Adventure & Outdoor Activities
Adventure and outdoor activities enhance physical endurance, environmental awareness, and team dynamics through careful planning and execution. The chapter delves into various disciplines such as orienteering, hiking, parkour, and navigation techniques while emphasizing physiological, nutritional, and safety considerations. It also addresses the importance of environmental stewardship and community integration in outdoor initiatives.
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What we have learnt
- Executing complex orienteering courses requires advanced route-selection skills and error recovery techniques.
- Planning multi-day expeditions includes comprehensive logs for nutrition, hydration, and equipment.
- Understanding biomechanical assessments for parkour enhances training and reduces injury risks.
Key Concepts
- -- Orienteering
- A navigation sport that involves using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse environments.
- -- Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)
- The total amount of calories expended in a day, combining basal metabolic rate and activity level.
- -- Risk Matrix
- A tool for assessing the severity and likelihood of risks involved in outdoor activities.
- -- Reactive Strength Index (RSI)
- A measure of explosive strength calculated as jump height divided by the contact time during a drop jump.
- -- Logic Model
- A visual representation of a program that outlines inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts to facilitate planning and evaluation.
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