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Aquatic Activities and Benefits

The document discusses various aquatic activities and their characteristics. It describes how water provides buoyancy and pressure that make it easier to move and provides a unique environment for exercise. It then summarizes different aquatic activities like snorkeling, which allows observing underwater life with less effort; canoeing, which originated from dugout boats made by Native Americans; kayaking, which was originally very individualized crafts made by Inuit tribes; and scuba diving which involves breathing from air tanks to explore underwater for longer periods.

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Aquatic Activities and Benefits

The document discusses various aquatic activities and their characteristics. It describes how water provides buoyancy and pressure that make it easier to move and provides a unique environment for exercise. It then summarizes different aquatic activities like snorkeling, which allows observing underwater life with less effort; canoeing, which originated from dugout boats made by Native Americans; kayaking, which was originally very individualized crafts made by Inuit tribes; and scuba diving which involves breathing from air tanks to explore underwater for longer periods.

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AQUATIC ACTIVITIES PE and Health

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AQUATICS

Water has special characteristics


that provide a unique environment
for activities and good workout.
These characteristics include
buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure and
enhance cooling.
BUOYANCY

It is the upward force of the water on


an object.
This is the reason why boats and
people float on water.
It also gives a weightless feeling,
which makes it easier to move, lift
knees or even jog in water.
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE

The pressure exerted by the water at


equilibrium due to the force of gravity
It is the weight of the water pressed
down on the object.
Hydrostatic pressure is exerted on the
body from all sides and this pressure,
combined with buoyancy, helps keep
standing balance in water.
ENHANCE COOLING

Transfers heat away from the body much


quickly than air given in the same
temperature.
This is the reason we can stay longer in
water and can tolerate longer workouts
without feeling being overheated.
AQUATICS ACTIVITIES

SNORKELING
 Snorkeling is peeking through life underneath water
by swimming with the aid of a snorkel and mask.
Through snorkeling, one can observe the underwater
attractions for a longer period of time, without the
need to constantly resurface to gasp for air, and with
relatively lesser effort.
 Snorkeling helps the overall fitness of a person. It
works out the quadriceps, hamstrings, calves,
ankles, hip, flexors, core muscles, and shoulders
while swimming.
AQUATICS ACTIVITIES

CANOEING
 The word ‘canoe’ originated from the Carib word
‘kenu’ which means dugout.
 Canoes were originally made from large tree trunks.
 The more well – known version of the canoe was
introduced by the North American Indians where the
frame was built from wooden ribs.
 The oldest known canoe, Pesse Canoe, believed to be
constructed between 8200 and 7600 B.C. was found
in the Netherlands
AQUATICS ACTIVITIES

KAYAK
 Also called qajak, means “man’s boat” or “hunter’s
boat” originated from the Inuit and Aleut tribes of
Arctic North America.
 The early kayaks were very individualized as each
kayak was crafted by the user, basing the
measurement to the frame of his body and not on
any standard.
 The oldest existing kayaks are exhibited in North
America Department of the State Museum of
Ethnology Munich.
AQUATICS ACTIVITIES

SCUBA Diving
Scuba is an acronym for Self – Contained
Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
Scuba diving is a diving method where a diver
uses a regulator as the breathing apparatus
and a tank with compressed air which enables
the diver to breathe normally underwater.
With this equipment, a diver can explore the
waters for a longer period of time and at
greater depths.

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