Hippity hoop HOP

Hip HOP HOP TODAY!!! Woah man that was a fun work out! AND DAMN the 2 band classes of course DOMINATED I remember when i did these dance weeks in 8th and 9th grade doing so bad because i was too shy or blah blah insecure and seeing others around me act that way aswell BUT today was a day that i saw myself just LET IT GO AND HAVE AT IT and make the other people around have just as much of a good time

Quick little pic

I just had to have this on my blog! We are ALWAYS having fun in this class I swear. Capture Flag in the snow wasn't as bad as I thought. I mean I got more flags than I've gotten in other games wow. Also the short socials lecture was insanely fun. usA USA USAAAAAAA

MANDARIN ORANGES

Tis the season where I get terribly ill BUT i have been really careful and I feel like it's because I've been eating alot of onion soup AND MANDARIN ORANGES tis the season indeed

oh bless the mighty oranges

Muscle of the Day- Bicep Femoral

So I found out that the Bicep Femoris is part of back thigh WHICH is where most of my physical pain comes from so I need to nag myself into doing these kind of exercises for the sake of my aching legs.
5 workouts:

SQUATS my favourite exercise in the history of ever. Gotta make sure your butt is out and you have good posture and slowly bend your knees. The knees should be at 90 degree angle. Just hold for 3 seconds and relax.

SQUATS WITH BARBELLS going little bit more with the squats you carry a barbell while you squat.

I found a little video on youtube I didn't try but I found interesting.
So the head of the bicep femoris is around the back of the knee and goes about 3 inches up the thigh.
The lady had a roll that she put under her knee and she lifted her hips up so she is balancing onto the roll. Then at a speed around 1 inch per second she rolled it up to her thigh until she reached a sensitive point and held it for 20 seconds

I mostly found stretches afterwards

SIT AND REACH

There is a stretch that dancers do where they prop their leg up on a barre and stretch and the more higher up it is the better. But you can use any kind of elevated object and stretch and hold the position for a good 20-30 seconds

Reflecting by looking at other people's blogs

OK first of all, I am so happy at how well our class is doing their blogs! I have to learn from the 9th graders since I didn't do anywhere near as good as they do. I CAN GO ON AND ON ABOOUT HOW RAD YOU GUYS ARE but let me think for a sec. Right of the bat, PICTURES. I barely have any. It was nice to see pictures and links on other people's blog and to be like oh yeah i remember that time that was cool. I will try harder into sweet talking my friends into using their phones ;) also i found that i only talk about how fun the activity was. YES it is super important to reflect on the mood and the atmosphere the class brings bUT JANELLE come on it's still gym class tell us about the physical activity! Geez i want to work really hard so I can get on other people's blog level cause alot are THROUGH THE ROOOOF

Speedball- Nov. 26 & 27

I tried speedball for the first time! We played it together with a couple of other classes so we had to use 7 balls. That one on Wednesday wasn't much fun since there was too many people and everybody was off playing their own games. On the Thursday after though, was way better since it was easier to to manage fewer balls and the teams weren't confusing because all of us already know each other. I always forget how much fun it is to play with the entire band class. I REAALLLY hope we have more classes with all of us playing together because it's truly a better experience.

PROTECTING THE POOL NOODLES

Finally! Today we found the pool noodles! I remember how fun this games was last year and in the large gym was much more fun since there was more room for more people. Man oh man though if you betrayed any of your friend's trust and knocked their noodle down they would hunt you down in the line up when you get out. I liked this a lot since I got to interact with more of the people in the class that I never talk to and there was a chance to be super competitive with each other when you're beside each other. I just wish we were a bit more fast paced since people would wait a while before going on to a noodle. BUT THIS WAS AMAZINGLY FUN

i have no picture but here is some pool noodles?

dodgeball dodGE BALL DODGEBALL!

No matter how many times I've ever played dodgeball in my entire life, it's still something that stays fun no matter what circumstance for me at least. Today my good good gal friend Simran WOO SIMRAN did an amazing job taking charge of the class but one of the coolest things to see this class was my other 10th grade peers being helpful to her and understanding how difficult her position was. It was nice to see the few of us co-operate very well. And the classes we've had with the 9th graders, be it band or PE, I've really enjoyed with them. Sometimes at first you wouldn't want to have anything to do with people younger than you but I sort of realized that these classmates are just as cool and interesting as the peers I am used to. So hopefully I can become closer to a couple of the other people in this class.

I still don't have actual pictures that are worth while but hopefully I can get an electronic device soon

but for now I don't want my posts to be very boring and filled with just words bleh

October 10, 2014- Fitness Friday: Testing

WOAH A WEEK LATE but I just got the videos so here is what I got for the testing that fitness
Beep Test: 3.2
Board Touches: 7
Height of Reach: 210
Jump: 240
Sit and Reach: 5
Plank: 21 seconds

I definitely need to improve my beep test level and I also want to strengthen my core so I when I do planks I can endure at least 30 or 40 seconds.

October 14, 2014- Fitness Tuesday: Locomotion

fiNALLY MAN my most favourite fitness activity in the history of ever, the locomotion WOOP
Because I knew it was going to be this activity I was instantly in such a good mood. What I love about it is the varied exercises that we can do as much as we want and go at our own pace. You don't feel any pressure to be at a certain level and it's just a time to have a good workout with friends. I always feel that I do really well in locomotion. Today I felt a little bit of pain in my legs though. I thought i was going to have a problem with the right leg but i guess my left one wasn't doing so well. It wasn't much of a problem though as I was just able to take a little pause, maybe jog a little, and then resume to the activity. I guess I have to get a new pair of those therapeutic socks because I only found one and also it's a little too big and keeps slipping off. But overall I'm doing okay :) oh and also I didn't get a picture this time eek it's hard not having some sort of electronic device

Oww me leg

My right leg has been hurting again OH no. I have what's called a varicose vein and I would usually get really bad cramps from time to time. This one time I was biking down a hill and it cramped anD I CRASHED WOAH. For the last 2 years they haven't been aching and I've been able to do physical activities fine but now they've been feeling weird. I think that's why  I was having a bit of trouble from the pond run. Now I know and I have to wear these special socks to support my leg cause I am very scared of those google images I searched up. Hopefully it'll  start to feel better.

BOOM STYLIN SOCKS

Veins freak me out

October 7, 2014- Fitness Tuesday: Pond Run

Today was a 1 minute run then 1 minute walk around the pond for interval training. No pictures from today though oh well. Overall I did okay and was very consistent when I was supposed to run or not but I felt as though it was still a bit of a challenge even if I went a slow pace. I feel like I did much better last year so I'm not as happy but I don't want to get to down on myself because there is so much room for improvement. Again I have to work on my endurance physically and mentally. Oh and thanks Laura for sticking with me the entire time! I never found people who went the same pace so they would usually leave and then the whole fitness experience was very dull. SO THANKS MAN

 

FACIAL EXERCISES??!

OK OK its not something REAALLY physically demanding BUT it's still an exercise I wanted to try to do regularly and to share this with fellow bandmates because these WORK WITH ALL BRASSES YO now go workout those chompers :D

GRANOLA??!

Since I'm just getting used to the whole 3 periods without a break thing I AM BARELY ALIVE AND STARVING soo my mom was awesome and got me really good snack foods to munch on so if you need me I'll be in the corner of the classroom quietly crunching these absolutely delicious fruity tooty granola :D

October 1, 2014- Working Out With Friends

WELCOME BACK! It's a new year in this course and I really want to make a huge effort to do WAY MORE than I ever did last year. I want to really step it up this year. SO WISH ME LUCK

Today was a really fun day because I found a couple of friends who wanted to work on the same thing as me, flexibility and core. Also I am trying to get away from sticking with the people I usually stick around and just copying their exercises. So Nimrit, Simran, Hardil and I did a workout full of various exercises to help the core and flexibility and did them each for about 30 seconds. Now I feel that I did great but I would only last for about 20 seconds of the exercises then take a little rest. So I know I gotta REEALLY work on my endurance and core especially.

Thanks again Simran, Nimrit and Hardil for today!! WHOOP

A problem I've always had was trying to stay consistent with what I'm doing. I always feel that I wasn't able to finish what I've started and haven't been pulling through with the goals I would make. And this really applies to the effort I've put into this blog which is not much at all. I regret not being able to listen to myself in the beginning about trying to make this blog be an important part of my life this year in Grade 9. I've seen other blogs and I regret not having this documentation of my progress and events in my life this year to be laid out and organised to look back. I really wished I spent even the smallest amount of time every once in a while this entire year just talk about a little bit of my day and reflect on my physical health.

I've been trying to go back from the beginning of the year and remember things I should have posted earlier and try them again and see if I can improve on them. This was one of the videos i recall doing with a couple of my friends in the weight room a few times. I remember not doing so well with a few of these videos but as we went through the year I found myself participating more often as got more comfortable with the people around me. I will try to find the other videos and follow them more often.

Tuesday Playing Kickball

I thought it was a different experience playing kickball for the first time with this class. I'm really glad we played since I haven't for a couple of years now and it used to be my favorite activity to do it class. I can tell am still rusty at playing but I still had fun playing with just our class. Like I said in an early post, gym class can be really enjoyable especially when it's with a much smaller group of people since we are much closer with each other. I wish we played kickball more often this year.

Capture the Flag

During capture the flag the other day I was definitely the ones who was standing around and not participating in the game. I knew that I wasn't making the game fun for others and for myself. I had no excuse that day for not being able to run and put in effort in that class. I'm not very good at capture the flag in the first place so maybe that was one reason I didn't try. I hope to try and change that mentality and I apologise to everyone who played that day.

       During PE this year, I've participated in activities very willingly. I try to stay positive about the sport or exercise and put in effort. I always try to get to class on time and ready to go. Most of the gym days I put a lot of my effort especially when we are playing a competitive sport within our class. Usually the Fitness Days give me struggles but I guess only because I feel intimidated by the activity. I know I have to just stay focused and actively participate.
         I think the attitude I bring to the class is very positive and I try to encourage my peers as often as I can. We have great sportsmanship and teamwork within our class.
          I haven't been pushing myself on Fitness days. I know I put in the effort but I don't think I tried to go above what I'm doing and I haven't improved because of that. My favourite fitness activity would have to be the Locomotion. I find that I can really push myself in this activity and that I can really pace myself. I want to try to do just as good in the Locomotion as the other Fitness activities.
          Overall I think a B best represents the efforts I'm putting into this class.