JSS 1 Physical And Health Education (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

IMPORTANCE OF FOOD NUTRIENTS

Food is important to the human body because it performs the following functions: Provides energy for various physical activities For replacement, repair and multiplication of cells for growth For the maintenance of body heat For the manufacture of blood cells For the protection of the body against diseases For proper functioning of the body systems

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FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Food, nutrition and health are three essentials of life for sportsmen and women. An adequate diet is important for them to excel in their various sporting activities. MEANING OF FOOD Foods are substances which when taken into the body yield materials which can produce energy, yield substances for growth and repairs of our body tissues.

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CONTACT AND NON-CONTACT SPORTS

Contact Sports are sports that involve body contact between players or opponents as part of the play. Contact actions include tackling, pulling, blocking etc. Contact Sports include the following. Wrestling Judo Football Boxing Hockey Ice hockey Water polo Karate Basketball Taekwondo etc. NON-CONTACT SPORTS Non-contact sports are sports in which the players or opponents are

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JUDO

Judo is a martial art in which two opponents use movement, balance and leverage to gain advantage over each other. It was adopted from a traditional Japanese martial art known as jujutsu. Judo, a combative sport founded by a Japanese Professor Jigoro Kano in 1878. Judo became an Olympic sport in 1964 when the game

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FIELD EVENTS

Field events are the events which involve the throwing and throwing on the field where the height cleared and distance covered are measure to determine a winner. Field events can be grouped two: THE THROWS: are all the events which involve the throwing of some implements for distance. These implements are called missiles. Examples of

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DOMESTIC ACCIDENT

Domestic or home accidents—these are accidents that occur in the home, surroundings and neighborhood. Most of the accidents at home are in form of cuts, falls, poison, burns, electric shock, scalds, suffocation and dislocation as a result of slippery surfaces. CAUSES OF DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS Accessibility to sharp instruments like knives, razor blade, cutlass etc. Poorly

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FIRST AID AND SAFETY EDUCATION

First aid: – is the immediate and temporary care given to an accident victim or to a person who suddenly becomes sick until medical attention is provided by a qualified doctor or health practitioner. Safety– simply refers to the measures that are taken in other to be free from all types of danger in the

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DANCE

What is Dance? DANCE—dance is the movement of the body and feet to conform with the style of beats, songs and music. The different types of dance activities 1. Pre-colonial or folk/traditional dance This is dancing to the rhythm of traditional beats or music produced by crude or local instruments like Agogo, Sekere, Igba, Oja,

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RECREATION, LEISURE AND DANCE

TYPES OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EXAMPLES RECREATION- is the activity a person participates in voluntarily without monetary gain. It provides pleasure and amusement during the leisure time. LEISURE- Leisure is defined as the free time left over after the day`s work. DANCE-Is the act of moving the body in rhythmic pattern to the tempo of

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WATER SUPPLY

Water supply-: water supply is the process by which water is provided for some use, e.g. to a home, commercial organization, community endeavors or individuals usually through a system of pumps and pipes. Meaning of water Water is a universal solvent. It is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atoms held together by

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MEANING OF SEWAGE AND REFUSE

Sewage Sewage is the liquid wastes from domestic, industrials and commercial effluents. It is the mixture of waste from human body and used water that is carried out of houses by sewers. It carries bacteria which can cause diseases such as cholera typhoid, dysentery. Sewage disposal- is the way and manner of getting rid of

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HEALTH DETERMINANTS

What is health? The world health organization (who) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The definition above reveals that someone may be physically well but emotionally or socially unwell. Determinants of health There are four general determinant of health. These

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PHYSICAL FITNESS

EXERCISES TO DEVELOP THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS MUSCLES STRENTH, ENDURANCE AND FLEXIBILITY Some exercises to develop muscle strength include; (A) Muscular strength is the ability of a group of muscles to generate and exert maximum force in a single effort during an activity to a point that no more repetition can be done

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