February 26, 2014- Choice

On February 26, 2014, it was choice but before we started our choice activity everyone participated in Mr. Vaughan's exercise warm up, and I was happy that we were able to do a warm up because they are really fun and they also get your heart rate up too. For the warm up, we were skipping and I really like to skip because when I was little I remember that I used to skip for an hour everyday afterschool, and I still do this now in the summer time. When I was skipping I tried different ways to skip..for example, with two feet, with one foot and I even tried to get better at my criss cross skipping which was really fun. At the end of the warm up, I was more excited to play badminton. The warm up made me become more energetic than I was before we did the warm up. Some people don't bother to do warm ups before they exercise, but it's always good to do one because it allows you to stretch out your muscles and to get more motivated and pumped up to start your main exercise. When playing badminton, my friends and I didn't actually play a game but instead we tried to keep the birdie in the air as long as possible. The main purpose was to have fun and to get a good exercise and I was able to achieve this goal by the end of the block!! I tried to help with clean up by putting away birdies that were left behind and by making sure no equipment was lying around. There was also a birdie stuck at the bottom of the equipment room door and so I didn't just look at it and walk away; I tried to take the birdie out but it was really stuck. However, I didn't just leave it because I felt that it was partially my responsibility to get it out since I was one of the people playing badminton, so I tried moving the door and my other friend was  helping too and then I tugged on the birdie and finally got it out! I only left to the change rooms once everything was put away. In brief, I made the gym block a happy environment for everyone by participating to my best ability, helping out with clean up and sharing laughter with the people around me.

Here is a video of me skipping: