Saturday, 22 November 2014
Keeping fit in Florida
Exactly one week ago from today, I was in Florida along with 23 other students from our school. I was given the opportunity to travel abroad to learn about science and see how science is used in a favourite place of many -Disney! Although I missed 3 gym classes, I feel like I didn't miss out on the active and fit part. We were in Florida for 9 days, and I can honestly say that after every day, my feet hurt. We walked about 15 km a day, probably more because the disneyworld parks are HUGE. We were constantly on our feet, running from each attraction to the next one, and even wearing running shoes our feet were still sore! My calf and hamstring muscles were also a bit sore during the trip, so although it seemed like a "vacation", it wasn't. All 24 of us were exhausted by each end of the day. Ms Becker kept track of how much she walked throughout the trip, and it was 105.6km! I unfortunately did not keep record, but I am thinking it was close to that and probably even more. Overall, I had an amazing experience and am proud that we weren't lazy; these trips require you to be fit so that you can accomplish everything!
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Beep Test #2 Results
Today for fitness Tuesday we did the beep test.
I am actually proud of my scores this time because I showed improvement.
I know I still have room to improve and I hope to keep progressing positively.
I got a 7.1 on the beep test today which I think is pretty good for myself. (improved)
I improved my time on the plank from 45 seconds to 1:03.97
on the T-test I got 12.59 seconds.
(I have pictures but they are loading blurry)
for sit and reach, I am still a 0. I am flexibile in other areas, but I hope to improve the flexibility in my hamstrings/legs.
for stand and reach my scores were the same, (standing-215. jump-250.)
I need to work on my upper body strength because I can only do a couple pushups.
Unfortunately, I could not do the touch test on the balance boards.
I think I did fairly well this beep test, and I hope to have more improvements next time!
I am actually proud of my scores this time because I showed improvement.
I know I still have room to improve and I hope to keep progressing positively.
I got a 7.1 on the beep test today which I think is pretty good for myself. (improved)
I improved my time on the plank from 45 seconds to 1:03.97
on the T-test I got 12.59 seconds.
(I have pictures but they are loading blurry)
for sit and reach, I am still a 0. I am flexibile in other areas, but I hope to improve the flexibility in my hamstrings/legs.
for stand and reach my scores were the same, (standing-215. jump-250.)
I need to work on my upper body strength because I can only do a couple pushups.
Unfortunately, I could not do the touch test on the balance boards.
I think I did fairly well this beep test, and I hope to have more improvements next time!
Fitness Reflections (Week Oct. 27-Oct 31)
I forgot to post about last weeks fitness, so here is my post:
Last week we had fitness 2 days in row. On the Tuesday, we did the workout where we have partners and one of us runs, one of us does an exercise in the gym. I am proud of my effort that day because I was sweating by the end of it. On Wednesday, we had the option to do either the community run or the sulli mile with the linear classes. Our class wanted to do the community run, but my friends and I were able to do the scottish/sulli mile with the other classes. We had just done the extended community run 2 weeks before that and we aren't big on running so we thought that was a fine alternative. Me, Gurveer, Lyba, Jasmin, Rajan, and Megan tried hard to set an example for the 8s and 9s since we were the only seniors there. We kept our steady jog the whole time and I was also happy with our effort that day; I feel like we got a good amount of time jogging. I am glad with my progress and hope to continue to stay positive this semester!
Here is a picture of us from Tuesdays fitness day where we did the partner excerise. You can't really see our flushed/sweaty faces in the picture, but trust me we were!
Last week we had fitness 2 days in row. On the Tuesday, we did the workout where we have partners and one of us runs, one of us does an exercise in the gym. I am proud of my effort that day because I was sweating by the end of it. On Wednesday, we had the option to do either the community run or the sulli mile with the linear classes. Our class wanted to do the community run, but my friends and I were able to do the scottish/sulli mile with the other classes. We had just done the extended community run 2 weeks before that and we aren't big on running so we thought that was a fine alternative. Me, Gurveer, Lyba, Jasmin, Rajan, and Megan tried hard to set an example for the 8s and 9s since we were the only seniors there. We kept our steady jog the whole time and I was also happy with our effort that day; I feel like we got a good amount of time jogging. I am glad with my progress and hope to continue to stay positive this semester!
Here is a picture of us from Tuesdays fitness day where we did the partner excerise. You can't really see our flushed/sweaty faces in the picture, but trust me we were!
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