Physical Activity and Exercise

Study Notes

Physical Activity

Physical activity is a bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditures and produces progressive health benefits.
It only requires a low to moderate intensity of effort.

Exercise

Exercise is a type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness.

Exercise Program

An exercise program is a planned activity detailing a range of physical exercise and the amount of time each exercise should be performed, typically tailored to individuals' needs.

Festival Dances

Festival dances are cultural dances performed with the strong beat of percussion instruments by people in the community sharing the same culture.
They are usually done in honor of a Patron Saint as thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.

Fundamental Skills

Fundamental skills are movements that are fairly simple and serve as the foundation for more complex physical activities.
These include three categories: locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills.

Locomotor Skills

Locomotor skills are physical actions that allow an individual to move from one place to another.
Examples of locomotor skills include:
- Walking: shifting weight from one foot to the other
- Running: moving with longer strides and at a faster speed than walking
- Hopping: springing of one foot and landing on the same foot
- Jumping: having both feet lose contact with the ground
- Skipping: stepping and hopping using the same foot
- Leaping: springing on one foot and landing on the other foot with a wider step
- Sliding: gliding on the floor, sideward or forward, by using the right and left foot alternately
- Galloping: stepping on one foot and cutting the other, either sideward or forward

Non-Locomotor Skills

Non-locomotor skills include:
- Bending/Flexing: moving the muscles around a joint where two body parts meet
- Stretching/Extending: straightening or extending any part of the body from the joints
- Lifting/Raising: elevating a part of the body, usually the arms and legs
- Twisting: moving a part of the body around a long axis (usually done for the head and body)
- Rotating/Encircling: moving a part of the body in a circle around an axis or center
- Swinging: moving perpendicularly below an axis
- Swaying: moving perpendicularly above an axis

Description

Learn about the differences between physical activity and exercise, including the benefits and characteristics of each. Understand what constitutes an exercise program and how it can improve physical fitness.