Fitness
Kids in Portable 35 have been working on their fitness off-and-on for over the last two trimesters. Soon we’ll run the mile and compare it to our past scores. I expect the kids will have all improved. You might be asking why we should work on our fitness. In a nutshell, it makes us smarter. Yes, there’s actually some research out their that says students that are fit do better on tests. Also, scientist like Dr. John Ratey discovered that exercise helps the body produce a chemical, he calls “Miracle-Gro for the brain,” that improves learning.
However, it’s been especially difficult to stay fit with the current weather pattern. I’m currently working on some indoor solutions. I’d love to hear about any ideas you might have for us. Feel free to drop a comment at the bottom of the page.
With other subjects and content to cover in class you may be asking how can we balance it all? Recess is a necessity as well as PE. Our students need scheduled time to run around and play. Each week I’ll try to get kids out for some structured fitness just for our class. Call it PE or extra recess, it doesn’t matter as long as it’s making us smarter. If you have a student in our class, ask them how they’re doing with exercise for our class. Also, our students have just started fitness testing in PE. Make sure you ask them how they’re doing.
Here are a couple of questions to help you come up with a way to leave a comment.
What are some things you could do at home 2-3 times a week to keep your fitness up?
How does fitness connect with what we’re learning about in Mrs. MacRae’s nutrition class?
Here’s an example of the kids from Portable 35 doing a fitness activity last fall.
Mr.Magill,
I think you should do fitness because then it helps you in school and you get in good shape. Also, fitness sometimes can be fun.
Trevor
Jonathan,
I love fitness because it gives you a chance to hang out with your friends.
Absolutely. It’s always more fun to workout with a buddy.
Dear Mr. Magill,
Can we play games we choose like tag, freeze tag and other games please? Also, can fitness be more creative? I think we should set goals and try to achieve our goals.
Sincerely, Leslie
Dear Mr. Magill,
When are we going to do fitness again
It has been a long time since we did fitness.
Also can we play more games instead of doing fitness?
Tyani
Dear Mr. Magill
I really Love to do fittness, but can we do fitness every Monaday, and Wensday, so we know when we have fitness.
– Saya
Dear Mr.Magill,
I think fittness is a good thing to do because it keeps people active.
I also think it is fun because when we run we talk to friends.
Jordan
I like fitness because its helps our heart and body.
Saya,
I think we should pick some set days too. However, sometimes we have Cheetah Club on Wednesdays. Since this is an activity requiring quite a bit of exercise and energy I’m concerned about some kids over doing it. So, I think we will stick with doing fitness when the weather cooperates. However, I’ll continue to think about it. Glad you like it.
Mr. Magill
Hey Tyani. Thanks for reminding me about getting back to fitness. This helped me to stay more on top of it this week. I hope you liked the soccer game to day with Mr. Rodgers class. We’ll try to play more games related to fitness later this school year.
Mr. Magill
Doing fitness helps our body plus it helps us run faster.
Dear Mr.Magill
I like running but what I don’t like is that I get asthma attacks. Plus i’m not a running type of person.
Gabe
Hassan,
I’m glad you’re making these connections. I hope it’s fun for you too.
Mr. Magill
Dear Mr.Magill
Can we play a game next fitness?
Jose,
We will try and play games on Fridays. Sometimes it doesn’t work, but hopefully we’ll get some nice weather and we can go out to do something active.
Mr. Magill
Gabe,
Asthma is a tough challenge. Remember you don’t have to run to be fit. Walking is okay too. Hang in there buddy.
Mr. Magill