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Physical Education for Various Populations MODULE-4
Physical Education
and Sports Sciences

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR VARIOUS

POPULATIONS Note

Read a conversation between student and teacher:

Student : Teacher, my parents are asking me to do some physical exercise for
development of my body and mind. But I don’t know any kind of
physical exercise.
Teacher : My child, I will tell you about physical exercise for the development
of your body, mind as well as spirit too.

Student : Teacher, I am looking forward to know about exercises.
Teacher : Physical exercises are the movements or activities performed by
our muscles. It includes free play, games, sports, walking, cycling,
swimming, and recreational activities. These activities are performed
with various intensity and duration for various purposes.
Student : It’s a wonderful experience to learn about physical exercise. Is the
physical activities same for everyone?
Teacher : No, there are different exercises and their schedules for various age
groups and gender are different.

Student : Oh! can you tell me about those exercises for various age groups.
Teacher : We cannot give same exercise to everyone for the same purpose.
We can divide our activities according to age groups and gender
also.
Here in this lesson, we will learn about the physical activities for different
population in details.

OBJECTIVES

After studying this lesson you will be able to:

explain the meaning of physical exercise;

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