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Leisure and Recreation (AQA GCSE PE) (Leisure (Passive Leisure (Examples…
Leisure and Recreation (AQA GCSE PE)
Leisure
Leisure
- the time when you can choose what you want to do
Active Leisure
Includes taking part in activities that involve the exertion of physical and mental energy
can include low-impact physical activities
Walking
Yoga
Low-impact
- not strenuous with little or no pressure on the joints
There are also high impact activities
Kickboxing
Aerobics
Passive Leisure
Includes activities such as those in a person does not exert any significant, physical or mental energy
Examples
Going to the cinema
Watching TV
Playing Video Games
Causes most concern among many experts as it is thought that many activities don't [rpvide the benefit offered by active leisure activities, but most people claim that this is when they are relaxing most.
History of Leisure
Comes from latin 'licere'
to be permitted
to be free
Leisure Provision
Local authorities have a legal responsibility to provide leisure services e.g.
Libraries
Swimming Pools
Playing fields
Sports Centres
Private enterprises
Private Enterprises
- a privately owned business not regulated in the same way as a state owned organisation
Only operate if
A profit can be made
There is sufficient demand
Rural areas often have less than urban areas
Recreation
Physical Recreation
Choosing an Activity
Age
Some suit elderly
e.g. Bowls
Younger generation might want to try something more active
e.g. Skateboarding
Location
Need to be near the location of the sport to do it
e.g. Snow for Snowboarding
e.g. need a Surf Beach for Surfing
Provision and Cost
A high cost could stop you from participating regularly even if there are a large range of activities
Some recreational activities are not restricted by the factors below
e.g. walking
Outdoor Recreation
Many of these activities are associated with challenge which involve you coping with the natural environment which you encounter
e.g.
Fell walking
Climbing
Caving
Lifelong Sports
To gain the maximum benefit it is best to involve yourself in an activity that can be carried on throughout life.
e.g. Swimming
Won't be as active as you once was but will receive more health benefits than if you didn't
Intrinsic Reward
Intrinsic Reward
- something that give and individual derived from doing something well
Extrinsic Reward
Extrinsic Reward
- something that is done for a particular reward that is visible to others