PEH 4 Flashcards
Derived from the latin word “recreare” which means to be refreshed
Recreation
Activity intended for relaxation, pleasure, and enjoyment
Recreation
( Different Types of Recreation) - refers to activities in which you need to participate directly or you are required to do the task.
Active Recreation
Activities that require not much of your energy, or those that only require you to observe.
Passive Recreation
A space outside an enclosed area, includes the natural environment and resources which comprises the land, water, open space, and scenery.
Outdoor
Are pursuits undertaken during free time, separate from work or obligatory tasks.
Leisure Activities
(Classifications of Recreational Activities) - People spend their time watching the event and derive enjoyment from it.
Spectator Type
(Classifications of Recreational Activities) - People do not gain enjoyment merely by watching; they do so by joining the activity
Participant Type
Benefits of Outdoor Activities
• Physical Benefits
• Psycho-emotional Benefits
• Social Benefits
• Economic Benefits
• Spiritual Benefits
Physical Benefits
Student of all ability level can develop a range
skills in the rates.
Students can improve stamen, functional
capacity and local muscular endurance without
under strain on the joints.
Students will have the opportunity to develop a
range of skills which can be used throughout
their living.
Psycho-Emotional Benefits
An appreciation of personal success
An improved self-trust and independence
Can enhance feeling of well-being
An opportunity to experience risks and
challenged
Improves self-esteem, confidence and creativity.
Social Benefits
Be enjoyed with family and friends
Develop a rates of safety in or near rates
Provide opportunities, to shape
responsibilities and cooperate with others
Become involved in competition
appropriate levels
Economic Benefits
Developed a relaxed body and mined to
be more productive
Rewarding to local folks as ecotourism
in the country created jobs and other
economic activities which contribute to
economic
Spiritual Benefits
Develop positive outdoor experience for
spiritual values
Bring calmness within
Strengthens an individual as it heals,
rejuvenates, and soothes the body and
soul
(Leave no trace
7 principles)
1.Know the regulations and
special concern for the area you’ll visit
2.
Prepare for extreme Hazard, Weather
and Emergencies
3.
Schedule your trip to avoid times of
high use
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 or pasture and this will cause vegetation damage.
• Use 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
TRAVEL AND CAMP ON
DURABLES SURFACES
01 PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT
02 DIG A HOLE
PACK OUT TOILET
PAPER AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS
03
DISHES SHOULD BE WASHED 200 FEET AWAY FROM STREAM
Dispose Waste Properly
• LOOK AND ENJOY WHAT YOU SEE
• GOOD CAMPSITES
ARE FOUND NOT
MADE
• LEAVE NATURE AS YOU FOUND THEM
• AVOID INTRODUCING NON-NATIVE PLANTS OR ANIMALS
Leave what you find
• Use lightweight stoves
• Use existing fire rings in a well placed campsite
• Leave no Trace fires are small and burnt down to ashes
• LNT fires do not leave scorched rock or dead earth
• Be certain all wood and campfire debris is out
Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Observe wild life from a far
• Give animals a wide berth
• Store food securely and
out of reach
• Never Feed the wild life
RESPECT WILD LIFE
• Travel and camp in small groups
• Let nature’s sound prevail
• Select campsites away from other groups
• Always travel and camp quietly
• Use clothing and gear colors that blend in with environment
• Respect private property and leave gates as found
- Be considerate of other visitors
May be done in water such as
swimming and snorkeling, on water
(surface water) such as surfing and
whitewater rafting and under water such
as scuba diving.
Aquatics
Is an individual or team racing
sport that requires the use of one’s entire
body to move through water.
Swimming
has a certain unique attraction to people of all ages. Children
love to engage in water to play, while
adults alike would get lured to take a dip
at the sight of a pool or the beach.
Water or Aqua
physical therapy that
takes place in a pool or other aquatic
environment under the supervision of a trained healthcare professional
Aquatic Therapy
Is not habitat, but most of people are able
to float in it.
Water
It’s all about timing with this basic swimming technique. The body moves up and down while the swimmer coasts through the water.
Breaststroke Technique
Combines arm and leg movements that push a swimmer through the water
Backstroke Technique
Is one of the easiest stroke to master. Alternate arms moves in a windmill pattern
The Crawl or Freestyle Technique
Is one of the most difficult swimming strokes. This relies on precision timing. Plus, arm strength is a definite benefit for successfully swimming this stroke
Butterfly Stroke
Keep water and chlorine out of swimmers eyes
goggles
Keeps the swimmers hair out of the away and reduce drag
Swim Cap
Are used to help keep faster, but are illegal in a race. They also improve technique by keeping the feet in the proper position while kicking.
Swim Fins
The swimmers use this to reduce resistance
Drag suit
Swimmers use this plastic devices to build arm and shoulder strength and refine pulling technique, these are attached to the hand with rubber tubing or elastic material.
Hand Paddles
A foam board that swimmer use to support weight of the upper body while they focus on kicking, help build leg muscles
Kick Board
Open used at the same time as hand paddles. This support swimmers legs and prevents them from kicking while focus on pulling.
Pull Buoy
Improving balance will minimize the needs for kick to provide an upward, instead of forward vector and in some cases completely corrects the kick
Ankle Bands
A plastic device that helps swimmers breathe while swimming. The piece of equipment helps the swimmer practice keeping his/her head in one position.
Snorkel
A beeping clap attached to a swimmers cap or goggles helps them maintain a certain arm tempo or speed. As each beep is heard, their next strokes should be taken.
Tempo Trainer
A type of rubber fins, these are cut off fins with holes in the bottom. They help make the swimmer kick faster, but at the cost of working harder.
Zoomer
This covers the skin for modesty.
Swimsuit
Helps swimmer to breath properly
Bubbling
This happens before begins, between strokes, after flip turn or end of a lap.
Glide
Can help them stay calm, lie back and breathe freely until they are moved to a shallow area of the pool .
Floating
The knees are raised to the chest and encircled by the arms. In waist-deep water take a deep breath.
Tuck, Mushroom or Turtle Float
Holding the ankles with the hand in waist-deep water, take a deep breath.
Jelly Fish Float
Lying on the prone (Face down in the water) position with minimal leg movement and staying afloat with the natural buoyancy.
Survival, Dead’s Man or Starfish float
A floating position on one’s back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.
Back Float
One of the best but simple ways to see, discover and appreciate the intriguing underwater life
Snorkeling
History of Snorkeling
Hallow Reed, Tortoise Shell, Webbed Gloves, Wooden Paddles, Modern Fins
Serves as the viewing device in appreciating the world beneath the water
Mask
A piece of equipment that makes it possible to breath at the surface while the face is submerged in water
Snorkel
Small and inflatable which provide more buoyance while floating on water
SNORKEL VEST
To protect skin from the heat of the sun. Provides jelly fish sting protection.
Skin Protection / Rash Guard
Prevents the mask from fogging up
Defogger
An activity involves in paddling with a single bladed paddle
Canoeing
A low to the water, canoe like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle.
Kayaking
