the task
coordination
the time taken to react to an environmental stimulus
reaction
the ability to quickly or precisely move or change your direction without losing your balance
agility