Proposal for Sports and Recreational Activities



Introduction1

Sports or Recreational Activities and Brain Functioning1

Physical Activity and Quality of Life2

Thesis Statement3

Proposal for a Youth Community Center for Boys and Girls3

Prologue to the Community Centre3

Aims and Objectives3

Facilities4

Standard of the Facilities4

Intended Audience and Benefits for Them5

Management Functions and Aspects of the Program5

The Management Process5

Program Development6

Promotion and Advertising6

Why Create the Program6

Proposed Budget for the Recreational Program7

Basic Cost7

Expenditure Heads7

Heads Needing Allocation of Resources8

Conclusion and Recommendations for the Community Centre8

References10

Proposal for Sports and Recreational Activities

Introduction

Lives of the human beings are diverse and vary in kinds and types of situations faced day to day. Situations and conditions never remain the same for the people; from different walks of life to the differences between the people in terms of their individual differences people might face predicament and favorable situations alike. Stress, tensions and other types of life situations might cast a negative impact on the people and in terms of their mental or physical health. Researchers in the field of physical and mental health have found high correlations between the physical activities and positive impacts on the mental, physical and social lives of the people (Edim, Okou & Odok, 2012).

Sports or Recreational Activities and Brain Functioning

Sports and recreations for different people might differ accordingly to their life instances and preferences. Some people are more interested in sports and are highly involved in taking part in various activities related to it. Other recreational programs might include working voluntarily for any organization or some people. Walking, exercising or jogging constitute as one of the most effective recreational physical activities. Researchers in the field of mental and physical health regard sports and recreation as one of the major sources for the physical activities required in the lives of the humans. Physical activities are said to cause positive changes in the brain mechanisms, working vigorously to perform better. The increased and enhanced performance of the brain relates to amplified and improved activities of brain, including neurochemical capacities of the brain functions such as memory and other cognitive functioning (www.sportandrecreation.org.uk).

Physical Activity and Quality of Life

Physical activities also compliment the quality of life of the human beings. Acting as a vent for the frustrations and tensions of the life, people feel better and experience improved serenity while engaging in physical activities. Other than the physical activities providing relief to the people and escalating their quality of lives; sports and physical activities also prove to be beneficial in therapeutic sense for the people suffering from various diseases. Cardiovascular diseases constitute as one of the top most of the list of diseases which refer to physical activities for therapeutic procedures. For the reason that regular walk and exercise impact the heart rate and blood pressure in a positive sense, the same is true for the brain activity as both are interrelated, thus impacting the heart diseases and problems positively (Kravitz, n.d).

Another major advantage and merit of any kind of sports and recreational activities is the factor of physical well-being and ...