TUESDAY INTERVAL TRAINING?

Today, we did a fitness exercise where you would find a partner and partner A would run (outside, round the gym) and partner B would do various exercises. Some exercises were : push ups, planks and shoulder presses. Since the running distance was short, I ran faster, because I didn't want my partner to be completely exhausted doing the exercises, and so I don't lose my momentum going into them. However, my partner ran a bit slower but it actually benefited me, because I got more time to do the exercises. I especially worked harder on this fitness day because the whole week, my class won't have P:E because we have to prep for a band concert and I wanted to give it my best, like always. Near the final seconds, I looked at the clock and it was 10 sec until the buzzer and I noticed my partner coming in. My brain wanted me to wait it out, but my body said, it could still go. And during the last 10 sec, I actually ran, and got inspiration because a member of PE:10 Fitness was also running. In the end, I was so exhausted, I huffed and puffed more than the Wolf in the Three Little Pigs! I also found that stretching in the end, benefited me because now I don't feel sore like I used to.

THREADMILL

Yesterday, I ran on the treadmill, but this time I didn't feel tired. And it was because I had a bottle of water next to me, which I always forget to bring. I would run very fast, and jog/walk to drink some water and run again. So yesterday's treadmill run was basically an interval one, but it wasn't consistent, because I stopped only when I needed water. I tried to go beyond 7MPH and I ran at 7.5 this time. I could increase the level but I decided to keep it at 7.5 and increase per runs. And after the run, I tried to eat a reasonable amount of food! Next week, I will try to do an endurance training one.

BUDDIES Part.3

Last Friday, we went to see our buddies again! It began with an awesome start because we ran in the rain to go to their place. Once we arrived, we met them and talked a lot, since we haven't seen them in a long time. We later played the classic rock paper scissors, and the buddies would face each other. It was a bit hard to make my buddy understand the timing; for instance, "rock, paper-" and he start playing there. After some time, he finally understood and he played against his friends. We later switched to Full Body Rock Paper Scissors(Start=3 Jumping Jacks, Squat=Rock, Hands in the air = Paper, Gangster=Scissors) To make them exercise, everyone would line up on one side of the gym, facing someone else on the opposite side. And then when the music played, they would run and play the game. It was way more fun than I had expected! Then near the end, we played this game that I've never played before : Octopus. I had no idea how to play it, but my buddy showed me how. How ironic! And we ended with a bang, when the buddies did a dance performance for us.!

Buddies Part:2!

For some reason, this didn't get posted but here it goes. The last time we saw our buddies was just as fun as the first time. We played chariots in the chapati field, and it was very fun. I got to see my buddy actually enjoy the game and get involved. He tried his best and he got many pennies. Very proud of him, because he is usually a quiet kid but now he opened up. I didn't have to lead the kids that much because they took leadership into their own hands.

PARENT PROJECT MIDTERM POST

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

Have you read your son/daughter's blog?

Yes, I have.

Was there anything that surprised you or stood out immediately?

Yes I was pretty much surprised, very organized blog. 

What was your favourite part about reading his/her reflections?

Good team spirit.

What did you learn about your son/daughter that you didn't know before reading the blog?

Sport was not his favorite but now he seems loving it.

What part of your child's growth/personality has been reaffirmed for you?

He always tries his best.

What is missing in the blog that you think s/he should include for the teacher or peers?

More pictures. 

If you were evaluating him/her on his/her blogging efforts, what would you say?

The blog looks organized and consistent but there is always room for improvement.

What would you give him/her out of 25? How did you come up with that number?

23/25.The blog is well organized but missing some pictures 

HEALTHY LIVING

What do you notice about your child's health choices outside of school? 
He takes care of his health by eating healthy. What activity and or diet choices does s/he make on their own?
He exercises often and eats a balance meal. What exercise/eating choices are encouraged buy the family/household? 
I often see him and his brother exercising on the treadmill for 30 mins or so on the weekends. We also try to eat a balanced meal.
Did you see any evidence of this in his/her blog?
Yes.
What is missing that should be included?
Maybe a picture of himself on the treadmill. What improvements do you think your child could/should make to further his/her understanding and participation in his/her own health?
Exercise daily and eat healthy all the time,no junk food at all.
What things can you as parent do to push this learning/practice?
Always kicking his butt to learn and be a responsible individual. If you were to evaluate your son/daughter on their progress towards personal healthy life choices what would you say?
He is on a  good trend for now and hope he keeps it up. What mark would you give them out of 25 for his/her efforts and demonstration of those efforts in the blog?
23/25 How did you come up with that number?
That our baby we know him very well,he has never deceived us up to now.

Exercise, Exercise, Exercise!

Every weekend, I usually run on the treadmill for 30 mins or so. But I change it up each time. For instance, I do endurance running, and sprinting and also running to see my limit. For endurance, I usually keep the speed at 5 MPH and run for 30 mins. On the other hand, for sprinting, I run at 7 MPH. Honestly, last week, I couldn't do the treadmill because I had tons of  homework and I felt sore from fitness as we hadn't done fitness for about 3 weeks. But today, it's finally back on! Treadmill time!

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Speed was actually 7.0 MPH but I had to lower to rest a little bit!

Gold Stone Park Interval Running/Exercise.

Today, we went to Goldstone Park to do interval running/exercises. It was very windy and sunny but it had a great atmosphere. Basically, one person would run half a lap around the park and the other 3 would do muscular exercises, stretch and rest and we would rotate. It felt good running since we didn't do fitness for a long time, but I didn't like it when the wind would blow on my face on the way back. I mainly did squats, jumping jacks, pushups and situps for the muscular exercises. And I stretched for a long time. My partners really put a lot of effort into the exercise and that motivated me.

LOCO MOTION!

Locomotion was tiring yet fun for me. I think I found it tiring because we haven't done fitness in so long. I felt sore the day after; in my legs, because I didn't stretch for a long time, but now it's starting to wear off. I worked harder than before in this fitness exercise to regain that inspiring momentum, and now I feel fitter than ever! I look forward to doing this again!

Dancing Week!

This week was all about dancing in P:E! The 2 types we did were : Bhangra and Hip-Hop. Personally, I enjoyed Hip-Hop a little bit more because it was more exciting and fun. I enjoyed trying new dance moves and seeing everyone participating. Props to the student-teachers who kept teaching other students for 5 periods straight. It was also said, it was Johns last day..Peace man, going to miss those hand-stands!