MANAGING STRESS THROUGH

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

BABETTE A. GAONGEN
 Learning competency

Describe the role of physical assessments in

managing one’s stress (PEH12FH-llf-5)
 Learning objectives

1. Identify the different benefits of outdoor

recreation.
2. Participate in activities that make you more
aware of your surroundings.
 Learning TOPIC

BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL

ACTIVITES
 The art and science of operating
balloon for sports or air travel

BALLOONING
MT.
CLIMBLING
• The term mountaineering describe
the sports of mountain climbing,
including ski mountaineering.
• Hiking in the mountains can also be
a simple form of mountaineering
when it involves scrambling or
short stretches of the more basic
grade of rock climbing, as well as
crossing glaciers.
CAVING
• Also known as spelunking in the United
States and Canada and Potholing in the
United Kingdom and Ireland- is the
recreational pastime of exploring wild
cave systems.
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FISHING

• Is the activity to catch fish.

• Fishing sometimes takes
place in the wild.
• Techniques for catching
fish include hand
gathering, spearing,
netting , angling and
trapping.
CYCLING
• Also called bicycling or
biking, is the use of
bicycle for transport,
recreation, exercise or
sports
ROPES COURSES
• Is a challenging outdoor personal
development and team building
activity which usually consists of
high/ and or low elements.
• Low elements takes place on the
ground.
• High elements are usually
constructed in trees or made of
utility poles and require a belay
for safety.
 RAFTING
• Rafting and white-water rafting are
recreational outdoor water activities
which use an inflatable raft to navigate
a river or other body of water.
• This is often done on white water or
different degrees of rough water, and
generally represents a new and
challenging environments for the
participants.
 CAMPING
• Is an elective outdoor recreational activity.
• Generally held, participants leave developed
area to spend time outdoors in more natural
ones in pursuit of activities providing them
enjoyment.
• To be regarded as camping, a minimum of
one night is spent outdoors, distinguishing it
from day –tripping, picnicking and other
similarly short-term recreational activities.
• Camping may involve sheltering in an open
air, a tent, or primitive structure.
SHOOTING
• Is the act or process of discharging
firearms or other projectile
weapons such as bows or
crossbows.
• Even the firing or artillery, rocket
and missiles can be called shooting.
• A person who specialized in
shooting is a marksman.
• Shooting can be place in a shooting
range or in the field in hunting, in
shooting sports or in combat.
 KITE FLYING
• Is a toy object with a very thin surface which is
flown in the air for entertainment or festivals. A
kite consists of wings , tethers and anchors.
• Kites has a bridle to guide the face of the kite at
the correct angle so the wind can lift it.
• A kite maybe with fixed or moving anchors.
There are natural and synthetic kites.
• Kite has a long and varied history and there
many types of kites that are flown individually
and at festivals worldwide.
HUNTING
• Is a practice of killing or trapping any
animal or pursuing it with the intent of
doing so. Hunting wildlife or fetal animals
is most commonly done by humans for
food, recreation or trade.
• In present day use, lawful hunting is
distinguished from poaching, which the
illegal killing, trapping or capture of the
hunted species.
• The species that are hunted are referred
to as game and are usually mammals and
birds.
KAYAKING

• Is the use of kayak for moving across water.

• It is distinguished from canoeing by the
sitting position of the paddler and the
number of blades in the paddle.
• A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe like boat
in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs
Infront, using a double-bladed paddle to
pull-front-back on one side and then the
other in rotation.
• Most kayaks have closed decks, although top
and inflatable kayaks are growing in
popularity as well.
 HORSE RIDING

• Equestrianism (from Latin requester,

horseman, horse) more often known as
riding, horse back riding ( American English)
or horse riding (British English) referring to
the skill of riding, driving, steeple chasing or
vaulting with horses.
• This broad description includes the use of
horse for practical working purposes,
transportation, recreational activities,
artistic ror cultural exercises and
competitive sports.
 FRISBEE
• Ultimate, originally known as ultimate
frisbee, is a non-contact team field sport
played with a flying disc.
• Points are scored by passing the disc to a
teammate in an opposing end zone.
Other basic rule are that players must not
take steps while holding the disc, and
interceptions, incomplete passes, and
passes out of bounds are turnovers.
 SCUBA DIVING
• Is a mode of underwater diving in which a
scuba diver uses a self-contained
underwater apparatus ( scuba) to breath
under water.
• Unlike other modes of diving, which rely
either in breath hold or on breathing gas
pumped from the surface, scuba divers
carry their own source of breathing gas,
usually compressed air allowing them
greater freedom of movement than with
a line or divers umbilical and longer under
water endurance than breath hold.
 BOATING

• Is the leisurely activity travelling by boat or

the recreational use of a boat whether
powerboats, sailboats or man powered
vessels focused on the travel itself, as well
as sports activities such as fishing or water
skiing.
• It is a popular activity and there are millions
of boaters worldwide.
 BUNGEE JUMPING
• Is an activity involves jumping from a tall
structure while connected to a large elastic cord.
• The tall structure is usually a fixed object such a
building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible
to jump in a moveable object such as hot air
balloon or helicopter, that can hover above the
ground.
• The thrill comes from the free falling and the
rebound. When the person jumps the cord
stretches and the jumper flies upwards again as
the cord recoils, and continuous to oscillate up
and down until all the kinetic energy is
dissipated.
SURFING
• Is a surface water sports in which the wave
rider refers to as the surfer rides on the
forward or deep face of a moving wave,
which is usually carrying the surfer
towards the shore.
• Waves suitable for surfing are primarily
found in the ocean but can also be found
in lakes or in the rivers in the form of
standing wave or tidal bore.
• However, surfers can also utilize artificial
waves such from boat wakes and the
waves created in artificial wave pools.
 SNORKLING
• Snorkeling (snorkelling) is the practice of
swimming on or through a body of water
while equipped with a diving mask, a
shape tube called snorkel, and usually
fins.
• In cooler waters, a wet suit may also be
worn. Use of this equipment allows the
snorkeler to observe underwater
attraction for extended periods with
relatively little effort and to breathe while
face down at the surface.
 PARACHUTING
• Parachuting or skydiving, is a method of
exiting an aircraft and returning to earth
with the aid of gravity, then slowing
down during the last part of the descent
by using a parachute.
• It may or may not involve a clean amount
of free-fall, a time during which the
parachute has not been deployed and
the body gradually accelerates to
terminal velocity.
ROCK CLIMBING
• Is an activity in which participants
climb up, down or across natural rock
formations or artificial rock walls.
• The goal is to reach the summit of a
formation or the endpoint of a usually
pre-defined route without falling.
 • Is an excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors
ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such
as park, beside a lake or with an interesting view
PICNIC and possibly at a public event such as before an
open-air theater performance, and usually in
summer.
SAIL BOARDING

• Wind surfing is a surface

water sport that combined
elements of surfing and
sailing.
SKATE
BOARDING
• Skate boarding is an action
sports which involves riding
and performing tricks using a
skateboard.
• Skateboarding can also be
considered a recreational
activity, an art form , a job, or
a method of transportation.
 WATER SKIING
• Is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled
behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of
water, skimming the surface of two skis ,or one
( slalom ) ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a
smooth stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat
with tow rope, three people and a personal flotation
device.
• In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and
lower body strength , muscular endurance, and good
balance.
• Skiing is a fun pastime that allows people of all skill
levels and ages to enjoy.
• There is no minimum age necessary to water ski.
 1. Good for the mind

BENEFITS OF
OUTDOOR
REACREATIONAL
Outdoor recreation has psychological
ACTIVITIES benefits, including the prevention or
reduction of stress; improved self-esteem,
confidence and creativity; spiritual
growth; and an increased sense of
exhilaration, adventure and challenge
from life.
 2. Good for the body.

BENEFITS OF
OUTDOOR
REACREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES Getting outside provides physical
benefits, such as aerobic,
cardiovascular and muscular fitness, as
well as improved functioning of the
immune system.
 3. Even better for your social life

BENEFITS OF
OUTDOOR
REACREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES The great outdoors afford social
benefits like bonding with like-minded
people who enjoy outdoor activities
and feeling an increased pride in your
community and nation..
 4. Good for the economy.

BENEFITS OF
OUTDOOR
REACREATIONAL
Outdoor recreation pays off with economic
ACTIVITIES benefits too: People who regularly participate in
outdoor recreation tend to be more productive at
work. Outdoor recreation creates job
opportunities for others, which leads to
economic growth. And the preservation of the
natural areas needed for outdoor recreation
increases property values.
 5. Great for the great outdoors.

BENEFITS OF
OUTDOOR
REACREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES Outdoor recreation provides
environmental benefits, including
increased environmental awareness.
Concern that results from outdoor
recreation can lead to increased
involvement in environmental issues