Physical

Education and
Health 1
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Fitness Events Participation
As you become more involved in physical activities, you can
elevate your participation by joining events that promote health
and fitness as well as address
health issues like diabetes, obesity, nutrition, smoking, and
many more. By joining these events, you can learn more about
these health concerns, what is being done
to handle them—and at the same time, you also get to increase
your physical activity.
The usual objective of the organizers of these events is to raise
funds for awareness about these health issues. Depending on
their advocacy, events may range from fun-filled activities that
can engage entire families, to more physically demanding ones.
Participation in these events not only increases your activity
but also gives you an advocacy to work on. Your choice would
depend on your interests and preferences. Here are some viable
options for you.
Fun runs
These are usually 1-day events that focus on running various
distances (i.e., 3k, 5k, 10k, or longer). They cater to a wide
variety of participants-competitive or recreational runners,
and even families.
Whether you are a recreational or
competitive runner, fun runs are good
ways to elevate participation in physical
activities since some fun runs are held in
different surfaces (e.g. concrete, off-road,
beach) and with different challenges
posed on runners like an uphill run.
Other than the fitness benefits you would get
from joining fun runs, you also get to help out
certain causes. Some organizations,
associations, and companies organize fun runs
as one of their cause oriented events.
Other benefits of joining fun runs include meeting new
friends, enjoying the outdoors, and bringing home
participant race kits. Race kits, which usually include a
race bib or shirt and other items from sponsors, are good
incentives for your effort.
You can even get additional giveaways depending on the
event sponsors.
You can also use your participation in fun runs as a gauge
of your physical fitness by trying to beat your own time,
setting new records, or even aiming to finish among the top
participants. If you do so, it is best that you prepare
properly and scout for more opportunities to race.
These events focus on dance as the
main activity, whether as
competition (e.g. street dance, dance
sport) or as recreation (e.g. aerobic
dance marathons, ZumbaTM
events). These
may last for hours depending on the
event and variety of dances,
intensity levels, and music usually
used, thus,
elevating participation.
Other than fitness benefits, you can get a lot out from
joining dance competitions and marathons. If events are
competition-based, usually cash prizes,
trophies, and freebies are the main incentives, along with
bragging rights. However, if the events are recreation-
type, participant kits (e.g. event shirt, sponsor freebies) are
the usual takeaway. However, the enjoyment and fun of
dancing are the main attraction in these types of events.
Many people are getting into exercising because of the popularity of
some aerobic forms of exercises particularly ZumbaTM. The
attractiveness of physical
activities like ZumbaTM comes from the lively music and
instructors, colorful vibe, and relatively easy to follow dance
routines. However, the most crucial effect that popular exercises like
ZumbaTM have is the encouragement and support to participate in
exercise, which in effect, makes people more aware of their health
and fitness. That is why some groups and organizations choose
ZumbaTM at their event to promote awareness for their various
causes. However, you can also engage in other aerobic exercises in
the form of dances such social dance, street dance, etc.
Sports tournaments
These are the most common type of health-
and fitness-related organized
\events. They mainly focus on sports in a
tournament type of play where individual
players and/or teams compete. They are
usually organized for school teams [(e.g.
4University Athletic Association of the
Philippines (UAAP)]. However, sports
associations, cause-oriented groups,
organizations, brands, and companies also hold
sports tournaments for various purposes,
levels, and sports.
It may not be explicit that health and fitness are the main highlights
when joining such events because the nature of such events is
usually competitive.

Athletes and competitors treat their health and fitness seriously

because of this same nature. That is why they train not only for their
sports skills but also for their
conditioning. Through sport tournaments, athletes and competitors
are actually good role models of health and fitness.
You can join sports tournaments of varying levels of competition
and different sports. During summer, local government units
(LGUs) hold sports leagues
especially for basketball and volleyball. Several categories are
open for basketball based on age groups. For both basketball and
volleyball, teams usually represent
different barangays, sitios, puroks, or subdivisions. Some LGUs
also hold sports programs or sports clinics for the youth and other
individuals. The Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) or the youth leaders of the community commonly
organize events like
these.
in school, intramurals are the common sports
competitions for students. Different grade or year levels
compete against each other in different sports. Games
are usually played
after classes where semi-finals and championship
games are usually the highlights. Year levels are
represented by team colors and are called by their
common year level labels (i.e., green for 1st
year/freshmen, yellow for 2nd year/sophomores, red for
3rd year/juniors, blue for 4th year/seniors).
 You can also try out for your school’s varsity
teams. They represent your school in different sports
competitions which usually include district level
competitions. When successful, teams move to higher
level competitions that could eventually lead to Palarong
Pambansa. This is organized by the Department of
Education (DepEd) which is the national competition for
students.
 Here, student-athletes from all over the Philippines compete
in different sports representing their respective regions. This
is held in one particular region where events are held in
different venues or locations.
You can also join sports tournaments organized by other
institutions. Sports outlets, product brands, and companies
organize sports tournaments. They usually advertise to invite
participants so you might want to look for tournaments in
sports that you like.
Summer sports clinics
These are short-course sports
programs catering to school children.
Sports clinics are offered by schools and
product brands when school is over and
students have their summer break.
The usual sports offered include basketball,
taekwondo, swimming, gymnastics,
football, volleyball, and others. These last for several
sessions spanning days or
weeks, and usually culminate with an exhibition
tournament.

Outdoor recreation events like cycling events, triathlon, marathons, and

football
 sports enthusiasts and athletes.
These are held in specialized
venues and
locations, and usually have
different categories for different
levels of
participants. Depending on the
event, categories such as beginner,
intermediate,
and advanced are formed or
opened.
When you join such events,
you get to experience recreation-level of participation to a
higher level of competition.
You also get to experience a different atmosphere because of
the ambiance in such
events. Sponsors’ booths and stalls are usually set up along
with other related set ups.
Talks, seminars, or conferences
These are usually lecture-based events that cover topics discussed with
an audience. Some events are held for different lengths (i.e., half-day,
1-day, 2-day, 3-
day, weeklong) and some include workshops or hands on training.
Some also are held with different formats like classroom-type lecture,
panel discussions, parallel
sessions, and the like. Credible resource persons and speakers are
invited to speak so that reliable information are shared and learned.
Cause-oriented associations, product brands, companies,
professional organizations, among others hold such events for
various purposes, some to
increase awareness, promote various causes, and to inform.
It would be beneficial for you to attend such events so you
could learn more
things about health and fitness, become more aware of related
issues and concerns,
and have a clearer understanding of these things.
School, club, community, or company events
These are events that are organized by schools,
clubs, communities, and companies for specific
purposes. These cover a wide range of activities like the ones
mentioned above. Schools and companies
commonly hold events to coincide with special dates and
occasions. Events are usually dependent on themes and
duration is also relative to the celebration.
 Aside from summer sports clinics, some
communities also offer recreation programs within the
year to encourage an active lifestyle.

What’s Going On?

Directions: Conduct an interview with your community leaders.
Ask about the community activities they hold during the year. Find
out if these types of activities were successful in the previous
years. If it weren’t successful, find out what is/are the
reasons. Use the table below to accomplish the task.
NOTE: Observe safety health protocols. Always use facemask and face shield in this
activity. If your place is in MECQ, call the attention of the subject teacher with
regards to this activity.
Let us find out what you have learned. Complete the unfinished statements below
Join Now!
Directions: Check out organized events that interest you and sign up for them to
maintain your active lifestyle. Complete the table below and show proof of your
participation. (e.g., picture during the event, race bib, event giveaways, registration form,
etc)
MULTILPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the
letter of the
correct answer on your PE and Health notebook.
1. An annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions
of the
Philippines.
A. NCCA C. School Sports Intramurals
B. Palarong Pambansa D. UAAP
4. In choosing a fitness event to participate in, what should
one, need to consider?
A. Equipment C. Interests and preferences
B. Friends D. All of these.
5. The most common sports competitions for students in
school.
A. District Meet C. Palarong Pambansa
B. Intramurals D. Regional Meet
Reflect Upon!
Write your answer on your PE and Health notebook.
Are the goals of health-and-fitness related community-wide
campaign attainable in your community? Why or why not?
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