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Not serious
Free activity standing outside ordinary life,
may be intense depending on participants
Absorbing
No material interest
Has its own boundaries and/or limitations
Can form social groups
Amusements engaged in freely, for fun, and
devoid of constraints
Refreshes
or renews
ones strength and
spirit after toil
Can be with or
without physical
activity
To participate, to
strengthen, or to
condition through
physical activity
Organized
Highly structured
Governed by rules
Competitive activities
Skilled participants
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Kennedys efforts to infuse more fitnessoriented activities and sports into schools
curriculum was the first non-war effort
supported by upper levels of government.
The launch of Sputnik satellite by Russia
signaled the start of the Cold War and
created a new reason to investigate the
fitness level of our population.
1946 Jackie Robinson was the first black
professional athlete.