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Physical education, the Glossary

Index Physical education

Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys.[1]

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  1. 71 relations: Academy, Aerobic exercise, American Heart Association, Brain, Brain cell, British Columbia, Camera, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Chess, Core stability, Cricket, Disability, England, Exercise, Football, Four square, Global Positioning System, Gymnastics, Hawaii, Health, Health education, Heart rate, Heart rate monitor, Hockey, HuffPost, Illinois, Kinect, Lack of physical education, Learning, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, List of children's games, Literacy, Massachusetts, Mathematics, Mental health, Metabolic disorder, Ministry of Education (Ontario), Mississippi, Moral development, Naperville Central High School, Netball, New York (state), Nutrition, Outdoor recreation, Pedometer, Philippines, Physical fitness, Physical literacy, Poland, Primary education, ... Expand index (21 more) »

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Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership).

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Aerobic exercise

Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. Physical education and aerobic exercise are physical exercise.

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American Heart Association

The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Brain cell

Brain cells make up the functional tissue of the brain.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Camera

A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

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Cardiorespiratory fitness

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscles during sustained physical activity.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Core stability

In kinesiology, core stability is a person's ability to stabilize their core (all parts of the body which are not limbs). Physical education and core stability are physical exercise.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Disability

Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Exercise

Exercise is physical activity that enhances or maintains fitness and overall health. Physical education and Exercise are physical exercise.

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Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.

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Four square

Four square (also called downball, handball, champ, four squares or box ball) is a global sport played on a square court divided by two perpendicular lines into four identical boxes creating four squares labelled 1–4 or A–D.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. Physical education and Gymnastics are physical exercise.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Health education

Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Physical education and health education are education by subject.

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Heart rate

Heart rate is the frequency of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute (beats per minute, or bpm).

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Heart rate monitor

A heart rate monitor (HRM) is a personal monitoring device that allows one to measure/display heart rate in real time or record the heart rate for later study.

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Hockey

Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kinect

Kinect is a discontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010.

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Lack of physical education

Lack of physical education is the inadequacy of the provision and effectiveness of exercise and physical activity within modern education.

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Learning

Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences.

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Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) is a two-year optional Education Programme of the Irish Department of Education.

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List of children's games

This is a list of games that are played by children.

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Literacy

Literacy is the ability to read and write.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Mental health

Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.

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A metabolic disorder is a disorder that negatively alters the body's processing and distribution of macronutrients, such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

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Ministry of Education (Ontario)

The Ministry of Education is the ministry of the Government of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Moral development

Moral development focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood.

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Naperville Central High School

Naperville Central High School (Naperville Central or NCHS) is a four-year public high school located in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.

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Netball

Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Nutrition

Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.

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Outdoor recreation

Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings.

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Pedometer

A pedometer, or step-counter, is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Physical fitness

Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities. Physical education and Physical fitness are physical exercise.

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Physical literacy

Physical literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Primary education

Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school.

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Psychomotor learning

Psychomotor learning is the relationship between cognitive functions and physical movement.

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Racing

In sports, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time.

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Recreation

Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time.

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Rounders

Rounders is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams.

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School

A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers.

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Secondary education

Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale.

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SHAPE America

The Society of Health and Physical Educators, known as SHAPE America, is an American organization that provides support to professionals in health, physical education, recreation and dance.

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Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected.

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Sports day

Sports days (British English), field days (American English), or play days (Canadian English) are events staged by many schools and offices in which people participate in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes.

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Standardized test

A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner.

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Student

A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Throwing

Throwing is a physical action which consists of mechanically accelerating a projectile and then releasing it into a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a distant target. Physical education and Throwing are physical exercise.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Video projector

A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image onto a projection screen using a lens system.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Water polo

Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Wii Fit

is a 2007 exergaming video game designed by Nintendo's Hiroshi Matsunaga for the Wii home video game console, featuring a variety of yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance mini-games for use with the Wii Balance Board peripheral.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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Worldwide Day of Play

Worldwide Day of Play is an annual event on the Nickelodeon cable channel, designed to encourage children and parents to turn off the television and play together, especially outdoors.

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See also

Sports science

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education

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