Essay On Physical Activities

CHAPTER-I
INTRODUCTION

“Lack of activity destroys the good conditions of every human being, Movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserves it.”
Plato
Above statement emphasize itself the importance of universally accepted physical activity. Without activity man can’t be in good condition and not able to preserve it.
Physical activity and healthy sports are essential for our health and well being. Appropriate physical activity and sports for all constitute one of the major components of a healthy lifestyle, along with healthy diet, tobacco free life and avoidance of other substances harmful to health. Available experience and scientific evidence show that the regular practice of appropriate physical activity and sports provides people, male and female,-of all ages and conditions, including persons with disability, with wide range of physical, social and mental health benefits. It interacts positively with strategies to improve diet, discourage the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs, helps reduce violence, enhances functional capacity and promotes social

The Indian physical activities such as Chariot races, riding elephants and horses, swordsmanship, wrestling, boxing, kabaddi, kho-kho, atyapatya, dancing, dands, baithak, malkhamb, leziem, lathi, etc. have been in practice from time immemorial. But neither the names of the inventors of the Indian system of physical culture nor the dates of their origin are known. Yet we are aware of the fact that a scientific system of physical education was in existence in India and was practiced by the people. Yoga, an activity common in India and involving exercises of posture and regulated breathing was popular. This disciplining of mind and body required the instruction of experts and a person fully trained in this activity followed routine involving eighty four different