February 28, 2014- Fitness Friday!

On February 28, 2014 it was fitness Friday and we did an activity similar to a relay in groups of three. In my group was Brianna (from Mr. Pederson's class) and Manzula (from Mr. Vaughan's class). I thought this fitness activity was cool because we haven't done this before this year and so everyone got a change. I liked the idea of how we were able to take turns while running, because this way you run for around a minute and then you get a break while your other partners get their turn to run. After I came back from running, even though I  was tried I didn't sit down on the benches; instead I remained standing and walked a bit in the area I was standing. While I was running, I didn't stop once and didn't take a walking break. Usually when we do the pond run, there is at least one point in the run where I have to stop and take a walking break, even if it's only for a short amount of time (5 seconds).  However this time I'm so proud of myself because I didn't stop jogging. If I was tired, I jogged slower but I didn't give up on myself and start walking. After my partners were done doing their lap, I encouraged them and told them that they did a very good job because by looking at them it was pretty obvious that they were giving it their all. I really liked my group because they didn't slack off and both of my partners pulled their weight in. I payed close attention to my pacing and made sure I wasn't wasting all my energy in the first 20 seconds. When it was time to do my first lap, I noticed that I went faster in the beginning and then near the end of the lap, I got tired. So the second time I went, I paced myself better and made sure I didn't run in the first 20 seconds; instead I jogged so my energy could be distributed evenly throughout the whole run. Marcia and I were both partner C's but in different groups so we were able to jog together. I was glad Marcia and I were able to jog together because we have about the same speed. As I mentioned, the first lap I did, it was harder to continue jogging at the same speed near the end because I did not pace myself well. However when I did the second lap, while I was jogging I noticed that it was a bit easier to continue at the same speed  near the end because I paced myself well. Also, I needed to make sure I didn't jog too fast in the beginning because at the end it would be hard to do a lap.I was able to focus on my pacing for this fitness activity and that was my main objective. Overall, I am happy of my efforts demonstrated in class and I think that I made it clear to my peers that I worked hard due to my heavy breathing and the expression on my face.

Here is a picture after we finished: