Progress Report

    Progress Report

           Compared to the beginning of the year I didn't know about half of he things I have learned and that is a major change for me. I have improved my fitness level entirely and am proud of myself. I workout more often and eat healthier. I have never felt so great but I know that I can achieve even greater things so I continue to push myself to do them. whether its how many push-ups I can do or how many laps I can do on the treadmill. Its always been about raising my standards and when I do I have a new goal to achieve.
last week I ran on the treadmill for about half an hour which is about half the time i usually run for. I had fitness that day so I had done my share of exercise for the day. I just ran for seven laps and tried to focus on pacing myself. For each lap I took around 13 minutes and though I wasn't exact I was closer to being more accurate. In total I did about 8 laps. It wasn't a complete hard core workout session but it was a good exercise to keep fit, which is quite common in my schedule. I think that this is just one example to show that I am improving my quality of effort and activity. Here are some pictures showing my progress between the workout.

 

 

Activities outside of school

The other day I went to the Y with one of my friends for a serious workout session and together we did Zumba. it took us a while to get addjusted to the moves but we did eventually. We had a lot of fun and were near exhaustion at the end. Here is a picture of us after the session.

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30 Minute Run 

              The 30 minute run was a great workout and I was able to learn a lot about pacing. At first I wasn't sure whether I wanted to do 6 or 7 laps laps so for the first lap I went off with a nice steady pace to suit my level. My first lap I ended up doing a timing of about 3.5 to 4 minutes. I calculated that since my pacing would be too fast for 6 laps I would be able to complete 7 so I kept running a good steady pace ranging from 3.5 to 4 min. Although I wasn't exact I think I still did well with my timing and I am happy to know that I can pace myself if not perfectly. Using a stopwatch I used the the time to check whether I needed to slow down or speed up. Using this technique I was able to finish exactly when the 30 minutes were up. I was satisfied with the outcome although I feel I can still improve with having a more exact timing for each lap. After the run I was so tired that I was having trouble standing! But I managed to stand and walk around while I was waiting for some of my friends to finish and to cheer them on. I really enjoyed this exercise and I think we should do it again. It's a really good experience to learn how to manage your time. Here is a pic of me after the run.

Capture the flag

A couple weeks ago we played capture the flag. This is personally one of my favourite games and being competitive I love to put my all into it. I almost always play defence in this game and get a lot of people out but I like to see it as more of a fun sporty exercise with which you can experiment with.            
I challenge myself to catch the fastest offence of the opposite team. Every time I face that challenge I push myself harder to see if I can achieve this goal. Here is a picture of me running to catch one of those players.

                                      

Helping Out

Helping Out

  

       I like to help out sometimes with gym equipment. To set the volleyball nets up or to get the pinneys out. I like to take the initiative to help out with equipment and I should do more often. Here is a pic just showing that I do sometimes help out and not walk off the field chatting with friends.

 

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Community Run!

 

When I heard we were doing the community run on Tuesday I was pumped and ready to go! It's one of my favorite workout sessions that we do in school. I was determined to beat my record which was 25:35 and I did! I came in at 23:07! I was so happy to see how much I have improved in that area. I hope we can do it again really soon so I can see if I can go faster. It's really important that you should not compete with others but yourself because you may not be at the same skill level as they are. The only person who you're really competing against is yourself and it's your responsibility to raise your standards not to lower them. That's why I raise my standards every time I get to my next goal. Here is a snapshot of a timer I put on although I left it on for a few minutes longer because I was too busy catching my breath! :)

 

Activities Outside of School

Activities Outside of School

 

I recently blogged about certian activities I do outside of school. Yesterday I went to the gym and I felt like I needed a good workout so I went to the gym at the Y' and worked out for just over an hour. At one hour I was exhausted but I pushed myself even harder and managed to squeeze in some more hard work. At the end, I was so exhausted my legs felt like lead. I used to only be able to work that hard for about 40-45 min. Now I feel like I've improved alot. Here is a pic after one of the sessions I did on the treadmill.