Manhunt

Last week, on Thursday, we played Manhunt. Manhunt was a game in which 2 people start off being "it" and they try to tag other people. I started off the game sneaky, as me and 3 of my classmates ran to the lower field and hid under the stands in the lower field. No one went there, so after a while, we got bored, so we decided to go towards the pond and see if anyone was there. When we figured out that no one was there, we decided to return to the Lower Field. Once we got back, we noticed that there were people looking at the lower field, so we went to the other side and hid behind the small trees, then we went to the sidewalk and walked all the way up to the upper field, that is when we met some people who were already tagged who tried to tag us. We had to split up and I managed to get away. Unfortunately, someone got caught, but I got away. I hid near the forest for a bit until I saw people who were running towards the lower field. After i realized they weren't tagged, I went to them and we just sat at the bleachers for the last minutes of class singing O Canada. I think that was a good day, not only was I able to run and test my skills in hiding and running away, I also had a bit of fun while playing.

Insanity Fitness

Yesterday, we did insanity. Insanity was a fitness in which we had to do exercises based on a video of people doing the exercises. This required us to go all out and just exert our physical energy. We did various exercises, some simple, some not so simple. There was also some relaxation exercises and stretching in small segments of the video. Unfortunately, I was not able to go full out because my body could only take so much before it starts crying begging me to stop. I learned that I have to be able to resist my body when it starts telling me to stop. Mental resistance is a good element in PE when it comes to being able to do physical work and doing it fully. It is something I am not able to do yet, but hoping that by the end of the semester, I am able to build up my mental resistance to stopping physical work and continue to exert physical energy to the exercises.

Dance Day 1

Before I started the dance session, I immediately thought to myself "This is going to suck big time" and I still think that. Despite dancing is something that I have been recognized for in the past, I do not like it and I do not do it, but it is something I have to live with. Even thought I do not like dancing (and I'm not holding back, I'm just going all out on my opinion here) I have to suck it up and do it because it is a part of the PE curriculum that dance is done one week per semester. Last year, I liked dance a little bit, but it has been in a decline since then. So today, we did line dancing and I did not like it. It was just standing in lines of 4 and doing various dances. I did it just so I can pass the time and I tried so that I had a purpose of doing the dance as opposed to being bored and not trying to dance. People wondered why I was trying, but I didn't really care for all I was looking for was a way to pass the time. Tomorrow will be Zumba fitness, then Bhangra on Wednesday.

Training (Feb 28)

We did what was known as Interval Training. This is like a relay where groups of 3 take turns running a lap while holding a bean bag. Once they have finished the lap, they would pass the bean bag to the next person and they would run a lap. The point of this interval training was not to best my peers nor do the best in the class, but to determine how much your body can take while it is running before they would beg you to stop. This is an assessment to my body and determine how much it is capable of while I am running. When I knew that my body was starting to weaken, I lowered my pace. I had to whatever it took in order to not walk at all. What I had done is that I had pictured a layout of the back parking lot that I had done the interval training on. What I would do next is pace my body with each half of the parking lot because it is shaped like a long oval with almost sharp turns. I would start slow on the first half of the oval, then what I would do is maintain that pace in the turning, then once I got to about three quarters of the oval, I would quicken my pace a little in order to finish the full lap without walking. There were times when I was so tired I wanted to stop, but I knew that in order to fully assess my body in this exercise, I could not walk. After the activity, I was proud of myself because I had not walked a single lap I had to do in that activity, so I think this was a good exercise for fitness and a good way to assess my body.

Weight room (Feb 17)

This was the only time we got to use the weight room. My goal from last year was to build up leg strength, so I did exercises that would get my legs working. This year, I wanted to focus more on stamina building, so I started with a few push ups and jumping jacks as my warm-up. Then I would research on my phone for some exercises that could work and I have managed to find a video on some of the activities/exercises that could help me achieve this goal This is a video of a person showing some exercises that could help build up stamina.

PE final Blog

Well, this has been a very good year for me. I got to meet some new friends and interact with some old ones. I managed to set myself some goals from last year that I renewed this year to increase it further and achieve excellence. I learned that pacing helps maintain your stamina and prevents me from consistently walking, something I was not able to grasp back in Grade 8. This year, I did far more physical activity, but not so much as to overdo it. I was introduced to new fitness activities, like the Pond Relays and the extension of the community run. I like to try out new things and having fun doing them so they were fun for me, even though I got really tired afterwards. I also found that listening to tunes while I'm jogging also helps time to pass by a bit quicker as I focus on listening to my tunes while running instead of worrying what the time is because last year, whenever I find out that there was only 1 minute left before the 25 minute run ended, I just stopped cause I automatically assumed I wasn't going to finish the lap I was currently on. I enjoyed sports that required teams as I was able to interact with the people in my class and also in other classes (when we mix all classes to do choice)I also been cutting down on my videogames and food and went outside to hang out and play some more Basketball. When summer vacation begins, I hope to do a bit more physical activity, but the temptation of playing videogames will come to me. In fitness, I gave myself an opportunity to assess myself and how I am progressing towards achieving my goal of raising my stamina and I was proud of how much progress I made throughout the semester and did it all with a smile on my face. Positive energy, in my opinion, is an important value to have in PE to make it more enjoyable, no matter what the activity is (no matter if it's an activity we like or an activity we're not exactly comfortable with) Time truly flies when you're having fun doing Sports and other physical activities. I plan on working hard and maintaining my stamina by jogging during the summer and hope I can get some better results next year. Here is also a lasting comment from me and 2 of my friends: Marco and Christian. I was not in the video because I was the one that recorded this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VCd2M6DEw

Fitness blog

Over the year, I have been setting myself a goal in order to raise my stamina and to work on my pacing because last year, I worried too much on speed and not so much on how long I could maintain my speed. So exercises like the Beep test and the 25 minute run helped me with pacing and seeing how much stamina I have accumulated over the years. When I observed my recent beep test results, I was shocked that my score on the Beep Test went from a 7 to a 9. On the one I got 9 on, I was actually going for an 8, but I was never known to just go to my goal and just stay there. I like to go farther, despite the fact my body's tiredness is tempting me to stop, which brings me to my other goal. I also planned to increase my mental strength as I would always give up the moment I got tired. Now I know that even if I'm tired, that doesn't necessarily mean that my body has given it's all. My beep test results have also proven that I have achieved my goal of increasing my mental strength by not giving up so easily. Here is the result of my first beep test This is the result of my second beep test These shows how much I have increased on my fitness and increased stamina. I am proud that I am able to achieve these goals and am now able to go even further because I know I can do better if I put my mind and body into it