Health, Physical Education and Yoga (B.Ed.New Syllabus based book and also useful as reference book for UGC-NET, NVS, DSSSB, KVS, TGT, PGT, PTI & other competitive examinations)

CONTENTS –
UNIT-I EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION​-​ Meaning and definition of Physical Education, its aim and objec​t​ive and misconception about physical Education. Need, importance and scope of physical Education in the Modern Society and its relationship with General Education​ ||​​ UNIT-II BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION​- ​Growth and Development, Differences between growth and development, Factors affecting growth and develo​pment. Age and​ ​Sex differences in relation to Ph​y​sical activities and Sports. Physical education & sports as a need of the society. Physical activities and Sports as a men’s cultural heritage​ || UNIT-III HEALTH EDUCATION​-​ Concept of health, importance, dimensions and determinate​ of health; Health needs of children and adolescents, including differently-abled children​ ​Understanding of the body system-skeleton, muscular, respiratory, circulatory and digestive in relation to health fitness, bones, muscles and joints, their functions,​ ​Effect of exercises on – circulatory, respiratory and muscular system​ || UNIT-IV NUTRITION​ – ​Balance diet, its elements and sources, factors affecting Balance diet, Importance of Balance diet.​ ​Practices related to food hygiene, mal​n​utrition, including obesity, food and waterborne and deficiency diseases and prevention Dangers of the use of alcoh​o​l, nicotine, narcotic and drugs ​|| UNIT-V YOGA​ – The meaning and definition of Yoga, scope of yoga, aims an​d ​objectives of yoga.​ ​Misconception about yoga, schools of yoga.​ ​Therapeutic Values of Yoga, Yoga and mental health​ || UNIT-VI PRINCIPLES OF YOGIC PRACTICES​ – ​Conce​​p​t​s​ ​&​ ​Kinds​ ​of​ ​Yogic​ ​Practices:​ ​Asana,​ ​Pranayama,​ ​Kriya, Badha, Mudra, Dhyana.​ ​Asana:​ ​D​e​finition, Scope and Laminations of Asanas-​ ​Classif​i​cation of Asanas- Meditative Asanas-​ ​Relaxative Asanas- Cultural Asana- Step by Step Performance of Asanas – Safety Measure and Pre- cautions while performing Asana.​ ​Pranayama – Meanin​g​ – differen​t​ Phases in Pranayama Practices: Puraka (Inhalation), Kumbhaka (Retention) and Rechaka (Exhalation).​