BA: PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The Kannur University offers BA: PHYSICAL EDUCATION course to its students. The course structure for it is as follows:

Physical Education and Physical Fitness
Concept of Physical Education
Meaning, Definition, Aims and Objectives of Physical Education
Need and importance of Physical Education
Physical Fitness Components
Types of Fitness –
- Health Related Physical Fitness
- Performance Related Physical Fitness

Health Concepts of Physical Education
Definition and Meaning of Health
Dimensions and Determinants of Health
Physical Activity and Health Benefits
Effect of Exercise on Body systems
- Circulatory, Respiratory, Endocrine, Skeletal and Muscular

Nutrition and Health
Concept of Food and Nutrition
Balanced Diet
Vitamins – Malnutrition – Deficiency Diseases
Determining Caloric Intake and Expenditure
Obesity, Causes and Preventing Measures – Role of Diet and Exercise

Safety Education and Health Promotion
Health and Safety in Daily Life & Work
First Aid and Emergency Care
Common Injuries and their Management
Modern Life Style and Hypo-kinetic Disease - Prevention and Management

Sports and Life Skills Education
Sports and Socialization
Physical Activity and Sports - Emotional Adjustment and Wellbeing
Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation
Sports and Character Building
Values in Sports
Sports for World Peace and International Understanding