Exploring Corporal Expression: A Comprehensive Guide to Physical Activity and Body Movement
Corporal Expression: Understanding Our Bodies and Movement
Key Factors in Corporal Expression
Bodily Sensations:
Recognizing and interpreting sensations from our body and environment.Internalization:
Analyzing and reflecting on movement possibilities and interactions with objects and others.Spontaneity:
Responding authentically and appropriately to different situations based on internalized experiences.Creativity:
Generating new ideas and expressions through movement, drawing upon accumulated experiences.
Physical Attributes and Their Impact
Force:
The ability to overcome resistance using muscular effort, categorized as slow, fast, or explosive.
Strength:
The capacity to sustain effort and delay fatigue, classified as aerobic or anaerobic.
Speed:
The ability to cover distance in the shortest time, categorized as reactive, gestural, or travel speed.
Health Benefits of Physical Activity
- Improved musculoskeletal system development.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory system adaptation.
- Enhanced body composition and obesity management.
- Regulation of blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Physical-Health Condition: Body Awareness and Care
Concepts:
- Body care routines, safety measures, and hygiene practices.
- Understanding the effects of physical activity on health and body maintenance.
Procedures:
- Techniques for warming up, cooling down, and maintaining proper posture during physical activity.
- Adapting activity levels to individual capabilities and limitations.
Attitudes:
- Respecting personal limits and avoiding risky behaviors.
- Taking responsibility for one’s body and appreciating the importance of physical activity.
Evolution of Body Expression in Physical Education
Body expression has roots in theater and actor training, evolving from classical antiquity to modern methods. In the 1950s, it was primarily associated with dance and rhythmic gymnastics. Influential figures include François Delsarte, Bess Mensendieck, Isadora Duncan, and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.
The birth of body expression as a distinct art form is often attributed to the United States in reaction to Puritanism and societal dehumanization. It advocated for the liberation of body movement in all its facets. European movements in the 1960s, such as the May 1968 revolution in France, further influenced this shift in Western culture.
Body expression utilizes the body as both a means and a message, exploring the possibilities of communication and self-expression through movement.
Thematic Blocks and Motor Skill Development
The document outlines various thematic blocks focusing on developing specific motor skills, such as running, unusual forms of displacement, passive movements, and transportation using a partner’s body. Each block includes objectives, initial activities, materials, main activities, and final activities to enhance coordination, balance, and body awareness.