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Physical and Health Education

Physical education is the process that uses physical activity as a means to help people acquire skills, health, fitness, knowledge and attitudes that contribute to their optimal development and wellbeing. Health and physical education (HPE) promotes the value of physical activity in students' lives. It gives students opportunities to learn about and practice ways of working with others and adopt and maintain a healthy, productive and active life. HPE also involves students learning through challenging and enjoyable movement experiences, and improving their capacity to move with skill and confidence in a variety of contexts. Subjects offered in schools within the HPE learning area include home economics, health education, hospitality studies, early childhood and recreation. This compendium on history of physical and health education during modern period will prove to be of immense utility and guidance to teachers, students, health consultants and general readers. CONTENTS : (1) Physical Education and Fitness (2) School-based Physical Education and Leadership Programme (3) Health Education (4) Scope of the School Health Programme (5) The Legal Status of Health and Physical Education (6) Physiology of Exercises and Physiological (7) Concept of Health (8) Sports Psychology.