Get Fit Take 2

This will be my second time taking Get Fit and I'm really looking forwards to it. I took this class again because I had a lot of fun last year and was motivated to keep an active lifestyle. I love running and yoga!! :) ♡

Final Reflection

           The first semester has come to an end and Get Fit will be over in no more than a week. It's sad to think about, and I'll miss not being able to end the school day off with a fun time with all my friends in this class. Over the last five months, I've made so many new friends that i can say "hi" to in the hallways and I've had so many awesome experiences. This class was full of motivated people, that I didn't feel out of place when I actually tried my best at something.

           I've never had this much fun with fitness before. My first year or so when I was in gymnastics and we would have to do conditioning, my mindset was more like "I have to do this." Then as the years went by, it was more like "I want to do rope climbs with no legs. I want to do 75 push ups because I didn't go for my back tuck on beam." because I understood that by doing so, there's no harm. It's just going to make me stronger, not only physically but mentally too. It's the same with Get Fit. I want to go on a 25 minute run. I want to do the beep test to see if I can improve. I want to do yoga. I've improved in many of the fitness activities, and in my running endurance too. After each class, I walk away feeling accomplished, and I'm going to keep staying active in second semester, and...the rest of my life.

           Part of why I love Get Fit is because of the field trips. Doing the Grouse Grind was an amazing but super tiring workout that really made me push myself. I'm sure I'll go do it againat least twice in the summer. Going to splitz, tae kwon do, ice skating, dance, and snowshoeing were all so much fun too.  

            I also learned about how girls and women are misrepresented. Watching missrepresentation made me more aware and I actually notice when people make comments about someone like "Oh, well she's a girl."

            I'd love to take this class again, but I also want to go towards dance. I really want to keep the skills that I have and and perform for everybody. This class was full of amazing experiences and memories, I'll never regret taking it. I've learned so much from this course and I'll take all of it with me into the future.

 

My Inspiration Board

Snowshoeing!!

Yesteday, we went to Mt. Seymour in Vancouver to snowshoe! It was my first time snowshoeing and it was a really fun experience.  The scenery was really nice too- the trees were covered in snow and everything was white and peaceful.  This one part of the trail was really hard, it went up and down but mostly up, and my legs were burning. It reminded me of the grouse grind, but winter version and easier. We went off the trail for a bit and walked around in the snow that wasn't packed. That was really fun, testing out how deep the snow was, but i got stuck when i was trying to get back onto the trail...like stuck stuck.

I'd like to try it again sometime and seeing the other people up on the mountain skiing and snow boarding made me want to ski (i used to ski when i was three.) This was our last field trip and it was a really great experience! 

Documentary Miss Representation

"Miss Representation" is a documentary film about how the media has a big influence on the way people view women. Throughout the film, we are exposed to the truth about what magazines, t.v., and other media sources and the effect they have on us. Girls, teenagers, and women are looked upon as "items" now and are compared to "how we should look". Models on the cover of magazines is how  the society expects everyone to look like. If we don't, then we're not perfect and people find things to trash talk about. This image of a "perfect" women is imprinted on everyone's brain and even the girls themselves try to change their self. This is the reason why girls become anorexic and then they are made fun of, when all they're really trying to do is look like someone the society would accept. Girls are pushed to look and act a certain way and this is also what makes guys act a certain way. Guys are expected to be tough, strong, and not show emotion because if you do, that would make you less of a man. 

I really don't think it's necessary for advertisements to have these models in bikinis, half naked to sell their products. It's not appropriate for kids who also watch t.v. and just happens to stumble across these during commercials. From a very young age, kids are already trained to view people judgmentally and critically without getting to know their story.  

Recap of my interview

So far, I'm very proud of my improvements on the community run.
I went from 27 minutes (last year) to 20 minutes and 45 seconds (first community run this semester) to
18 minutes and 45 seconds (second community run this sem.)
I feel like my fitness is really improving from all the cardio exercises we do and I've also reached level 10 on the beep test for the first time last week, which I'm also very proud of.

I've learned that if you put in the time and effort each day, your health and fitness level will improved.
Pushing yourslef to keep going can be very hard, and at times I felt like I've reached my max. but I pushed myself and realised i haven't.

My goals for the end of this course are : getting to at least level 10.6, finishing the community run in 18 minutes, and i hope to keep active after the semester ends.

October Reflection

It's been two months since I've been in Get Fit and I'm really enjoying all the field trips and fun workouts we do, including dance. We learned a hip hop combo and the moves were really complicated but then very last time we went through the dance, i got all the moves right on time.
We also went to do tae kwon do and it was really fun, learning self defense. It also made me want to learn more.
We did the modified beep test yesterday and it was really titing but a good workout. The most rest i took in a row was one. i was drenched in sweat after but it felt nice after we finished, having a sense of accomplishment.