Physical activity and its goals

Physical and athletic activity, as a term, is the movement of the body in any way that leads to energy consumption.

The concept of physical and sports activity:

Physical and athletic activity, as a term, is the movement of the body in any way that leads to energy consumption, such as walking, running, swimming, and playing with all kinds.
Physical and athletic activity exceeded the limits of the body, to include horizons of thought, perception, feelings, sensations, emotions, and personal impulses, which is more clearly indicated, that the concept of physical activity has gone out of the range of muscles and the body, as it was known to, to include all aspects of the proper growth of the personality of the individual.

What is physical sports activity?

Physical education as a means of physical activity is considered one of the branches of basic education that derives its theories from various sciences and uses the chosen physical activity organized and directed to prepare individuals from an integrated physical, social and mental preparation as it adapts the individual to suit his needs and the society in which he lives and works to develop, progress and adapt it As quickly as possible, its activities include various educational and recreational programs, different games and distinctive social behavior.

 Physical education has also made sports supervision of those aspects a distinctive nature of health and psychological guidance and guidance for human behavior to do. What sport guarantees for the safety of individuals and the formation of them at every stage of their lives has made them the most important means that educates the individual a valid education that serves himself and his community in all aspects.

 It is from these scientific and educational foundations that it took its place from general education. Where Dr. "Navi," says that the physical and sports education that many scientists were exposed to in various definitions, including the words "John Jacques Rousseau" who has ideas in pedagogy, physical education is necessary to prepare the child and develop his willingness for adult life, as it develops the child's body to become in balance with His spiritual side.

We also find that physical and athletic activity has exceeded the limits of the body, to include horizons of thought, perception, feelings, sensations, emotions and personal impulses, which clearly shows that physical activity in its educational form has gone out of the range of muscles and running as it was known to it.

 What increased the physical and athletic activity is the importance of being considered the basis of the education process and one of its fields, as it plays a major role in preparing the righteous and productive man when he provides him with broad skills and many experiences that allow him to adapt to his community in which he lives.

Objectives of physical exercise:

Modern education scholars have paid attention in their various studies to give great importance to all members of the individual body in all stages of its development due to its direct impact on the happiness of the individual and the society that he acquires through physical and athletic activity and through him he can control his body and his inner medium or even the social milieu and thanks to him develops his kinetic abilities. Physical exercise helps an individual satisfy his need for movement and other necessities of life, which can be summarized as follows:

•  Health:

 Athletic physical activity contributes abundantly to the development of major jobs and their consistency and stimulating growth, and making the individual inclined to work and thus adapt to the natural milieu.

•  Motor growth:

 Sports physical activity in this field has an effective role as it helps the individual to develop an awareness of his body and the relationship between time, space, and rhythm.

•  Socialization:

The physical and athletic activity contributes to the social education of the individual by improving his knowledge of himself and controlling his own behavior, understanding the social rules and submitting to them, the spirit of responsibility and awareness of the group, and improving relations with others.

•  Therapeutic goal:

This is done through the treatment of psychometricians through the motor and athletic activity because many emotions appear clearly in games and matches and thus appear with some components, which is not shown in various questionnaires of the codified personality.

• Among the most important goals are developing mental capabilities:

1. Mental development:

The purpose of mental development refers to the gathering of knowledge or caring for thinking and the interpretation of this knowledge and aspects of physical activity, you must learn and therefore there is a need for thinking on the part of the mental apparatus and as a result of this acquisition of knowledge, the person's movie with issues such as laws and the performing arts and strategy in aspects of physical activity We can take basketball here as a model. 

In this sport, the practitioner should be familiar with many aspects, such as the law of the game, defense and attack strategy, and various types of passes. 

Finally, he must know the benefits and values ​​derived from practicing this sport.