Physical Education: Dance Forms and Healthy Lifestyle

The topic being discussed is "Other Dance Forms: Children's and Contemporary Dance" in the context of physical education.

The learning objectives include assessing physical activity, exercises, and eating habits, determining risk factors related to lifestyle diseases, engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activities, and recognizing the health needs of others.

Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight management are essential for achieving a healthy lifestyle through dancing.

The BMI formula is: BMI = weight (in kg) / height (in meters) squared.

BMI classifications are: underweight (below 18.5), normal (18.5-24.9), overweight (25-29.9), and obese (30 and above).

Waist circumference categories are: very low (below 31.5 inches for men and 27.5 inches for women), low (31.5-39 inches for men and 27.5-35 inches for women), high (39.5-47 inches for men and 35.5-43 inches for women), and very high (above 47 inches for men and 43 inches for women).

Physical activity refers to bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits.

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

The intensity of exercise can be determined by estimating the maximal heart rate, checking the resting heart rate, and determining the heart rate reserve.

Common injuries in recreation include sprains, strains, knee injuries, fractures, and broken bones.

First aid symptoms for these injuries include pain, swelling, bracing, difficult and painful movement, deformity, and a pop or snap sound.

Basic first aid for injuries involves protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation.

Cheer dance is a combination of cheerleading and dance, which involves physical activity that expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements with rhythm.

Cheerleading involves gymnastic skills, such as jumps, tumbling, lifts, and tosses, combined with shouting cheers and yells to lead the crowd.

Essentials of cheerleading include arm movements, leg positions, and gymnastic skills.

Arm movements include beginning stance, enter stance, T and half-T positions, class, clock, overhead, clasp, low V, tabletop, and punch.

Leg positions include fit together, feet apart, deep front, side hitch, liberty, and scale.

Gymnastic skills include jumps, tumbling, and pyramids.

Children's dance basics involve a combination of hip-hop and jazz or classical dance techniques.

Hip-hop basics include bounce, wrap, groove, power moves, pump, luck, point, curl, and freezes.

Jazz or classical dance basics include tendu, plie, releve, pk, batman, and pirouette.

Contemporary dance is an expressive dance technique that combines modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet.

Martha Graham's philosophy states that movement is generated from the three places: the action of contraction and release, the pelvis, and the emotional inner self.

Basic movements of contemporary dance include breathing, bounces, simple spiral, tandoo, brush variations, contractions, step draw, spinal turn, deep stretches, and bleeding.

Elements of movement in space include rhythm, level, focus, and flow.

Nutrition for better health and fitness involves consuming the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.

Macronutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, while micronutrients include vitamins and minerals.

Carbohydrates are the source of energy for the body and should make up 45-65% of daily calorie intake.

Proteins are essential for muscle growth and should make up 10-15% of daily calorie intake.

Fats are necessary for normal body functions and should be less than 10% of daily calorie intake.

Vitamins are essential for various bodily functions, including energy production, immune function, and bone growth.

Minerals are essential for various bodily functions, including bone growth, immune function, and energy production.

Water is an important nutrient required for hydration and should be consumed in moderation.

Energy balance is essential for maintaining a healthy weight and can be achieved by consuming the right amount of calories and expending energy through physical activity.