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