INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCIENCE (5 VOLUME SET))

Author: Keith. A. Brown, R. Burton, D.C. Smith, D.J. Morgan, H.A. Lipman

Physical education ( often abbreviated Phys . Ed . , P.E., or PE ) or gymnastics ( gym or gym class ) is an educational course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting to promote health. Physical education is " an educational based subject that aims at total or wholesome development of the learner through the use of movement and well-selected activities. The overall goal of physical education is to influence and educate learners through physical means, which in turn results in outcomes that go beyond the physical fitness ". Given this definition of physical education, its value in the lives of all persons cannot be over-emphasized.

ISBN 9788189902957

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14995