Physical education
activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and
Physical Education, also called Phys Ed, P.E., and Gym
or Gym Class, is a course taken during primary and
secondary education that encourages [psychomotor
learning]] in a play or movement exploration setting. The
term physical education is most commonly used to denote
they have participated in the subject area rather than
studied it."
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound organized in
time. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs
melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts
tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic
qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from
Greek "(art) of the Muses".
The arts
The arts are a broad subdivision of culture, composed of
many expressive disciplines. It is a broader term than "art",
which as a description of a field usually means only the
visual arts[1] (comprising fine art, decorative art,
architecture and crafts). The arts encompasses visual arts,
literature, the performing arts, including music, drama,
film, dance and related media, and by some definitions
other areas such as fashion. A more complete list is given
below. There are many more disciplines that are not listed
above. What are listed above are the major arts.
Health Education
Health education is the profession of educating people
about health. Areas within this profession encompass
environmental health, physical health, social health,
emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health. It
can be defined as the principle by which individuals and
groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to
the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health.
However, as there are multiple definitions of health, there
are also multiple definitions of health education. The Joint
Committee on Health Education and Promotion
Terminology of 2001 defined Health Education as "any
combination of planned learning experiences based on
sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and
communities the opportunity to acquire information and the
skills needed to make quality health decisions." The World
Health Organization defined Health Education as
"compris[ing] [of] consciously constructed opportunities
for learning involving some form of communication
designed to improve health literacy, including improving
knowledge, and developing life skills which are conducive
to individual and community health."
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general
fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific
fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to
perform specific aspects of sports or occupations).
In previous years, fitness was commonly defined as the
capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue
fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time,
changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution
rendered this definition insufficient. These days, physical
fitness is considered a measure of the body’s ability to
function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure
to meet emergency situations.
Warming up
A warm-up is usually performed before participating in
technical sports or exercising. A warm-up generally
consists of a gradual increase in intensity in physical
activity (pulse raiser), a joint mobility exercise, stretching
and a sport related activity. For example, before running or
playing an intense sport one might slowly jog to warm
muscles and increase heart rate. It is important that warm
ups should be specific to the exercise that will follow,
which means that exercises (of warm up) should prepare
the muscles to be used and to activate the energy systems
that are required for that particular activity. The risks and
benefits of combining stretching with warming up are
mixed and in some cases disputed. Warming up prepares
the body mentally & physically.
Cooling down
Cooling down is the term used to describe an easy exercise
that will allow the body to gradually transition from an
exertional state to a resting or near resting state. Depending
on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a
slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, stretching can
be used. Cooling down helps remove lactic acid which can
cause cramps and stiffness and allows the heart rate to
return to its resting rate. Contrary to popular belief, cool
down does not appear to reduce delayed-onset muscle
soreness. A cool down will also allow the person to
mentally transition to a non-exercise state.