Today, I shared my "Circle of Fun" with my middle school students. This circle of fun involved 12 different "FIT DECK" cards. Half of these cards involved Plyometric Exercises and the other half involved Resistance Band Exercises. I set this up in a large circle around the gym, alternating plyos and resistance. This allowed for each student to get their heart rate up (check to see if they were in their target zone) and then recover at the resistance band station and learn a new strength training exercise. I played Toby Mac while we participated in each different station with one partner for 45 seconds and then rotated to the next. I couldn't believe it, but by the time class was done the students really DID think it was fun. This combined with their "2 Song-Jog" at the beginning of class really got them moving and working hard within our 40 minutes together!
I am so passionate about fitness, and allowing students to experience NEW activities, exercises, and health concepts in a safe environment. It's so rewarding to see students enjoy things they never even knew existed- and to conquer a workout like they never thought they could. I hope that each of my students finds something enjoyable that they can use in their life after their years at West Side. Sometimes it's so worth taking a break from team sports and being able to level the playing field with new individual physical activity- to really see how far my students can push themselves and realize they can do SO much more than they thought they could.
What a great day.
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