PE Flashcards
The activities that you voluntarily participate in during your time.
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
refers to activities done during leisure time but at a sedentary position Less phyically active (passive that you don’t need to exert extra effort andd energy
PASSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTVITY
requires one to extend energy while performing these activities. Physically active that requires you too burn extra calories.
ACTIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
- water has special characteristics that provide a unique environment for activities and good.workout
AQUATICS
these characteristics include _, _ and _
BUOYANCY
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
ENHANCE COOLING
It is the upward force of the water on an object.
BUOYANCY
the pressure exerted by the water at equilibrium due to the force of gravity
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
transfers heat away from the body much quickly that air given in the same time.
ENHANCE COOLING
can either be individual or team based. There are World Championships, Olympics, and many other renowned competitions that test athletes in diverse types of sports.
COMPETITIVE WATER SPORTS
is a fun activity that involves moving through water in a small water vessel with the aid of a double-bladed paddle
KAYAKING
It is a water sport in which the rider, standing on a wakeboard, is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers.
WAKEBOARDING
also known as Octopush, is a limited-contact sport in which two groups battle to propel a hockey over the bottom of a pool area into the rival goal area.
UNDERWATER HOCKEY
A _ is a form of race in which competitors swim, cycle, and run varying distances in rapid succession
TRIATHLON
is a fun-filled, adrenaline-pumping, water sports activity. Teams compete in Dragon Boats, which are large canoe-like vessels fitted with ornately carved dragon’s heads and tails. It is a modern international watersport that originated in China
DRAGON BOAT RACING
is an extreme sport where the kiter uses the wind power with a large power kite to be pulled on a water, land, or snow surface.
KITESURFING
is also known as skimming. It is generally done in lakes and rivers, as opposed to surfing, which is normally done in the sea or ocean,
SKIMBOARDING
is an old athletic activity with the current appeal of all extreme sports in which gravity plays a key role
CLIFF DIVING
is the sport of riding waves in an upright or prone position. Surfers catch the ocean, river, or artificial waves and glide across the water’s surface until the wave breaks and lose its energy.
SURFING
In recreation and sports, _ is the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body.
SWIMMING
often known as barefooting, is when you only use your feet to ski on the water. In this sport, balance is vital.
BAREFOOT WATER SKIING
also called sport fishing or game fishing, is fishing for leisure, exercise, or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is professional fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, fishing for survival and livelihood.
RECREATIONAL FISHING
It is a sort of underwater diving that involves breathing underwater with a scuba apparatus, which typically includes an air hose, mouthpiece, regulator, harness, backplate, and an air tank.
SCUBA DIVING
is an ancient method of catching fish with pointed sticks
SPEARFISHING
is the process of photographing while submerged in water. It is commonly done while scuba diving, although it may also be done while snorkeling, swimming. from a submersible or remotely operated underwater vehicle, or through automated cameras lowered from the surface.
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
is a type of exercise that involves doing aerobics in shallow water.
WATER AEROBICS
involves swimming with a diving mask, fins, and a hollow tube called a snorkel on the surface or through water (a pipe that helps you breathe underwater).
SNORKELING
is an activity that involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.
CANOEING
is a recreational kiting activity where a person or multiple people are towed behind a vehicle while attached to a specially designed canopy wing that resembles a parachute. known as a parasail wing.
PARASAILING
is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as “sailboarding” and “boardsailing” and emerged in the late 1960s from California’s aerospace and surf culture
WINDSURFING
sport played in a swimming pool by teams of seven with a buoyant ball resembling an association football or soccer ball
WATER POLO
A sport or activity of diving underwater without the use of breathing apparatus, especially in deep water.
FREEDIVING
is the leisurely activity of traveling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such as rowing and paddle boats), focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing
BOATING
is an extreme water sport in which athletes compete using equipment called flyboards.
FLYBOARDING
