ACTIVITIES

AQUATIC
 AQUATICS

Water has special characteristics that

provide a unique environment for activities and
good workout.
These characteristics include buoyancy,
hydrostatic pressure and enhance cooling.
 Buoyancy

It is the upward force of the water on an

object.
This is the reason why boats and people
float on water.
It also gives weightless feeling, which make
it easier to move, lift knees or even jog in water.
 Hydrostatic pressure

is the pressure that is exerted by a fluid at

equilibrium at a given point within the fluid, due
to the force of gravity. Hydrostatic
pressure increases in proportion to depth
measured from the surface because of the
increasing weight of fluid exerting downward
force from above.
 Enhance cooling

Transfer heat away from the body much

quickly than air given in the same temperature.
This is the reason we can stay longer in
water and can tolerate longer workouts without
feeling being overheated.
 Aquatic Activities
Snorkeling
• is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped
with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually 
swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Use of this
equipment allows the snorkeler to observe underwater attractions for
extended periods with relatively little effort and to breathe while face-
down at the surface.
• Snorkeling is a popular recreational activity, particularly at tropical resort
 locations. The primary appeal is the opportunity to observe 
underwater life in a natural setting without the complicated equipment
and training required for scuba diving.
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Aquatic Activities
Canoeing
• is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.
Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the
central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is
combined with other activities such as canoe camping, or where canoeing
is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities.
Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or
recreational activity.
• The oldest known canoe, Pesse canoe, believed to be constructed
between 8200 and 7600 B.C. was found in Netherlands
Canoeing
 Aquatic Activities
Kayak
•  is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-
bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word qajaq

• The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating
one paddler. The cockpit is sometimes covered by a spray deck that prevents the
entry of water from waves or spray, differentiating the craft from a canoe.

• The spray deck makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers to roll the kayak:
that is, to capsize and right it without it filling with water or ejecting the paddler.
Kayaking
 Aquatic Activities
SCUBA Diving
•  is a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a 
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), which is
completely independent of surface supply, to breathe underwater. Scuba
divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air,
allowing them greater independence and freedom of movement than 
surface-supplied divers, and longer underwater endurance than 
breath-hold divers.
• Scuba diving may be done recreationally or professionally in a number of
applications, including scientific, military and public safety roles, but most
commercial diving uses surface-supplied diving equipment when this is
practicable.
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