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P1and P2: Explain the different types of physical activities provided in a local
area and the benefits of participating in each.Also, explain the reasons for
providing different types of physical activities for different participants.
What are physical exercises
Any movement that engages your muscles and forces your body to burn calories is
considered exercise. There are many different kinds of physical activity, to name a
few: swimming, running, jogging, walking, and dancing. Numerous health
advantages of exercise, both physically and emotionally, have been established.
Skills that enable joyful and satisfying participation in physical activities are
developed through physical education. Learning new talents becomes simpler.
Children are given the opportunity and support they need in physical education to
develop and work toward their own, attainable goals. Children who participate in
physical education develop a strong feeling of self-worth.
My local area offers a variety of sports and activities such as basketball, football,
rugby, rounders, Volleyball, baseball, ultimate frisbee, Tennis, badminton, dance,
table tennis, Athletics and many more. Physical exercise can be separated into five
different categories: sports, physical recreation, Outdoor activities, Physical
Education and Physical fitness activities. Going into each category separately, my
local area offers a huge array of sports from handball to Ultimate frisbee. For
physical recreation my local area has huge events such triathlon, Cycling, running,
and athletic events. Thanks to our terrain full of mountains, hills and beautiful views.
Our local areas also offer a huge range of outdoor activities such as Hiking,
mountain biking and mountain climbing. On top of all that my local community also
offers Physical education classes in some of the schools as PHE. The last category
is physical fitness activities. This is also a huge thing in our local area because
dance is a very big thing in our area, Gym is also a big part of people's lives here,
People also like doing zumba and aerobics.
Sports
In all the sports that our local area, Arusha offers I will be talking about basketball.
Basketball is a game in which goals are scored by throwing the ball through netted
hoops placed 10 feet above the ground at each end of the court. It is played between
two teams of five players.I choose to talk about this in particular because it is one of
the biggest growing sports in this area. Tanzania used to be a football heaven but
slowly basketball is taking over the area and soon might completely take over
Arusha and other parts of the country.
Basketball is becoming a beloved sport in the area because of all its physical and
mental benefits. FIrst off basketball is a very intellectual game meaning there are alot
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of tactics and game plays that are used just to get the ball through the hoop once, It's
also a fast paced game meaning you have to think and react in time or you lose the
ball and or you give away a point. It also has a lot of physical benefits such as you
need to keep your body in good condition to be able to play for a long time. If you
look at the more athletic players you can clearly see they have an easier time on the
court than a non athletic player. If you are trying to play basketball more seriously
you will need to be going to the gym and keep your cardiovascular endurance very
high. At the same time for the people who are not as athletic or are trying to work
out, it can be a good way to stay fit because playing thai sport makes you use your
entire body from your leg muscles moving around the court to your arms for shooting
the ball. It also improves your cardiovascular endurance.
Physical recreation - Cycling
Cycling is one of the recreational activities that are offered by our local area thanks
to our terrain. Cycling is the activity or sport of cycling. Road racing (usually over
long distances), pursuit (on an oval track), and cyclo-cross are the three basic types
of cycling competition (over rough, open country).
There are alot of benefits to cycling, Our endorphin-producing hormones are
released during both exercise such as cycling and walking. Your mind will relax and
you'll feel happier thanks to these hormones. This improves your attitude and
lessens your chances of having anxiety. According to research, people who cycle
frequently experience much lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. There
are a lot of physical benefits as well such as, your heart, lungs, and circulation are
stimulated and improved by regular cycling, which lowers your risk of cardiovascular
disorders. Cycling helps your cardiac muscles get stronger, lowers your resting
pulse, and lowers blood fat levels. Just off cycling a couple minutes a day you can
keep your mind and body in health condition
Outdoor activities - Hiking
Hiking is the practice of taking long walks, particularly cross-country. This can be
done as a leisure activity or as a competitive activity, Arusha has a lot of places to do
hikes because of the terrain
Just like cycling, hiking is an activity that has a lot of physical and mental benefits.
Due to the cardiovascular benefits of hiking, it can also significantly improve blood
pressure and blood sugar levels. Hiking strengthens the leg muscles, strengthens
the core muscles, and improves balancing abilities. There are alot of mental benefits
as well such as going out in the middle of the woods for a hike and getting that
natural light can be really good because it resets our circadian rhythm. The exposure
to nature has a calming effect on the mind and the body. At the end of the day
keeping our bodies refreshed, calm, reset, and overall fit, same with our mind.
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Physical education - In school (PHE)
PH are offered to students in most if not all of the international schools and some of
the private schools around Arusha. Physical health education is a class offered in a
lot of schools, in some schools it is 80% practical and 20% theoretical and in some
other schools it's fully 100% practical just to make sure the students stay fit growing
up.
There are a lot of benefits of physical education, The advantages of physical
education programs go far beyond what is accomplished in the gym. Students
benefit from mental health support, stress relief, heart health, and other advantages
when they get the chance to get up from their desks and move around in physical
education class.
Physical fitness activities - Gym
Keeping active is more than just exercising. Exercise is a regimented schedule of
movement intended to improve or preserve physical fitness. Actually, it falls within
the heading of physical activity. Physical activity is any type of muscle-using exercise
or movement.
There are two types of mental benefits in doing Physical fitness these are long term
and short term effects. SHort time effects include things like sleep, less anxiety and
lower blood pressure but long term effects are things like Health brain, health heart,
Cancer prevention, keeps your weight at a healthy level, keeps your bone structure
good, and gives you balance and coordination with your motor skill.
M1 Analyse the ways different activities can benefit different groups of
participants in the local area.
I will be talking about how these activities affect different groups of people in this
local area. There are a lot of categories that could be looked at but in this report I will
only be looking at five of them. These five will be age, gender (male & female),
Disabled and abled personal.
Sports
Gender (Women)
Sports is a big thing in Arusha but the only problem is women don't get as many
opportunities as men do. Which can sometimes cause problems because they also
like sports and want to play. Maybe they might not push as much as men do when it
comes to getting events and games to happen, that is why we as Arusha need to
start hosting basketball tournaments for women. The best way to do these events is
to invite a well known person around females and ask them to host the event, For
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example inviting the president Mama Samia to host a basketball tournament for
women, that would make more people show up because a lot of people look up to
her and if she is playing in the event a lot more women will show up to play as well.
Diableded
The sport of basketball is a growing thing in Arusha, It used to be football was the
biggest sport in Arusha but as time goes on everyone wants to play basketball and
that includes some disabled people who force themselves to play with more abled
people which makes it very unfair. The best way to solve this problem is to open
disabled events and make sure to have all disabled friendly equipment around so
they can be supported. Like the womens not a lot of people are going to know about
it so again I think it is all about where it is hosted and who is hosting it, that is going
to make people show up to watch and play. Somewhere in town with easy access to
a court and or fields for the disabled to play, As for who is hosting, it doesn't matter if
they are disabled or not I think if you just host the event a lot of people will show up.
Children
Sports for kids in Arusha is not a big problem at all because if you are raised in
Arusha you will probably be introduced to football. On the other hand basketball is a
sport that is not introduced to kids at a young age, basketball is a sport kids pick up
in school and not all schools offer basketball, which I think the best way to solve the
problem of children not playing basketball is to have an annual event for kids to
come and show their talent in a game. Before that event happens I believe that it will
grow more if you have a training camp before hosted by a superstar such as
Diamond platinum, which will make all the kids want to show up and play.
Aged
As for the aged
Physical recreation
Gender (Women)
Diableded
Children
Aged
Outdoor activity
Gender (Women)
Diableded
Children
Aged
Physical Education
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Gender (Women)
Diableded
Children
Aged
Physical Fitness Activities
Gender (Women)
Diableded
Children
Aged