Physical Education

Physical education has been recognized as an integral part of education.The existence of human being is primarily physical.The first lesson a human child learns are lesson of physical activity.No education, however ideal and exalted in it`s objectives is complet without emphosis on motor activity. The human body is a scared gift of nature.It`s growth,development and efficiency largely depend upon the quantity and quality of motor activities it performs.In this context the word 'physical' refers to body and indicates bodu characterstics such as strength,speed,endurance,health,perfomance etc.Similarly the term' Education' when use in conjuction with physical,refers to a process of education that develops the human body especially fitness and movement skills.Thus,physical education is an education for body and mind though physical activity.Very often physical education is equated with physical Training[pt],exercise,games and sports,recreational activities,yoga etc.Infact physical education means many things to different people,because it has been defind in various ways.But,to understand the meaning of physical education some point of definations are given below;

• Brown Hill and Hagman,regarded physical education as"the accumulation of wholesome experiences through participation in large muscle activities that promote growth and development."
• J.B Nash explains-"Physical education is the that phase of whole field of education that deals with big muscle activities and their releated responces."

• AAHPER platform says,"physical education is the way of education through physical activities which are related and carried on with regard to values in human growth, development and behaviours.

Thus, from an overview of the above definations and other various definations the following salient features of physical education emerge:

1. Physical education is an essential and integral part of total education process.
2. Movements or activities or games&sports are the means of whole some experience and physical education.
3. Physical education aims to develop physically,mentally,emotionally&socially fit citezen through physical activities.
4. Physical education and their activities arevbased on systematic planning and scientific theory.

1. Thus,on the basis of the above points physical education is defined as,"an education by means of physical activities involving big muscle,body limbs and joint of an individual aimed towards the development of body and mind."