Dance week

Wow, this is really late! (heads up few more late posts maybe coming)
Dance week is one of my favorite parts of gym although i wish that it was longer, maybe 2 weeks or longer. I also wish we could get in groups and like perform dances! I really enjoyed dancing, the hip hop was difficult but it was fun and it was a great learning experience. Line dancing was okay but its very predictable and i wished we did the chicken dance. Bhangra was fun but i think the people teaching the bhangra were a bit disorganized ( the ones who were in the back). Jazz was absolutely horrible for me, i have never liked jazz, maybe its to girl or too sassy for me. I also wish we got to do zumba except where an actual zumba teacher would come in and teach.Overall i had fun, but i think i should've put more effort, maybe even smiled more.

Exercise at home

I am a very lazy person, but the one thing that keeps me motivated to stay fit are probably k-pop idols. Its true that a lot of them look so thin that it looks unhealthy but there are a few who have amazing bodies, and because of those idols i am inspired to keep my body in shape. I LOVE k-pop (Korean pop) and many of the idol girl groups and boy groups have amazing healthy looking bodies. I also love dancing, and guess what? k-pop idols not only sing but they dance. because they have so many amazing, fun, catchy songs and dances, at times I get the idea of doing a cover or at times going freestyle on k-pop songs when I'm bored or simply procrastinating. At the moment my friend and I are covering/choreographing a song for unleash the stars. The entire song is about 4:55 almost 5 minutes, and every time we practice I am always out of breath by the end of the song. But i enjoy dancing and i love singing along to the songs.

Another exercise i do at home at times when i have a burst of motivation I go on my playlist of videos for exercise. This playlist consists of videos that work on legs, abs, and arms. I've only played this playlist like twice, and i practically gave up half way though each video ( 5 minute exercises) i was so disappointed at myself but recently i learned that it takes about 21 days to create a habit therefore i am going to start exercising everyday to get into a habit and hopefully get my "dream body"

The only problem right now is my extreme procrastination and my busy schedule. My school life consists on French (which right now i am very frustrated with), Gym (which helps relive a little bit of my stress) Planning( which is boring, but at the same time i feel like it will be beneficial for the future) and English (which i enjoy at times). Beyond school i do Kumon, which is basically a tutoring service that gives daily homework. Now kumon benefits me but because of my laziness and procrastination i usually end up build my work and therefore end up having stress to finish it and hand in the work on time. However i know my pain reason for procrastination and that is Korean Dramas!!! there are 2 apps where i watch these addictive dramas, to try to become more productive in not only my academics but also my health and body goals i have deleted these apps. I hope i will be more productive.

Another exercise i do out of school is walking home, which is most torturous on days where my friends pressure me to walk faster (i am a slow walker, in fact I'm slow at pretty much everything i do), however i enjoy walking especially days when its sunny and I'm not being rushed to walk faster.It allows me to think and relieve a bit of stress.

Exercise playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQDsWMjyoVMlclvo8XdSN6tzKi3oQbIS6
k-pop songs i'm am doing a cover/choreo for:

Beeptest #2

During the beep test i went up 8.2
Flexibility= 2
Pushups= 15
Body bridge = 1 minute

Balance= 9 times

Vertical jump: start 200cm final:

P.E mid term

how have you shown you are prepared and willing to participate in a variety of activities?

 I always bring my gym strip and I try to bring positive energy when i come to class.

On what days have you participated to your best effort and why? 

I participate to my best effort when i have something to do that is enjoyable or i see a benefit in, such as fitness or weight room, badminton, capture the flag or games that involve energy.

What days have been a struggle for you and why?

 Days that are struggles for me are days such as insanity or intense yoga. Or even games like four corner soccer and dodgeball. I tend not to put my full effort into games that seem boring to me.

How do you contribute to the overall success of the class?

I dont think i contribute that much to the class, i need to work on this. However if i do contribute someway it is probably bringing the energy and positivity and the will to do activities to class.

What kind of attitude do you bring and why? I bring a, "i'm ready for gym, even though i am still sleepy i will do my best and try to be happy and have a positive attitude in today's class." attitude to class, because i have realized over a few experiences that something will not be fun if you don't want it to be fun, but if you but in the effort and you want an experience to be remembered as "fun" you have to believe that it is fun.

How do you interact with other students in our class? I am usually a shy person, so in class its difficult for me to start a conversation. Although if i am in a situation where i interact with other students i react positively, and/or I listen and at times explain my opinion on it (even though sometimes my opinion may not be very clear)

Describe your participation during fitness days - have you been able to push yourself
physically? On fitness days, depending on the activity i am able to push my self physically sometimes. For example during fitness days which involves running such as hill run, community run, pond run, etc. i push myself physically, i always try to keep running, rather than walk. However, days when we are doing stuff like intense yoga or insanity or workouts which involve certain muscles  i tend to give up more easily, or i push my self in the beginning, but my the end of it i lose my energy and slow down.

  What types of fitness activities do you enjoy the most?  What fitness
goals do you have for the rest of the year? I enjoy fitness activities which involve running. this year I plan on putting more effort into fitness activities such as locomotion, and activities which target individual muscles.

What does "leadership" mean to you?  Who are the best leaders in our class - why? leadership to me means that someone that knows what they are doing and are able to guide others, while listening to others opinions. The best leaders in our class, I don't remember their names but they usually lead most of the games( Arman and Kabir) 

What improvements would you like to make in PE by the end of the year?   I would like to communicate my thoughts and opinions clearly, increase my physical flexibility as well as talk to my classmates often.

What are you the most proud of so far? I am most proud of the fact that during community run, I ran most of the time and barely walked .

Finally, what letter grade A, B, C+, C, C- (gulp) best represents the effort you just described? In Grade 10-12 we need an actual percentage as well. :( Like 71%… because…"

I think that i should get a B around 83% because i do try in class, but i fall behind on writing my blogs, and i think i should also put more effort into communicating with classmates therefore i give myself an 83%