Health and Physical Education 💪

(A) Objectives

Understand the concept of holistic health and its various dimensions. 🌱
Recognize the importance of sports and yoga for the development of holistic health. 🧘‍♂️
Develop a positive attitude towards health and physical well-being. 😊
Equip themselves with knowledge about their health status and safety rules in hazardous situations. 🚑
Sensitize, motivate, and help acquire skills for physical fitness. 💪

Human Nervous System: parts and its functions. 🧠
Endocrine glands: Functions and location in the body. 🔬
Diet and Nutrition: Components of balanced diet and their sources, concept of calorific value, childhood obesity-causes and prevention. 🥦
Common Childhood Illnesses: Causes and prevention; immunization. 🤒

Physical Fitness: Concept and components; aerobic, anaerobic, and yogic exercises, indigenous games and sports. 💪
Yoga: Concept, yogic kriya and asanas with special reference to breathing exercises (Kapalbharti, anulom-vilom, parvatasna) and musculoskeletal exercises (Vajrasna, Parvatasna, gomukhasna and Padamasna) - their benefits and techniques. 🧘‍♀️
First aid: Handling of dog, animal, and snake bites, fractures, bleeding, burns, sunstroke, and chemical poisoning. 🚨

Bucher, C.A. (1964) Foundations of Physical Education. New York: Mosby and Company. 📚
Kang Gurpreet Singh & Deol Nishan Singh. (2013). An Introduction to Health and Physical Education. 21st century publications, India. 📖
Alderman, H., Behrman, J. R., Lavy, V., & Menon, R (1997). Child Nutrition, Child Health, and School Enrolment. 📚
Agarwal, D. K., Upadhyay, S. K., Tripathi, A. M., Agarwal K. N (1987). Nutritional Status, Physical Work Capacity and Mental Function in School Children. 📖
Brahmam, G. N. V. (2003). Evaluation of Mid Day Meal Programme in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Gujarat. 📖