January 21, 2013-Fitness Tuesday (Loco Motion)

Today for fitness we did the Loco Motion and I was really happy we got the chance to do it because this is one of my favourite fitness exercises.This activity gives me a good work out and is also fun because it enables you to do a variety of fun exercise movements, rather than just running back and forth as you do in the Beep Test. Mr. Neufeld gave us a choice of using the gym block as a study block for exams or participating in today's fitness activity. I chose to participate in fitness because I really wanted to do the Loco Motion and I felt that I have already managed my study time well for my exam, so I didn't want to miss out on this fitness day in particular. Since we have reached the middle of the course, I really wanted to show Mr. Neufeld and my peers how I have improved both mentally and physically. When doing the loco motion, I always tried to keep on doing the exercise movement until the buzzer beeped. I noticed that some people stopped doing the exercise because they were afraid that the buzzer was going to beep and so they didn't want to get caught in the middle. However, I continued doing the movement and even if I thought I wasn't going to make it to the other side before the buzzer, I still went because I wanted to maximize my participation in the gym block. When I didn't reach the wall by the time the buzzer beeped, I just ran back to the closest side which allowed me to get more exercise, rather than just wasting time waiting at one of the walls. I gave my friends positive comments and by telling her that she was doing a good job. By the end of the block, I was so tired but proud of my efforts in class!