1. Unit 3 – Leisure and Recreation

2. Aims and Objectives
• Consider what is actually meant by leisure
time
• Consider the choices individuals have about
how they make use of their leisure time
• Consider the benefits to be gained by
becoming involved in leisure activities
• Consider what recreation and recreation time
are

3. Aims and Objectives Cont...
• Look at the different recreation types and
options available
• Consider the link between recreation and
leisure and the benefits too be gained by
being active.

4. 3.1 - Leisure
The time that YOU can choose what YOU do!
There needs to be a balance in life between
the following things:
• Work/School
• Eat
• Sleep
• Hygiene maintenance

5. 3.1 - Task
How much leisure time do you have?
Using the grid provided divide up your week
into 15 minute segments. Colour code the
different activities that occur during your
week.
Sleep Eat School Sports Free Time
Other Commitments

6. Active Leisure
• Taking part in activities that involve exertion of
physical and mental energy
• Often low impact activities such as YOGA or
WALKING.
• Have very little contact or competition
• Can be high impact such as AEROBICS or KICK
BOXING.

7. Passive Leisure
• This includes activities where a person does
not exert any significant physical or mental
energy, CINEMA, WATCHING TV or PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES

8. Leisure Provision
• Local authorities have a legal responsibility to
provide leisure services.
– Libraries
– Swimming pools
– Playing fields
– Sports centres

9. Private Enterprises
These are private companies that run sports
facilities and are operated for profit.
Fitness First
Oasis
Bannatynes
Location can be important as rural areas have less
provision compared to urban areas

10. Key Terms
Low Impact – not strenuous with little or no
pressure on the joints
Private Enterprise – A privately owned business
motivated by profit
Rural Area – An area outside of a city or town
Urban Area – A town or a city

11. 3.2 - Recreation
Recreation can mean just relaxing and
enjoying yourself, but it is increasingly being
used to mean doing something that is active
and healthy.

12. Physical Recreation
Participate for intrinsic reward rather than
extrinsic reward.
Many activities to choose from and they differ
for the following reasons:

13. Age
• Some recreational activities may suit elderly
people such as bowls whereas younger people
may like to try something which is more active
or that reflects current trends such as free
running.

14. Location
• You may be interested in taking up Surfing as
an activity but if you do not live near a surf
beach it will be difficult, as is snow boarding
without any snow!

15. Provision and Cost
• There might not be a full range of activities in
your area and even if there were they may be
a cost involved that stops you from taking part
regularly.

16. Outdoor Recreation
• These activities are associated with some
degree of challenge
– Climbing
– Fell Walking
– Caving
• Some water based activities
– Sailing, Wind Surfing

17. Life Long Sports
• It is always good to involve yourself in a sport
that you can carry on throughout life. Many
sports organisations encourage this by making
arrangements for different age groups.
– Swimming is a good example

18. Key Terms
Intrinsic Reward – Something that gives a
person or individual an internal satisfaction
derived from doing something well
Extrinsic Reward – Something that is done for
a particular reward that is visible to others

19. Exam Questions
1. Which of the following would not be
considered to be an active leisure activity?
a) Visiting the Library
b) Attending a Yoga Class
c) Rambling
d) Attending an aerobics class
2. What is leisure time?

20. 3. What is meant by a low impact activity?
4. Describe three different passive leisure
activities
5. What problems might someone who lives in
a rural area experience compared to
someone living in an urban area when it
comes to accessing provisions?
6. What is meant by recreation?
7. What is meant by intrinsic reward?
8. What is meant by extrinsic reward?

21. 9. What sort of physical recreation activity is an
elderly person more likely to get involved in?
10.What is meant by a trend? Describe a popular
current trend.
11.Describe the leisure and recreation facilities that
are likely to be avaliable in a typical community.
12.Describe two different challenging outdoor
activities.
13.What are the benefits that are likely to come
about through following a lifelong sporting
interest?