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All through human history, people have played sports and games to entertain themselves and others, and there is an enormous variety of sports types. A multi-sport event is an competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. t eh first modern multi-sport event organized were the Olympic Games, organized by the International Olympic Committee for the first time in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The Olympic Games are still the largest multi-sport ...
Physical activity is critical to the development and maintenance of good health. The goal of physical education is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity. In most educational systems, physical education (PE) is a course which promotes physical activity and various sports. Physical education contributes, primarily through movement experiences, to the total growth ...
Biological factors are strongly associated with level of physical activity, even though it is not clear these factors actually cause physical activity to vary. Recent studies indicate the a substantial portion of physical activity may be explained by genetic as well as environmental factors. For the success of a physical education programmes, it is essential that professionals in physical education must be aware of the effect biological factors on physical ...
The present publication is an up-to-date, authentic and comprehensive dictionary of sport, which recognizes that sports is a field in its own right, with its own language, and that terms and their definitions are important for professionals and students of sports. It aims to provide clear, concise, and correct definitions and descriptions of the terms used in sports. The terminology of all the branches of sports are included in this work. This work is designed to ...
A wide variety of psychological factors appear to influence participation in physical activity among adults. Much of our current understanding can be summarized by stating that beliefs and perceptions that are not personal in nature, such as knowledge about exercise, personality traits, and general attitudes, are weakly related to behaviour. Personal beliefs about ones own physical activity are usually found to be significant influences on physical activity. ...
The present publication is an up-to-date, authentic and comprehensive dictionary of games, which recognizes that games is a field in its own right, with its own language, and that terms and their definitions are important for professionals and students of games. It aims to provide clear, concise, and correct definitions and descriptions of the terms used in games. The terminology of all the branches of games are included in this work. This work is designed to be ...