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

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                    INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL

                                    DEVELOPMENT
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            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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