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Introduction and Historical Development MODULE-1
Concept of Physical
Education and Yog

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INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL

DEVELOPMENT
Note

Imagine that you own a time machine and have travelled back to those days
when your great grandparents were children. The lifestyle of those people were
physically very active and vigorous. The main activity was running, throwing
and jumping for survival i.e. a man was running for search of food, safety and
arrange basic needs of life. With the passes of time Kingship introduced the
military and war training for supremacy, to prepares their army for war and
other battles. Later on in the present era it has transformed to individual fitness,
wellness and good health. In this context, the Indian Government has focused
on citizen’s health by introducing various programme of physical training,
physical assessment under physical education programme as well as has
introduced celebration of International Day of Yog, i.e. 21 June every year.
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In this lesson you will learn meaning and importance of physical education and
yog and its historical development in details.

OBJECTIVES

After studying this lesson, you will be able to:

explain the meaning and importance of Physical
Education;

describe the historical development of Physical
Education;

explain the concept of Yog;
explain the historical development of Yog and

assess the need and importance of Yog.

1.1 MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION

Physical Education is the combination of two words – Physical and Education.
The word physical refers to body, and indicates bodily characteristics such as
Physical Education and Yog
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