Terry Fox

Terry Fox inspires me because he was so motivated about running even though he only had one leg. Its amazing to see his dream move on and that shows how much a sport can do. It can change lives and motivate people to change the world. He will forever remain a Canadian hero.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-legacy-of-terry-fox-s-dream-1.866909

Final Assessment Blog Post

1) Participation 

I always have my gym strip and I am always there to participate. I'm sometimes late but its only for 5 minutes and thats always because I was changing. I always have another change of clothing to change into after I'm done. I've never missed a class for no reason the only time I missed a class was for Hot Yoga and that was for health reasons. If I've ever missed a class then I always had a legitimate reason for it. My activity level during games is as pumped as it is for any activity. I never judge an activity by its name or anything, I just know its PE and I should always participate no matter what. I am very motivated on choice days because I like to be able to do what I want, it makes me want to participate even more. Whenever we have choice I like to utilize the weight room because it has a mirror and I like to practice my dance their. Overall I'm changed always and ready to go.

2) Social Responsibility and Contribution to The Class 

I always try to be as encouraging as I can with my peers in class. Many times I was with a group that didn't really want to participate and I tried my level best to make them want to participate. I talked to them and everything but in the end I just chose to play with another group. I help out with equipment when needed. I play fairly and I am always honest as a team member because this isn't the olympics and even if it was your should always play fairly. 

3) Healthy Living 

I've noticed a lot of changes in my fitness. Including being less physically tired from simple tasks in life. I am also more confident about my physical image then before.I eat a lot better then I did before like I drink more water and I eat more indian food like roti and lentils which is healthier then a burger. Recently I've been doing Bollywood dance 2-3 times a week for an hour for my cousin's wedding. I also practice my dace for an hour everyday so thats an hour a day plus 2 hours on the days that I have class because I practice after class for an hour as well. This is making me be able to do fitness for a longer period of time then before. My future goals is to be almost ripped and extremly healthy diet wise. I also want to be that mom at 7:00 in the morning running down the sidewalk with one kid in a jogging stroller and one in those pouch backpack baby holder thing totally burning off all that baby weight! 

4) Digital Portfolio and Reflective Skills

I feel like I did good with blogs because I have over 12 blogs. Their all detailed and very honest. I feel like I put a lot of effort into my blogs to showcase what I learned as what I should have done better. I did blog posts of all the important moments in the class and I feel like I did well. I feel like I could have set more goals but I did that in my head throughout the course. 

Update:My bangles are ready to go!

For the past few days I've been practicing a Bollywood dance for my cousin's wedding during PE and after school. During PE if we are in the weight room I utilize the mirror to see if I am executing the dance moves right (and to occasionally check myself out). After school I practice my dance for an hour. On Tuesdays and Thursdays (and occasional weekend classes) I have my actual dance class. It's for an hour and I am exhausted after. I come home after class and practice until I am completely winded and drenched in sweat. All this concludes with a warm shower followed by me passing the hell out in my bed. I am so pumped to learn my entire 5 minute performance because it's helping me stay fit. Below is the look that I'm going for. #nevergoingtohappen #yourcantimitateperfection

Report Card Post

1. Action: My attendance has always been good in all areas of life (I`ve never skipped a single class of high school in my life.) If I`m late tell you why and if I`m away I bring a note. -I keep strip in a PE locker so I always have some clothes to change into. I wear strip every day because I have it with me at all times. -I feel like I like to try new things (not just in PE but in general life) so I`m always enthusiastic to something I`ve never done before. I would say I`m even more excited because it’s something I`ve never done, how cool is that to expand your learning and be able to say ``Yeah I did that once`` to my kids one day. -I went skating which was the highlight of the year for me because it made me nostalgic to go back to going to field trips again like the good old days. I want to attend every single field trip because that’s why I choose to be in this class. I feel like I try my level best in everything that I do and when there are block wide finesses I make the best of every class. 2. Contribution: -I feel like I bring a positive vibe to the class like I do wherever I am on this Earth. I like the idea of being a team member because it brings a sense of family to me. I love the fact that we are an all-girls class because girls rule and boys drool. -I feel like I`m a leader in this class because I motivate others to work out if they don`t seem that motivated. I try to spread that type of energy around. -With my decisions, many times I made a decision I instantly regretted but I changed it immediately and tried to make the right choice (with strip and what not.) -I feel like I`m a nice person and many people have described me as empathetic, I made a lot of new friends in this class and I talk to everyone because we are a team. -I love including people because it’s more fun when there are more people involved. -I feel like I make my class better because of my attitude and my enthusiasm. 3. Reflection: -I feel like I write a lot of blogs and that I put a lot of thought into them in terms of trying to convey exactly how I felt in that moment. -I feel like I deserve a high A (90 percent and above) because I do my blogs, I always have strip, I never skip class, I am enthusiastic about everything we do because that’s my general outlook on life. -I know that my strengths are things like Zumba, yoga, hill run, pond run and other fitness things we`ve done as a class and block wide. I know that my weaknesses are things like the insanity workout because I have bad upper body strength. -I feel like I am prepared for my interview because I have proof that I actually participated in this class.

Fencing and Hill Run

We did fencing last week and I was so pumped!!! Partly because of the fact that you get to wear an outfit that makes you look like an independent warrior! I was kind of scared that I would get really clostrophobic with the mask on my head but It wasn`t that bad. Other then that I was super excited and I had a good time trying something new. Yesterday we did the Hill Run and I felt like I had a good glutes and thigh workout because I can feel it in the lower part of my body all day yesterday and even still. Its like that moment were you worked out and you feel it the next day and your like ``YES IT WORKED!!!``.

Update

I feel like my attendance is good because I think I’ve only been away maybe once. I feel like I am prepared to put in effort and I try to everyday. I’ve never been totally negative about any PE situation (to the point where I skipped or did completely nothing). I feel like the lowest I’ve been is maybe eighty percent willing to participate for a class or two. I feel like I bring a positive girl power, togetherness vibe to the class as that’s the way I always am. I like to be positive about new things because again, that’s how I am in real life. If I know a certain activity is not something I’m that skilled in then I approach it the exact same way as if I was comfortable with the activity (not just in PE but in general life). To make our class better I can encourage more people to do good as well. I can also be even more positive.

Dance Week

During dance week we did line dancing, bhangra, hip-hop and Zumba (not jazz as we went skating). Line dancing was fun because it makes you feel like cow folk and that’s my jam. After that we did bhangra and I was like girl that’s the dance of my people holla so I enjoyed that fully and the most. Then we did hip-hop (yes this is not in chronological order) and I obviously have no rhythm because my genre is more graceful and sometimes fast paced Bollywood dancing (in my room by myself). We also did Zumba which is very expressive and I like that very much. I showed up to all classes and performed as good as I could.

Intern Blog Post

Attendance wise I have missed one class I believe and I was sick that day. Other then that I arrive on time usually taking around 5 more minutes to finish changing. I've never not participated for an injury or anything like that. I always have gym strip at school so I have always had my strip, like twice I didn't change into my stop because we were told not to but then we ended up working out that day. These basic parts of coming to Get Fit have allowed me to be able to participate properly. I've always been here most of the time and I always have gym strip so I feel like my attendance has not negatively impacted my participation. I would rate my intensity of participation a 8.5 out of 10 because for the most part, I tried. There were some days were I just didn't feel like participating and I would give a meeting expectations type of performance. For the most part I've had extreme highs in this class and no depressing lows so far. I've just had some days were I was a bit off and not focused. I feel like I participate  during block wide fitness just as much as I do with class fitness. It all depends on my mood, weather if we are together or just our class doesn't matter to me. One class that I was really proud of was the pyramid class because that was something new that I never tried and I managed to do it. Not to mention I dressed up for my birthday that day and I still looked somewhat presentable so It showed me that you can still workout and look fabulous after. Another class that I was extremely proud of and it is the class that I felt like a star in was the pond run: valentines day edition. I explained it in my other blog about how I felt but basically I made a choice to change my attitude about PE that day and I ran the whole pond run!!! It was amazing. I feel like I bring a positive vibe to the class, I'm all about girl power so I bring that to the table. I like to encourage other people to try with me. To make the class better I could maybe try EVERY day and not have one slack day every once in a while. The amazing Bollywood actresses in saris are motivating me everyday along with my cousin's wedding and my clothes I got this year:)

Pond Run: Valentines Day edition

On Friday it was Valentines Day. I dressed up because I am my own valentine because I don't need a man to dress up because I dress up for myself. I am also forever alone (happily) and a nun basically and I always dress up on special events regardless of my relationship status. Back to the story, I knew that it was fitness and I always have strip because I keep it at school. I was hoping that we would get time to do blogs or something and was totally unmotivated. This is probably because I was finally not sore and I didn't want to get sore again -.- and also because I was to lazy to deal with taking my outfit off and putting it back on again because it had like 50 components to it. So after I came into the gym with a PE outfit with like 20% of any effort put into it. Then I asked what we were doing, the pond run OH SHOOT. I ran back to the girls locker room and actually put appropriate clothing on. Something about putting those clothes on made me want to participate. It's probably because I BEGGED MY MOM for them like on my knees full on, for my 16th birthday, I got really good grades begging. So we proceeded on with walking to the pond. I was so into it, my goal was to run when we were supposed to and fast walk when we were supposed to THE WHOLE TIME. I managed to complete my goal and I was so happy. I knew that if I didn't try then I would regret it the whole rest of the day. I also wanted to write a good blog about this and if I didn't try then I would have been able to write anything. Friday was a well accomplished day for me!!!

Miss Representation

We watched the documentary "Miss Representation" on Wednesday and Thursday I believe. I am a person that's all about that documentary life so I was excited. It was about women and how they are portrayed in the media. I was really excited about that as well because I stand up for gender equality!!! I feel like girls and women should stand together instead of tearing each other down. I also feel like women are over sexualized in the media and shown as objects. I realized while watching the documentary that men have it just as hard if not more then women. Their stereotypical expectations are to be strong, controlling and masculine while women are "supposed" to be dumb, catty, physically attractive and feminine. I feel like it will take a few more decades for this to get either better or worse. For now this is the society that we live in and there are some people who  don't care for fitting in society norms. It will take many more documentaries, activists and education for people to realize that the media is controlling us. 

Insanity!!!

I forgot to post this again -.- on some day we did the infamous insanity workout. I do this workout DVD at home so I am very familiar to the process. I did as much as I could even though I could hardly move because of the pyramid exercise the day before. The goal of this workout session for me was to somehow ignore the soreness and I tried. I made my heart rate go up and was pretty sweaty after so it was a good day. I realized the day after how well I had performed. I am still SO SORE TODAY like I feel like an old person in a young body. This is a love hate concept because it hurts like there's no tomorrow but that means I actually worked out. I hope I can move tomorrow but I love insanity!!!

Pyramid

I forgot to post this. Anyways, two days ago we did this fitness pyramid. I found the idea to be very interesting because it was so simple but you still got a good workout from it. I pushed my self until Ifelt that I was going to throw up which I did almost. My mouth was dry and my chest hurt but I kept going and managed to finish it. The hardest exercise for me was the foot taps because I don't have much body strength which is what I want to work on. I want to be able to keep going and ignore the pain. By the time I was done, I had sweat on my neck and back and I wanted to curl up in a ball on the floor. The next day I couldn't move, I was so sore and that's when I knew that I actually worked out. I felt very accomplished at that moment. I would love to do more of the pyramid exercise and similar concepts. :) and this is me and Sydney red while covered with sweat.

Zumba

Today we did Zumba fitness in the small gym. I absolutely love Zumba because its a dance form and its very...expressive! It also gets your heart rate up and it is generally fun. I felt that today I really worked my body out. My back and stomach were covered with sweat and I was so thirsty. I remained really hot all 4th period. I really now this helped because my abdominal muscles are sore which is a sign that my muscles were worked on. I love doing dance exercises and I really want to do Bollywood dance! That would be the best day ever!!! Next time I will take pictures or make a video, I couldn't today because I forgot my iPod a home:(

Introduction

I'm so excited about Get fit!!!! I chose this course because I am a feminist and I believe in girl power which is an energy that I thrive from! I did not enjoy playing organized sports with the guys last year and in grade 8 because I like to focus on fitness more. I also feel more at ease around girls because I feel like they will not stare at me like preverted guys do. Instead of always playing hockey we get to do actual fitness that is different and interesting. I expect this course to be really fun because let's face it girls are more fun to do fitness with then guys. I also expect it to be challenging because I want to be pushed this year. I felt so motivated and excited about this course that I went out and bought all the proper attire so that I have no excuses. I want to have a proper routine of fitness everyday so that I workout even when I don't have P.E at school. I also have a wedding this summer and I wanna be muscular because you know how indian wedding outfits are. I also generally don't want to be tierd when I walk up the stairs at school because that's how unfit I am. :( I am so ready to do this!!!