Water – Based Leisure

and Recreation
Activities
 Recreational water activities can have
substantial benefits to our health and well-
being. Swimming pools, beaches, lakes, and
rivers are good venues for physical activity,
exercise, rest, relaxation, pleasure, and fun.
 FORMS OF AQUATIC LEISURE
ACTIVITY
 IN THE WATER
1. Swimming – provides relaxation and enjoyment. It can
help cure muscle injuries and relax tensed muscles.
2. Snorkeling – is an fun underwater sight- seeing activity.
It requires the use of a mask to see clearly underwater,
and a snorkel to breath on the surface.
1. Water aerobics – is the performance of an aerobics
exercise in shallow water, particularly in swimming
pool.
Important things to remember while snorkelling l

Stay close to the shore if you are a beginner.

Never do it alone
One up, one down
Rain check
Know your surroundings
Energy retention
Leave them alone
 FORMS OF AQUATIC LEISURE
ACTIVITY
 ON THE WATER
1. Fishing – is another recreational activity with the use
of different techniques – hand catching, spearing,
netting, trapping, and hook fishing.
2. Surfing – is a recreational activity that requires
balance, body coordination, and control.
 FORMS OF AQUATIC LEISURE
ACTIVITY
3. White Water Rafting – is done with the use of an
inflatable raft to navigate a river.
4. Boating/motor boating – is a leisure and recreational
activity that can be visit islands and coral reefs, go
fishing, practice photography, and other water based
experience.
 FORMS OF AQUATIC LEISURE
ACTIVITY
 UNDER WATER
1. Free diving – depends on the diver’s capacity to hold his/her
breath until resurfacing without the use of any breathing
apparatus.
2. Scuba diving – is an activity that enables an individual
to access the marine environment.
3. Underwaterphotography – it is done using high tech
cameras and swimming apparatus.
UNDERWATER HAND SIGNALS
UNDERWATER HAND SIGNALS
UNDERWATER HAND SIGNALS
COMMON WATER ACTIVITIES

 Skydiving – man, from the beginning of the age of reasoning, justifies his
desire for wings. Flying is not only a passion, it has become a regular
sport too.
 Boat racing - is the use of powerboats to participate in races
 Body boarding is similar to surfing, but the board is smaller and the
person lies down on the board.
 Cable skiing is similar to wake boarding, but cables are used for artificial
manoeuvring
 Parasailing is towing a person behind vehicles, usually a boat while
attached to a parachute.
 River rafting – it is the most adrenaline pumping activity, specially in the
mountainous terrains.
 Skim boarding is a board sport where a board is used to ride onto an
incoming wave.
 Surfing downhill on the ocean waves or artificial waves in a wave pool.
 Paragliding – may seem to be a close cousin of skydiving, yet they are
miles apart in details.
 Wildlife surveys – considering the recent endangerment of many wildlife
species, one can enhance a regular holidays trip to forest as taking a step
towards the protection of these animals.
 Coastal trekking – swaying from the traditional routes of road trips or
hiking, coastal trekking is one of the recently developed recreations that
are slowly gaining popularity among trekkers.
 WATER AEROBICS
Water aerobics is a great way to tone your muscles, burn
calories, and build aerobic capacity.

Different forms of water aerobics;

 Aqua Zumba
 Water yoga
 Aqua aerobics
 Aqua jog
 SOME BENEFITS OF WATER

AEROBICS
Water support the body, putting less stress on your
joints and muscles.
 This support is great if you’re older, have suffered an
injury or are recovering from illness.
 Water pressure helps the heart move blood around
the body, putting less strain on it.
 The impact of gravity is less in the water allowing a
greater range of motion.
 Working out in water can also prevent overheating,
helping you exercise for longer.