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Monday, March 15, 2010
Fitness at Mansfield Athletic Club
posted by JPreston at 11h55
by Jane Preston
On Feb. 16, the Grade 10 and 11 students of Lakeside Academy had the opportunity to experience fitness in a whole new light. The physical educators at Lakeside Academy; Nicole Jones and Kyle Peterdy, wanted to expose their students to a variety of different activities with the hopes of sparking an interest in them. The third competency states “students will adopt a healthy active lifestyle.” In order to ensure students pursue fitness beyond the school walls they need to be aware of what else is out there.
Eighty eager students were bused to Mansfield Athletic club, where they participated in an afternoon of fitness. Each student experienced yoga, indoor cycling as well as a circuit training class. The students were exposed to activities they had never seen before. They were in awe of the experience! This opportunity allowed them to see that there is so much more to fitness then they ever could have imagined.
Giving students the opportunity to partake in a wide variety of activities results in a greater number of students wanting to pursue fitness on their own! Adopting a healthy active lifestyle is the ultimate goal of physical education, therefore educators must do what it takes to fully achieve this goal.
Beyond the fact that most students were sore for two days, this was a wonderful experience for our students that they will forever remember. We are grateful that the wonderful staff at Mansfield opened up their arms to our students.