The importance of physical education and sports on human health and behavior

 physical education and sports

Physical education is defined as one of the aspects of education based on the development and development of physical fitness, motor and physical skills of individuals through participation in sports activities such as football, swimming and others, within certain behaviors and curricula that achieve people a healthy lifestyle and raise the level of their emotional intelligence and self-efficacy and work on Preventing them from diseases, which makes it easier for them to carry out their daily activities and helps them to live within a healthy and physically active system, and given the importance of physical education, it has been made one of the most important educational curricula in schools for all educational levels from primary to secondary, where trainers are trained and teachers are prepared to perform To train students and make them aware of the importance of this education afterwards.


Departments of physical education and sports

Physical education and sports lessons include three main sections:


Warm-up exercises

 Warm-up is the practice of light physical activity for a short period not exceeding 5 or 10 minutes, before starting to exercise, with the aim of preparing the body to practice and absorb larger sports activities. Among the well-known exercises for warming up is the practice of stretching, such as touching the toes or stretching the butterfly, or you can run a little around the track or Inside the gym.


Actual exercise

 The exercise process is carried out after the completion of the warm-up process, and includes exercises without weights, such as push-ups, sit-ups, jumping rope and other similar exercises, as practicing this type of exercise helps the person improve his motor functions and know the size of his physical fitness, and should The teacher must test the students’ fitness, set goals and plan for them to improve their performance, and follow up on this plan with them on an ongoing basis.


 health education

 Part of the physical and sports education classes should be devoted to educating students about health and introducing them to the human body and how it works, so that they can link it to exercise and its benefits to the body, as this can be done through paper materials or presentations.



 The importance of physical education and sports

 The majority of students neglect physical education class because of their limited ideas about it and its importance, and their lack of awareness of the extent of its impact on their lives in the future, on the health of their bodies and their relationship with themselves and others. The following are the most important health, psychological and social effects of physical education classes:


 Physical and health importance

The practice of physical and sports activities benefits human health in the long and short term, as it protects him from many diseases and provides many positives for him. Among the health advantages of sports activities are the following:

  • Reduce the chance of heart attacks.
  •  Maintaining weight within normal limits. Lowering cholesterol in the blood.
  • Strengthening bones and joints and protecting against osteoporosis.
  • Reducing the impact of type 2 diabetes.
  • Reduce the risk of some types of cancer.
  • Muscle strengthening.
  •  Reducing the duration of illness and speeding up the healing process.
  •  Improve the health of the mind and brain.
  • Changing levels of hormones and brain chemicals such as serotonin, endorphins and stress hormones.
  • Improve body fitness.
  • Maintaining cardiovascular health.
  •  Improving the absorption of nutrients in the body.
  • Increasing the efficiency of the digestive system by improving the digestion process.
  • Improving physiological processes and increasing their efficiency.
  • Improve feedback.
  •  Improving hand-eye coordination.
  •  Develop a healthy body posture.
  •  Improving the motor skills of the body.
  •  Getting rid of the problem of eating disorder by following the basics of nutrition and eating healthy .

psychological significance

 Physical education and sports play an important role in influencing the personality and psyche of the individual in a positive way, and the most prominent of these effects are the following:

  •  Mood improvement.
  • A feeling of relaxation, which makes a person enjoy a better and deeper sleep.
  •  Banish negative thoughts.
  • Distraction from thinking about his daily worries.
  • Help get rid of depression.
  • Increase people's self-confidence.
  •  Raising the value of self-esteem and esteem.
  • Eliminate the pressures of study, home work, family and peers through sports and recreational activities.
  •  Reduce stress.


social significance

 Physical education and sports have an impact on the life of the individual with those around him, and the most prominent of these effects are:

  • Promote the concept of personal and social responsibility.
  • Knowing how to lead, train and manage through teamwork.
  •  Develop the spirit of competition and creativity among individuals.
  • Promote the meaning of teamwork and cooperation with different nationalities and ethnic origins.
  •  Develop communication skills with others.

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