PE !! Flashcards
moved in order to satisfy a felt need or a necessity. He had to satisfy his hunger and so he had to search for food. This he did by hunting wild animals in the forests or by fishing along the rivers and streams
Primitive Society
Primitive man
Physical activities were not organized. His motives for physical activity were mainly to search food and to protect himself from his enemies
Primative Society
primitive man
In _____ the main objective of physical education was to contribute to a strong and powerful army.
Physical Education in Greece
Sparta
In _____ the main objective of physical education was to contribute to a strong and powerful army.
Physical Education in Greece
Sparta
Only the strong and vigorous babies were allowed to live in this military state. Any newborn infant when found weak or defective was left to die on Mount _______.
Physical Education in Greece
Taygetus
Physical activities consisted of wrestling, jumping, running, throwing the discus and the javelin, horseback riding, hunting and marching among others.
Physical Education in Greece
recognized the use of physical education as an aid to medicine as early as the fifth century.
Herodotus
Physical education is a part of hygiene and subordinate to medicine
Galen
proclaimed the law of use and disuse of the parts of the body; the parts of the body are strengthened through use, and disuse results in muscle atrophy or weakness.
Hippocrates
gave emphasis on the importance of physical education in attaining health in order to achieve oneโs purposes in life. Grave mistakes caused by poor decisions can be a result of poor health.
Socrates
considered gymnastics and music as the two most important subjects in curriculum.
Plato
recognized the close interrelationship of the body and soul, and that mental faculties can be affected by poor health. He also prescribed progression of exercises; excessive or deficient exercises can result in harm to the body.
Aristotle
physical education as important in terms of the military and that essential to success in life is soundness of mind and body.
Xenophon
this determines oneโs health fitness based from weight and height results.
Body Mass Index
this is the relative percentage of body fat compared to lean body mass.
Body Composition