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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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