Importance of Physical
Activity & Importance of
Subjective Experiences
Chapters 3 & 4
Jeffry Mathis & Minerva Duke-Caruso
Student Learning Objectives
• Gain appreciation of physical
activity as it contributes to &
expresses humanity
• Appreciation for the various ways
that experience can expand this
human potential for physical activity
SLO’s
• Explain some principles governing
the relationship among skill, practice,
and learning & among physical
capacity, training & conditioning
• Discuss how heredity & other factors
can modify the effects of experience
Physical Activity Experience
• Exercise
Continue w/Exercise
Important
Physical Activity Experience
• Intelligence based
• Aesthetically based
Physical Activity Experience
• Planned experience
Only humans
• Conflicting Results
Desire + Means = result
Also only in humans
Physical Activity Experience
Write a small paragraph
• What factors have influenced your
physical activity patterns?
Reasons
1.
2.
3.
Motivation
EXTERNAL
INTERNAL
Social Interaction
• Parents
Social Interaction
Peers
Teachers/Coaches
Individual Circumstances
They both come together
Quality and Quantity of
physical activity experiences
Experience Changes Our Capacity to
Perform Physical Activity
Physical activity type of experience
Effect
quality
SKILL
PRACTICE
LEARNING
P.P.C.
Physical
Performance
capacity
TRAINING
CONDITIONING
Skill
Practice
Learning
PRACTICE
o Proper practice?
LEARNING
o Always Positive?
o Change
o Neural or Muscular
o Learning is relatively permanent
Quality and Quantity
• Practice
PPC
Training
Conditioning
PPC?
• Physical Performance Capacity
Training
• Not neural
Conditioning
• Through any activity conditioning
occurs
Chapter 4 SLO’s
• Discuss 4 overlooked truths about
physical activity
• Describe subjective experience & its
place in physical activity
• Explain factors that influence our
personal experiences
• Discuss individual preferences,
history and other factors contribute
to our subjective experiences in
physical activity
Subjective Experience
4 truths
1.Physical activity is always
accompanied by
subjective experience
2.Subjective experiences of
physical activity are
unique
Subjective Experience
4 truths
3. We might not pay
attention to the subjective
experiences of physical
activity
4. Physical activity will not
be meaningful unless we
enjoy it
Physical activity is always accompanied by
subjective experience
What is subjective experience?
Subjective Experience
What you think while performing the
Subjective Experience
Subjective experiences of physical activity
are unique
Each activity has its own
experience
We might not pay attention to the subjective
experiences of physical activity
• Take a couple of minutes to think
about your sport
Write down some things you think
about your sport & your feelings
The Pleasure of it
Components of Subjective
Experience
Sensations and Perceptions
Emotions and emotional response
Components of Subjective
Experience
Intuitive Knowledge
Intuitive Knowledge
Intuitive Knowledge