Briefly describe the essential function and extended function of sports.
Physical education is carried out through physical exercise, which requires the direct participation of the human body. This is one of the most essential characteristics of sports. This feature determines that physical education has a healthy function. With the progress of society and the increase of leisure time, how to make good use of leisure time has become a social problem. Colorful, healthy and civilized leisure life can not only make people have a positive rest after busy work, but also cultivate sentiment, delight body and mind and cultivate noble character. An important goal of physical education is to teach people to use, protect and promote their health reasonably and effectively. It is an active process of utilizing and perfecting the body.