Contextualization

Welcome, dear students, to the didactic project "Body Awareness Gymnastics". This is a very important subject for Physical Education, as, in addition to physical conditioning, it is essential that each of us understands and knows our own body, understanding its limitations and possibilities.

What is Body Awareness Gymnastics

Body Awareness Gymnastics is a practice that involves light physical activities, focused on body self-awareness, perception, and sensitization of the body in movement. These practices can involve activities such as stretching, breathing exercises, balance, among others. The goal is to make us more aware of our body, how we move, our limitations, and potential.

The Importance of Body Awareness Gymnastics

Body Awareness Gymnastics is important because it helps us develop a sharper body awareness, which can prevent diseases and improve quality of life. With this practice, we gain better coordination, flexibility, balance, and resistance. By respecting our own body and its limitations, we prevent injuries caused by inadequate physical practices.

Support Materials

To deepen your knowledge on this enriching topic, we suggest the following resources:

1. Book "The Body Speaks: The Silent Language of Non-Verbal Communication", by Pierre Weil and Roland Tompakow. This book is a reference on the subject and brings valuable insights about our relationship with our body.

2. Articles from specialized health and well-being websites, such as "SuaMente" and "Vya Estelar" provide, in a simple and clear way, concepts, tips, and practical exercises for applying body awareness gymnastics.

3. Educational videos available on YouTube, with a wide variety of instructors and modalities, you can try different approaches until you find the one that suits you best.

After exploring these resources, we will be ready for deeper discussions and to start practical activities. Let's embark on this journey of self-discovery together!

Practical Activity

"Know Your Body"

Objective

The objective of this practical activity is to make students experience experiences that lead them to body self-awareness. Through the practice of body awareness gymnastics, they should learn to identify the demands, limitations, and potential of their bodies, as well as understand the differences between body awareness gymnastics and physical conditioning.

Detailed Description

The groups, formed by 3 to 5 students, should perform series of body awareness gymnastics exercises, document their experiences, and prepare an activity report. This report should include the introduction of the topic, the development of the activity, the description of the results, and the conclusions obtained.

Necessary Materials

Comfortable clothes, a spacious room, and a mat or cushion for each student will be necessary. Paper and pen for notes will also be needed.

Step by Step

1. Research and Preparation (1 hour): Students should conduct initial research to understand the concept of body awareness gymnastics, using the materials indicated in the "Support Materials" section. From this research, students should already start writing the introduction of the report.

2. Performance of the practical activity (1-3 hours): In this stage, students will practice exercises that promote body awareness. Activities can range from breathing exercises to movements that stimulate balance, coordination, and flexibility.

3. Evaluation of the experience (2 hours): After the practice, students should gather to discuss their impressions, perceptions, and difficulties encountered during the exercises. They should note the most relevant points to include in the report.

4. Writing the report (3-4 hours): This stage involves writing the remaining topics in the report, which include the development (explaining the activity in detail, indicating the methodology used, and presenting and discussing the results obtained), the conclusion (explicitly stating the learnings obtained and the conclusions drawn about the project), and the bibliography used.

5. Presentation of the work: The group should present the result of their work to the class, highlighting the main points of their report and sharing the lessons learned.

Project Deliverables

Students should submit the final report, where they should contextualize the topic of body awareness gymnastics, present the practical activity they carried out, analyze the results and conclusions obtained, as well as cite the bibliographic references.

This report will play a crucial role in highlighting the technical and socio-emotional skills acquired during the completion of this project, such as time management, communication, problem-solving, creative thinking, proactivity, among others.

Thus, practical activities and report writing are fully interconnected, with writing being a way to deepen and solidify the knowledge acquired during practice, as well as providing the opportunity to articulate in words the results and learnings obtained.