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The PUP PHILOSOPHY The Triad of pillars may also stand for wisdom, strength, and beauty because there should be As a state university, the Polytechnic University wisdom to contrive, strength to support and of the Ph...

The PUP PHILOSOPHY The Triad of pillars may also stand for wisdom, strength, and beauty because there should be As a state university, the Polytechnic University wisdom to contrive, strength to support and of the Philippines believes that: beauty to adorn any great or important undertaking. Since 1987, however, the Pylon Education is an instrument for the came to symbolized truth, excellence, and development of the citizenry and for the wisdom. enhancement of nation building, and That meaningful growth and transmission of What is Physical Fitness? the country are best achieved is an atmosphere of brotherhood, peace, freedom, It is a physical condition when an individual justice and nationalists-oriented education has the capacity to do everyday tasks without imbued with the spirit of humanist a feeling of exhaustion. internationalism. Why Physical Fitness Important? A physically active individual has the capacity to learn a variety of vigorous recreational pursuits. He enjoys participating in outdoor and sports activities. His life is not all work but a balanced and pleasurable experience. Good physical health contributes to self- confidence and poise. It gives the person a feeling of security. It enables him to mingle with people at work at play with satisfaction. Components of Physical Fitness  Strength – the ability to perform or move against a resistance. PUP LOGO  Cardio-respiratory endurance – the ability of the heart, lungs, and vascular The star in the logo stands for the perfection of system to function efficiently and undergo the human person as well as the search for truth, body stress. while the five concentric circles depict infinite wisdom.  Flexibility – the ability to bend freely or Both the five-pointed star and the five increase the range of movements at a given concentric circles stand for quintessence, point. meaning the highest form of quality or the most perfect example of creation. The two arcs of  Agility – the ability to move one’s body in laurel symbolize excellence and quality of different levels and directions. education as demonstrated by the rich achievements of the University in over a century  Balance – the ability to assume and of its existence. maintain anybody position, whether static or moving, against the force of gravity. The star is golden yellow not only because this is a star’s natural color but also because, together  Other physical components are speed, with the dark maroon used as background, it is power, and coordination the traditional color of the University. The BPS Physical Battery Tests The five concentric circles are white because it symbolizes purity.  The Standing long jump, also called the Broad Jump, is a common and easy to PYLON administer test of explosive leg power. Purpose: to measure the explosive power The Pylon originally stood for the true, the good of the legs. and the beautiful.  The sit-up (or curl-up) is an abdominal Johann Christoph Friedrich endurance training exercise to strengthen, GutsMuths, also called Guts tighten and tone the abdominal muscles. Muth or Gutsmuths (9 August Similar to crunches 1759 – 21 May 1839), was a teacher and educator in  The 50 meter sprint test is used to Germany, and is especially measure acceleration and speed over a known for his role in the short distance. development of physical education. He is thought of  The Shuttle run tests typically entail as the "grandfather of gymnastics" running back and forth at a set rate between two line markers, and they vary TYPES OF GYMNASTICS in intensity, length, and distance. They are used to assess a person's speed and Artistic gymnastics - The most popular and agility. widely-practised form, artistic gymnastics is divided into women’s and men’s gymnastics.  The Sit and reach test is a type of Women compete on four events: vault, uneven flexibility test that evaluates the range of bars, balance beam and floor exercise, while motion. This sit and reach test measures men compete on six events: floor exercise, the flexibility of low back muscles and pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, hamstring muscles. and high bar. The sport consists mainly of the use of various gymnastic apparatus, as well as  The “3-Minute Step Test” is designed to the use of the floor for different exercises. measure your aerobic fitness. It assesses your fitness level based on how quickly your heart rate recovers after exercise. Rhythmic gymnastics - Rhythmic gymnastics is the performance of various gymnastics moves  The Zipper test measures how mobile and dance exercises to music, with or without and flexible your upper arms and various gymnastic apparatus. Only women shoulder joints are. compete in the sport, which combines elements of ballet and gymnastics in the  The pushup test is a quick and easy way performance of five separate routines with the to assess the muscle strength and use of one of the five apparatuses: ball, ribbon, endurance of the chest and arms hoop, clubs and rope. There are also group routines consisting of two to six gymnasts, GYMANSTICS- physical exercises designed to performing with a maximum of two apparatuses develop strength and coordination of their choice. What is the origin and meaning of gymnastics? Aerobic gymnastics - Aerobic gymnastics, also the sport has its origins in ancient Greece, where known as sport aerobics, involves the young men underwent intense physical and performance of routines by individuals, pairs, mental training for warfare. The word stems trios, or groups of up to six people. These from the Greek word gymnos, or “naked,”— routines typically emphasize strength, flexibility appropriate, since the youths trained in the nude, and aerobic fitness, rather than acrobatic or performing floor exercises, lifting weights, and balance skills. Routines typically lasting 60 to racing one another. 90 seconds are performed on floors, without the use of other apparatus. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, a German - Prussian gymnastics educator and nationalist, Power Tumbling - Tumbling, sometimes founded the Turnverein, an referred to as power tumbling, is a gymnastics international gymnastic and discipline in which participants perform a social society, in Germany in series of acrobatic skills down a 25 metres 1811. “Vater Jahn” was long sprung track. known as the “father” of gymnastics and believed in a sound mind in a sound body.