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2. The focus of PATH is on total body wellness, including your mental and spiritual wellness, with the
idea that change can be created in anyone’s life with the proper support.
- PATH focuses on total body wellness, mental wellness, spiritual wellness, with the idea that
change can be created in anyone’s life with the proper support.
- It’s not only free from diseases but includes physical fitness.
" Emotional Development - The informal nature of physical education activities offers opportunities
for the development of a high level of self-esteem and ability to cope with routine stresses of daily
living.
- It’s the informal nature that offers opportunities to develop high level self-esteem and ability to
manage stress in a daily basis.
" Mental Development - Through participation in physical education activities, the individual
develops his mental capacities as he learns the principles, rules and strategies of games and sports.
- Develops his mental capacities as he learns the principles, rules, and strategies of the games and
sports.
4. WHAT IS FITNESS?
Fitness involves activity of some sort that stimulates various systems of the body and maintains a
certain condition within the body.
- It involves activity to stimulate various systems of the body and maintain a certain condition
within the body.
1920- Physical Education was made a required subjects in the curriculum of public schools.
1937- Physical Education was made curricular subject in the secondary school curriculum.
1969- The school of Physical Education and School Sports Act of 1969. A program of activities
included among others;
1. A program of health education and nutrition,
2. A program of physical fitness for all pupils,
3. A program of competitive athletics,
4. A program of intramurals and inter-unit athletic competition within schools, district and
provinces
5. An annual athletic competition within and among regions
1982- MAPE was introduced and learning area involves music. arts, and physical education
to promote self-discipline. discipline, teamwork and excellence for the development of a healthy
and lucid population."
Article 1 of the International Charter of Physical Education and Sports, UNSECO, Paris, 1978
and Recommendation 1, Interdisciplinary Regional Meeting of Experts in Physical Education,
UNESCO, Brisbane Australia, 1982. States that: "The practice of Physical Education and Sports is
a fundamental right for all.." "And this right should not be treated as different in principle from
the right to adequate food, shelter and medical care”
Article XIV, section 19, 1986 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
"The State shall promote Physical Education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and
amateur sports including training for international competition to foster self-discipline, teamwork and
excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry."
"All educational institutions shall undertake regular sports activities throughout the country and in
cooperation with athletic club and other sectors".
Philippines Republic Act No. 5708 Congress of the Philippines 21 June 1969 Be it enacted by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
An Act Providing for the Promotion and Financing of an Integrated Physical Education and
Sports Development Program for the Schools
PHYSICAL FITNESS
- is the ability to perform one’s daily task efficiently without undue fatigue but with extra
“reserve” in case of emergency.
There are three important aspects that an individual must be able to meet in order to be
considered physically fit.
1. Perform one's daily tasks without getting too tired before the end of the day.
1. Endurance (Cardiovascular and Cardio-Respiratory): This is your body’s ability to use and
deliver oxygen to your body. The ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long
period of time. - It’s the ability to use and deliver oxygen to your body and the ability to remain
active for a long period of time. e.g., plank
2. Stamina (Muscular Endurance): This is your body’s ability to store, process, and use energy. - the
ability to store, process, and use energy. e.g., push-up
3. Strength: This is the ability of your muscles or a muscular unit to apply force. - The ability of your
muscles or a muscular unit to apply force. e.g., weightlifting
5. Power: The ability of your muscles to maximize their force in a minimum amount of
time. (Combination of strength and speed) (super science char) e.g., jumping exercises
6. Speed: The ability to minimize the amount of time it takes you to accomplish a task or
playing badminton
9. Agility: The ability to minimize the time going from one movement to another. e.g.,
playing badminton
10. Balance: The ability to control the center of gravity of your body in relation to your
- Improve the ability to avoid and recover from illnesses and accidents IAARIA
- Improve posture and appearance by strengthening muscles that support the body; IPASMSB
2. Muscular strength – the ability of muscle group to contract against a resistance. Examples would
be the bench press, leg press or bicep curl. The push up test is most often used to test muscular strength.
3. Muscular endurance – the ability to continue selected muscle group movements for a prolonged
period of time. Examples would be cycling, step machines and elliptical machines. The sit up test is most
often used to test muscular endurance
4. Flexibility – the ability to functional capacity of a joint to move through a normal range of
motion. The muscular system is also involved. Examples would be stretching individual muscles or the
ability to perform certain functional movements such as the lunge. The sit and reach test are most often
used to test flexibility.
5. Body composition – one of the newer attributes in physical fitness components. It refers to the
relative distribution of lean and fact body tissues. It is the amount of fat mass compared to lean muscle
mass, bone and organs. This can be measured using underwater weighing, Skinfold readings, and
bioelectrical impedance. Underwater weighing is considered the <gold standard= for body fat
measurement, however because of the size and expense of the equipment needed very few places are
set up to do this kind of measurement. - Used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in
human bodies.
Somatotypes
- is a system of classfying an individual according to the shape of the body
1. Ectomorph body type characterized by a thin, petite figure with a greater surface area to
mass ratio. Relatively small bone size with thin limbs and low muscle mass.
2. Mesomorph body type has a relatively muscular predominance, the bones are usually large
and heavy with massive limbs
3. Endomorph body type is characterized by a relative predominance of soft roundness and
large digestive viscera.
2. Coordination – it is the ability to integrate the senses with muscles to produce accurate, smooth and
harmonious body movement. pashbm
3. Agility – it is the capacity to change the direction of the body quickly and effectively.
4. Speed – it is the ability to move one’s body from one point to another in a short possible time.
5. Power – power is sometimes confused with strength. Speed of contraction, likewise, is the basic
ingredient which, when combined with strength, provides an explosive type of movement.
6. Reaction time – the time required to respond or initiate a movement as a result of a given stimulus.
3. Relieves Low back Pain. A lack of physical activity has been found to be major cause for some
cases of pain in the lower back.
4. Retards Aging Process. Continued participation in regular exercises of the proper amount
and severity is of considerable value in postponing that usually takes place as a person grows
old.
5. Physical Fitness and Ability to Meet Emergencies. A body accustomed to a sedentary
lifestyle can often function less efficiently even when operating with near-maximum exertion.
6. Neuromuscular Skill. The smooth, efficient coordination of the muscular system is improved
as a result of regular participation in physical activity.
7. Relaxation. Overactive minds in underactive bodies often need physical outlets for
accumulated emotional and muscular tensions that seem to be relieved by actions of the
skeletal muscle.
8. Improvement of Personality and Social Skills. Participation in games and sports aids in
improving the personality and in developing desirable social skills.
9. Mental Fitness. Since mental and physical relaxation is often the result of physical activity,
many people consider regular exercise to be of great value in helping natural mental processes
function with efficiency. higher results.
10. General Growth. The physically fit person usually possesses a high degree of general
resistance, which enables him in successfully avoiding minor illness.
" ENDURANCE – is the ability to sustain long continued contractions where a number of muscle groups
are used; the capacity to bear or last long in a certain task without undue fatigue.
" STRENGTH – is the capacity to sustain the application of force without yielding or breaking; the ability
of the muscles to exert efforts against resistance.
" POWER – refers to the ability of the muscles to release maximum force in the shortest period of time.
" FLEXIBILITY – is the quality of plasticity, which gives the ability to do a wide range of movement.
" AGILITY – is the ability of the individual to change direction or position in space with quickness and
lightness of movement while maintaining dynamic balance.
" BALANCE – is the ability to control organic equipment neuro-muscularly; a state of equilibrium.
" SPEED – is the ability to make successive movements of the same kind in the shortest period of time.
" COORDINATION – is the ability to integrate the body parts to produce smooth motion.
6. PHYSICAL WELLNESS
Physical wellness – is the positive state of well-being and capability of an individual to design personal
fitness programs for improving and maintaining optimum levels of health. It is a combination of many
different components (mental, social, emotional, spiritual and physical) that expand one’s potential to
live a quality life, to work effectively and to make a significant contribution to the society. Wellness
reflects how one feels about life as well as one’s ability to function effectively. It is also described as the
positive component of good health. Being physically active can build physical fitness that in turn,
provides you with many health and wellness benefits.
1. Review medical consideration. The PE teacher should identify students who need medical care.
Students should not take the test if not feeling well or suffering from infection.
3. Students should not take heavy meals for two hours before the test.
5. Before taking the test, students must count their pulse rate (at rest). Their initial pulse rate must not
be more than 120 beats per minute.
6. The teacher should teach the students to count pulse rate to monitor intensity of Activity.
- Returns to starting position with the upper back touching the mat or floor before curling up
again "Common Faults:
Runner should be instructed not to slow down before the finish line.
TEST NO. 4 REGULAR PUSH-UPS FOR MALES TEST NO. 5 KNEE PUSH-
UPS FOR FEMALES
" Common Faults:
- When body is not kept straight line from heels and for females the body is not kept straight from
the hamstring
- When the elbows are not fully bent
Do not allow the performer to throw the wooden block across the line.
Allow two trials and record the faster time. Suggestions for the tester:
; To eliminate the necessity of returning the books after each trial, start the runners on alternate side.
; If the testers have stopwatches, it is practicable to have two or more students running at the same time.
"Common Faults:
Finger tips on tape measure are not even, with one hand pushed further than the other
A – Accuracy – Agility
C – Coordination
F – Flexibility – Fitness
M – Mental Development