Week 5 and 6 – Jss 2 Third Term Physical And Health Education (PHE) Lesson Notes

WEEK 5
TOPIC: CAUSES OF POSTURAL DEFECTS
Common causes of postural defects include the following:

1. Pain or injures: if there is injury or pain in parts of the body, you tend to overcome the pain by holding the body in a particular way. When his continues for a long time, it can become a daily habit.
2. Low nutritional state: spine and back need adequate nutrient to grow strong and straight. Low nutrition and lack of vitamins and calcium can affect the bone and muscles by not providing adequate strength and flexibility to hold itself in a correct posture.
3. Heredity: if family has history a particular bad posture, it might be difficult to prevent such posture because genes are responsible.
4. Habit: sometimes, the way one walks or the way you hold things can be reasons for bad posture. for example, carrying weight on only one side of the body can contribute to imbalance or poor posture.
   
5. Occupation: The nature of job can contribute to bad posture. People who have desk jobs, often push their neck and head forward and haunch their shoulders. All these contribute to inability to keep spines straight and result in bad posture.
   
6. Life styles and fashion: People, who walk on pencils heels, are more prone to bad posture. Wearing boots, tight fitting cloths, low waist jeans and wide belts can cause bad posture because it changes center of gravity and causes posture to suffer.
   

   General causes of poor or bad postures also include the following;
   Lack of regular exercise, prolonged sitting or standing, faulty bone formation, muscular weakness, lack of rest and sleep, imitation or habit formation such as walking, running, standing etc

    

EVALUATION

1. Explain five causes postural defects
2. Demonstrate the appropriate sitting, walking ,running, lifting positions

    ASSIGNMENT
   

   1. Mention causes of bad posture?
   2. List three ways postural defects can be corrected

 
WEEK 6

SPORTS AND THE SOCIETY
Sports and Society provides students a basis for understanding the sports industry and the broader economic, political, religious, cultural, ethnic and social systems that apply to the world of sports.
Sport has been identified as part of the society that provides opportunity for regular interaction with many social institutions. Sports play a major role in the society.
Sports has become a major part of modern society with influence being felt in all areas of life to the extent that it has become a force and symbol of national unity.
Sports can be defined as a competitive activity that involves vigorous physical exertion or the use of complex physical skills by individual
What is society?
Society can be defined as a group of or a nation living together in an organized community.
VALUES AND FUNCTIONS OF SPORTS IN THE SOCIETY
The functions and values of sports to the societies include the following:

1. It serves as an avenue to unite a various ethnic groups
2. It is use to reduce tension
3. Victory in sports has some national impact like prestige, enhances status and respect.
4. It brings about economic and political gains to the society
5. It creates excitement, fun, enjoyment and physical fitness

    WAYS SPORTS CAN BE USED TO CON TROL YOUTHS RESTIVENESS
   A lot of youths are effectively engaged in various sports competitions. Therefore, instead of involving in crime, drug abuse or exerting their energy in unprofitable activities, sports are used as a tool to control and curb youth restiveness.
   Many youths take up career in sports. Both government and private organizations should establish sports academy that prevents aimlessness and wandering among the youth.

    EVALUATION
   

   1. Define sports
   2. Define society

   ASSIGNMENT
   
    State four functions of sports in the society