Fingers Crossed

This is what my car looks like this morning. (Monday) I am hoping I won't have to dig it out until next year! If we have school this week we will not have a blog. We will continue with stress and ways of coping with stress when we get back from our holiday break. One way to deal with stress is to set goals. So think about some goals for yourself for the new year and most of all enjoy the break!

Period 3 Weight Training Blog 2.6 Stress

For most of you, school seems to be the biggest stressor in your lives. It is a good thing to be able to recognize what things cause you stress so that you can begin to address them. This week we will take a look at the physical and emotional effects of stress. Next week we will look at ways of coping with stress.

Many people do not understand the physical and emotional implications of stress. The effects of stress make daily tasks such as school, work, and even socializing, difficult. Stress affects the performance of the brain. When people are under stress, their memory suffers. Stress can cause irritability and nervousness.

The following are key stress indicators:

Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Loss or increase in appetite

Poor concentration or memory retention

Uncharacteristic carelessness

Anger or tantrums

Violent or anti-social behavior

Emotional outbursts

Alcohol or drug abuse

Nervous habits

Constant stress can trigger physical ailments such as high blood pressure. When the body is under stress, certain physical responses are triggered including:

Increase in heart rate and blood pressure

Rise in blood sugar levels

Increased blood flow to arms and legs

Increased blood clotting

If you remember back to our nutrition blogs many of the physiological effects of stress are the same as ones cause by a diet high in processed foods. When you combine these two together, you are on a fast track to health issues.

For this weeks blog, look back up at the Key Stress Indicators above and let me know if you have displayed any of those this past semester.

Period 5 P.E. Blog 2.6 Stress

For most of you, school seems to be the biggest stressor in your lives. It is a good thing to be able to recognize what things cause you stress so that you can begin to address them. This week we will take a look at the physical and emotional effects of stress. Next week we will look at ways of coping with stress.

Many people do not understand the physical and emotional implications of stress. The effects of stress make daily tasks such as school, work, and even socializing, difficult. Stress affects the performance of the brain. When people are under stress, their memory suffers. Stress can cause irritability and nervousness.

The following are key stress indicators:

Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Loss or increase in appetite

Poor concentration or memory retention

Uncharacteristic carelessness

Anger or tantrums

Violent or anti-social behavior

Emotional outbursts

Alcohol or drug abuse

Nervous habits

Constant stress can trigger physical ailments such as high blood pressure. When the body is under stress, certain physical responses are triggered including:

Increase in heart rate and blood pressure

Rise in blood sugar levels

Increased blood flow to arms and legs

Increased blood clotting

If you remember back to our nutrition blogs many of the physiological effects of stress are the same as ones cause by a diet high in processed foods. When you combine these two together, you are on a fast track to health issues.

For this weeks blog, look back up at the Key Stress Indicators above and let me know if you have displayed any of those this past semester.

Period 7 Weight Training Blog 2.6 Stress

For most of you, school seems to be the biggest stressor in your lives. It is a good thing to be able to recognize what things cause you stress so that you can begin to address them. This week we will take a look at the physical and emotional effects of stress. Next week we will look at ways of coping with stress.

Many people do not understand the physical and emotional implications of stress. The effects of stress make daily tasks such as school, work, and even socializing, difficult. Stress affects the performance of the brain. When people are under stress, their memory suffers. Stress can cause irritability and nervousness.

The following are key stress indicators:

Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Loss or increase in appetite

Poor concentration or memory retention

Uncharacteristic carelessness

Anger or tantrums

Violent or anti-social behavior

Emotional outbursts

Alcohol or drug abuse

Nervous habits

Constant stress can trigger physical ailments such as high blood pressure. When the body is under stress, certain physical responses are triggered including:

Increase in heart rate and blood pressure

Rise in blood sugar levels

Increased blood flow to arms and legs

Increased blood clotting

If you remember back to our nutrition blogs many of the physiological effects of stress are the same as ones cause by a diet high in processed foods. When you combine these two together, you are on a fast track to health issues.

For this weeks blog, look back up at the Key Stress Indicators above and let me know if you have displayed any of those this past semester.

Period 8 P.E. Blog 2.6 Stress

For most of you, school seems to be the biggest stressor in your lives. It is a good thing to be able to recognize what things cause you stress so that you can begin to address them. This week we will take a look at the physical and emotional effects of stress. Next week we will look at ways of coping with stress.

Many people do not understand the physical and emotional implications of stress. The effects of stress make daily tasks such as school, work, and even socializing, difficult. Stress affects the performance of the brain. When people are under stress, their memory suffers. Stress can cause irritability and nervousness.

The following are key stress indicators:

Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Loss or increase in appetite

Poor concentration or memory retention

Uncharacteristic carelessness

Anger or tantrums

Violent or anti-social behavior

Emotional outbursts

Alcohol or drug abuse

Nervous habits

Constant stress can trigger physical ailments such as high blood pressure. When the body is under stress, certain physical responses are triggered including:

Increase in heart rate and blood pressure

Rise in blood sugar levels

Increased blood flow to arms and legs

Increased blood clotting

If you remember back to our nutrition blogs many of the physiological effects of stress are the same as ones cause by a diet high in processed foods. When you combine these two together, you are on a fast track to health issues.

For this weeks blog, look back up at the Key Stress Indicators above and let me know if you have displayed any of those this past semester.

Periods 3, 5, 7 & 8 Blog 2.5 Stress

It seems from our last post that most of you are getting solid amounts of sleep. That is a great thing. Another aspect of recovery that we need to look out for is stress.

A study conducted on the stress and related problems of teens in the city of Baltimore showed the following figures.

The Biggest Causes of Stress
School work (78%)
Parents (78%)
Romantic relationships (64%)
Problems with friends (64%)
Siblings (64%)
The Conclusions of the Study are
Girls are affected more than boys
Girls respond to stress by seeking help from others or by taking certain actions to reduce or remove stress.
Boys respond to stress by not dealing with the stress at all or by engaging the mind away from the sources of stress.
Family members and friends are both sources of stress and support for teenagers.
Teenagers use both healthy and unhealthy ways to cope up with stress.

We are going to spend the next few posts talking about stress, how to identify it and was to deal with it.

First we need to be able to identify the things that cause us stress. For this weeks blog let me know what causes you stress. Think about the things that make you anxious, nervious, or occupy your thought more than you would want. Use the poll to the right to let me know what causes you stress. You do not have to post to comments this week, everyone will get credit for a blog this week, but I want you to answer the poll question.

Period 3 Weight Training Blog 2.4 Sleep

In our approach to health and fitness we focus on three key factors, movement, nutrition, and recovery. We have already talked about movement and nutrition and we will return to both of those soon, but this week we are talking about recovery and more specifically, sleep.

How much are you getting and what is the quality of the sleep you are getting? If you are like most teenagers, 5 hours seems to be the norm and it is looked upon like a merit badge if you can function on less. But the truth is the price you are paying for this is high and the time that is saved by cutting sleep is often paid back in the form of disease. Several studies have shown how quickly sleep deprivation effects just about every bodily system and can contribute to stress, inflammation, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Other studies have shown the symptoms of sleep deprivation mirror those of ADD/ADHD and can lead to a misdiagnosis in teens.

Most people know this and somehow on their cost/benefit analysis still think it's worth it. Let me add one more component that may sway the scale. Lack of sleep has a strong link to an individuals ability to lose body fat. More specifically ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to increased body fat retention and obesity. I found the following scale in an article on the web site Mercola.

The recommended amount of sleep per night is seven to nine hours; however, most Americans average somewhere around six. Researchers found that the further away one is from getting the recommended hours of sleep, the higher their risk of obesity is.
Lack of Sleep and the Obesity Connection
Less than four hours: 73 percent risk
Five hours of sleep: 50 percent risk
Six hours of sleep: 23 percent risk

A quick google search will provide you with study after study showing that lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance, decreased leptin levels (leptin is a blood protein that suppresses the appetite and helps the brain sense when you are full) and increased cortisol levels (an ugly stress hormone that among other bad things increases blood sugar). All of these processes combine to lock fat into your cells and prevent you from shedding fat and using it as an energy source.

What can you do about it? Treat sleep the same way you treat your diet. It is almost as important. Set a time to get into bed that will allow for, at the very least, 7 hours of sleep, preferably more. Make your bedroom a cool dark sanctuary. There should be only one thing going on in your bed, sleep. Watching TV, in bed, is a huge hindrance to deep sleep. Get all electrical and lighted devices away from your bed. When the lights are off, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face. Try to standardize your schedule. If you have to get up at 5am during the week, try to make your wake-up time during the weekend not stray too far from that. Sleeping in late on the weekends will reset your circadian rhythms and have you playing catch up till Wednesday of the next week. The last few tips most of you probably already know. No coffee or any caffeinated drinks late in the day. Alcohol really screws with the sleep cycle, and again late night TV stimulates the brain and makes it harder to get to sleep.


It's a long post with a lot to think about, but for your blog this week I want you to answer 2 questions.

1. On average, how much sleep are you currently getting?

2. What are circadian rhythms?

Period 5 P.E. Blog 2.4 Sleep

In our approach to health and fitness we focus on three key factors, movement, nutrition, and recovery. We have already talked about movement and nutrition and we will return to both of those soon, but this week we are talking about recovery and more specifically, sleep.

How much are you getting and what is the quality of the sleep you are getting? If you are like most teenagers, 5 hours seems to be the norm and it is looked upon like a merit badge if you can function on less. But the truth is the price you are paying for this is high and the time that is saved by cutting sleep is often paid back in the form of disease. Several studies have shown how quickly sleep deprivation effects just about every bodily system and can contribute to stress, inflammation, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Other studies have shown the symptoms of sleep deprivation mirror those of ADD/ADHD and can lead to a misdiagnosis in teens.

Most people know this and somehow on their cost/benefit analysis still think it's worth it. Let me add one more component that may sway the scale. Lack of sleep has a strong link to an individuals ability to lose body fat. More specifically ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to increased body fat retention and obesity. I found the following scale in an article on the web site Mercola.

The recommended amount of sleep per night is seven to nine hours; however, most Americans average somewhere around six. Researchers found that the further away one is from getting the recommended hours of sleep, the higher their risk of obesity is.
Lack of Sleep and the Obesity Connection
Less than four hours: 73 percent risk
Five hours of sleep: 50 percent risk
Six hours of sleep: 23 percent risk

A quick google search will provide you with study after study showing that lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance, decreased leptin levels (leptin is a blood protein that suppresses the appetite and helps the brain sense when you are full) and increased cortisol levels (an ugly stress hormone that among other bad things increases blood sugar). All of these processes combine to lock fat into your cells and prevent you from shedding fat and using it as an energy source.

What can you do about it? Treat sleep the same way you treat your diet. It is almost as important. Set a time to get into bed that will allow for, at the very least, 7 hours of sleep, preferably more. Make your bedroom a cool dark sanctuary. There should be only one thing going on in your bed, sleep. Watching TV, in bed, is a huge hindrance to deep sleep. Get all electrical and lighted devices away from your bed. When the lights are off, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face. Try to standardize your schedule. If you have to get up at 5am during the week, try to make your wake-up time during the weekend not stray too far from that. Sleeping in late on the weekends will reset your circadian rhythms and have you playing catch up till Wednesday of the next week. The last few tips most of you probably already know. No coffee or any caffeinated drinks late in the day. Alcohol really screws with the sleep cycle, and again late night TV stimulates the brain and makes it harder to get to sleep.


It's a long post with a lot to think about, but for your blog this week I want you to answer 2 questions.

1. On average, how much sleep are you currently getting?

2. What are circadian rhythms?

Period 7 Weight Training Blog 2.4 Sleep

In our approach to health and fitness we focus on three key factors, movement, nutrition, and recovery. We have already talked about movement and nutrition and we will return to both of those soon, but this week we are talking about recovery and more specifically, sleep.

How much are you getting and what is the quality of the sleep you are getting? If you are like most teenagers, 5 hours seems to be the norm and it is looked upon like a merit badge if you can function on less. But the truth is the price you are paying for this is high and the time that is saved by cutting sleep is often paid back in the form of disease. Several studies have shown how quickly sleep deprivation effects just about every bodily system and can contribute to stress, inflammation, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Other studies have shown the symptoms of sleep deprivation mirror those of ADD/ADHD and can lead to a misdiagnosis in teens.

Most people know this and somehow on their cost/benefit analysis still think it's worth it. Let me add one more component that may sway the scale. Lack of sleep has a strong link to an individuals ability to lose body fat. More specifically ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to increased body fat retention and obesity. I found the following scale in an article on the web site Mercola.

The recommended amount of sleep per night is seven to nine hours; however, most Americans average somewhere around six. Researchers found that the further away one is from getting the recommended hours of sleep, the higher their risk of obesity is.
Lack of Sleep and the Obesity Connection
Less than four hours: 73 percent risk
Five hours of sleep: 50 percent risk
Six hours of sleep: 23 percent risk

A quick google search will provide you with study after study showing that lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance, decreased leptin levels (leptin is a blood protein that suppresses the appetite and helps the brain sense when you are full) and increased cortisol levels (an ugly stress hormone that among other bad things increases blood sugar). All of these processes combine to lock fat into your cells and prevent you from shedding fat and using it as an energy source.

What can you do about it? Treat sleep the same way you treat your diet. It is almost as important. Set a time to get into bed that will allow for, at the very least, 7 hours of sleep, preferably more. Make your bedroom a cool dark sanctuary. There should be only one thing going on in your bed, sleep. Watching TV, in bed, is a huge hindrance to deep sleep. Get all electrical and lighted devices away from your bed. When the lights are off, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face. Try to standardize your schedule. If you have to get up at 5am during the week, try to make your wake-up time during the weekend not stray too far from that. Sleeping in late on the weekends will reset your circadian rhythms and have you playing catch up till Wednesday of the next week. The last few tips most of you probably already know. No coffee or any caffeinated drinks late in the day. Alcohol really screws with the sleep cycle, and again late night TV stimulates the brain and makes it harder to get to sleep.


It's a long post with a lot to think about, but for your blog this week I want you to answer 2 questions.

1. On average, how much sleep are you currently getting?

2. What are circadian rhythms?

Period 8 Blog 2.4 Sleep

In our approach to health and fitness we focus on three key factors, movement, nutrition, and recovery. We have already talked about movement and nutrition and we will return to both of those soon, but this week we are talking about recovery and more specifically, sleep.

How much are you getting and what is the quality of the sleep you are getting? If you are like most teenagers, 5 hours seems to be the norm and it is looked upon like a merit badge if you can function on less. But the truth is the price you are paying for this is high and the time that is saved by cutting sleep is often paid back in the form of disease. Several studies have shown how quickly sleep deprivation effects just about every bodily system and can contribute to stress, inflammation, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Other studies have shown the symptoms of sleep deprivation mirror those of ADD/ADHD and can lead to a misdiagnosis in teens.

Most people know this and somehow on their cost/benefit analysis still think it's worth it. Let me add one more component that may sway the scale. Lack of sleep has a strong link to an individuals ability to lose body fat. More specifically ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to increased body fat retention and obesity. I found the following scale in an article on the web site Mercola.

The recommended amount of sleep per night is seven to nine hours; however, most Americans average somewhere around six. Researchers found that the further away one is from getting the recommended hours of sleep, the higher their risk of obesity is.
Lack of Sleep and the Obesity Connection
Less than four hours: 73 percent risk
Five hours of sleep: 50 percent risk
Six hours of sleep: 23 percent risk

A quick google search will provide you with study after study showing that lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance, decreased leptin levels (leptin is a blood protein that suppresses the appetite and helps the brain sense when you are full) and increased cortisol levels (an ugly stress hormone that among other bad things increases blood sugar). All of these processes combine to lock fat into your cells and prevent you from shedding fat and using it as an energy source.

What can you do about it? Treat sleep the same way you treat your diet. It is almost as important. Set a time to get into bed that will allow for, at the very least, 7 hours of sleep, preferably more. Make your bedroom a cool dark sanctuary. There should be only one thing going on in your bed, sleep. Watching TV, in bed, is a huge hindrance to deep sleep. Get all electrical and lighted devices away from your bed. When the lights are off, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face. Try to standardize your schedule. If you have to get up at 5am during the week, try to make your wake-up time during the weekend not stray too far from that. Sleeping in late on the weekends will reset your circadian rhythms and have you playing catch up till Wednesday of the next week. The last few tips most of you probably already know. No coffee or any caffeinated drinks late in the day. Alcohol really screws with the sleep cycle, and again late night TV stimulates the brain and makes it harder to get to sleep.


It's a long post with a lot to think about, but for your blog this week I want you to answer 2 questions.

1. On average, how much sleep are you currently getting?

2. What are circadian rhythms?

Period 3 Blog 2.3 Putting it all Together

We have spent the past month looking at what happens when you eat. Now I want you to put what you have learned into practice. This blog will cover this week and next and will end our focus on nutrition. I want you to design a well balanced, healthy, Thanksgiving meal. Take into account what your family normally has on Thanksgiving and use that to set yourself up for success this Thanksgiving. For your blog, I want you to use what you have learned about macronutrients and the need for balance to describe for me what your, healthy, Thanksgiving meal will look like. Once you have your meal described go ahead and tell me what you are going to have for desert, because I know you are going to have it.


This is make believe, but feel free to put it into practice this year. Instead of lying on the couch in a carb induced coma after dinner, you will be bouncing around the house helping your parents with the dishes. They will wonder what happened to the "real you" and you can explain everything you learned about nutrition to them.

Period 5 Blog 2.3 Putting it all Together

We have spent the past month looking at what happens when you eat. Now I want you to put what you have learned into practice. This blog will cover this week and next and will end our focus on nutrition. I want you to design a well balanced, healthy, Thanksgiving meal. Take into account what your family normally has on Thanksgiving and use that to set yourself up for success this Thanksgiving. For your blog, I want you to use what you have learned about macronutrients and the need for balance to describe for me what your, healthy, Thanksgiving meal will look like. Once you have your meal described go ahead and tell me what you are going to have for desert, because I know you are going to have it.


This is make believe, but feel free to put it into practice this year. Instead of lying on the couch in a carb induced coma after dinner, you will be bouncing around the house helping your parents with the dishes. They will wonder what happened to the "real you" and you can explain everything you learned about nutrition to them.

Period 7 Blog 2.3 Putting it all Together

We have spent the past month looking at what happens when you eat. Now I want you to put what you have learned into practice. This blog will cover this week and next and will end our focus on nutrition. I want you to design a well balanced, healthy, Thanksgiving meal. Take into account what your family normally has on Thanksgiving and use that to set yourself up for success this Thanksgiving. For your blog, I want you to use what you have learned about macronutrients and the need for balance to describe for me what your, healthy, Thanksgiving meal will look like. Once you have your meal described go ahead and tell me what you are going to have for desert, because I know you are going to have it.


This is make believe, but feel free to put it into practice this year. Instead of lying on the couch in a carb induced coma after dinner, you will be bouncing around the house helping your parents with the dishes. They will wonder what happened to the "real you" and you can explain everything you learned about nutrition to them.

Period 8 Blog 2.3 Putting it into Practice: Thanksgiving

We have spent the past month looking at what happens when you eat. Now I want you to put what you have learned into practice. This blog will cover this week and next and will end our focus on nutrition. I want you to design a well balanced, healthy, Thanksgiving meal. Take into account what your family normally has on Thanksgiving and use that to set yourself up for success this Thanksgiving. For your blog, I want you to use what you have learned about macronutrients and the need for balance to describe for me what your, healthy, Thanksgiving meal will look like. Once you have your meal described go ahead and tell me what you are going to have for desert, because I know you are going to have it.


This is make believe, but feel free to put it into practice this year. Instead of lying on the couch in a carb induced coma after dinner, you will be bouncing around the house helping your parents with the dishes. They will wonder what happened to the "real you" and you can explain everything you learned about nutrition to them.

Period 5 Blog 2.2 Sugar and Swine

Most of you seem to get that high glycemic, and processed carbohydrates are bad for you. In the short term they cause crazy energy fluctuations and long term a host of issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. This all happens because the body breaks down these foods so rapidly into blood sugar. What happens when you eat straight sugar? I'm talking about all that Halloween candy you are still working your way through?

Research has shown that rapid ingestion of sugar impairs the function of immunity related phagocytes(white-blood cells that fight germs and infection) for up to 5 hours after a sugar binge.

For this weeks blog, I want you to tell me what you can cut out of your diet this flu season to help keep your immune system running at it's best.

Period 3 Blog 2.2 Sugar and Swine

Most of you seem to get that high glycemic, and processed carbohydrates are bad for you. In the short term they cause crazy energy fluctuations and long term a host of issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. This all happens because the body breaks down these foods so rapidly into blood sugar. What happens when you eat straight sugar? I'm talking about all that Halloween candy you are still working your way through?

Research has shown that rapid ingestion of sugar impairs the function of immunity related phagocytes(white-blood cells that fight germs and infection) for up to 5 hours after a sugar binge.

For this weeks blog, I want you to tell me what you can cut out of your diet this flu season to help keep your immune system running at it's best.

Period 7 Bolg 2.2 Sugar & Swine

Most of you seem to get that high glycemic, and processed carbohydrates are bad for you. In the short term they cause crazy energy fluctuations and long term a host of issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. This all happens because the body breaks down these foods so rapidly into blood sugar. What happens when you eat straight sugar? I'm talking about all that Halloween candy you are still working your way through?

Research has shown that rapid ingestion of sugar impairs the function of immunity related phagocytes(white-blood cells that fight germs and infection) for up to 5 hours after a sugar binge.

For this weeks blog, I want you to tell me what you can cut out of your diet this flu season to help keep your immune system running at it's best.

Period 8 Blog 2.2 Sugar & Swine

Most of you seem to get that high glycemic, and processed carbohydrates are bad for you. In the short term they cause crazy energy fluctuations and long term a host of issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. This all happens because the body breaks down these foods so rapidly into blood sugar. What happens when you eat straight sugar? I'm talking about all that Halloween candy you are still working your way through?

Research has shown that rapid ingestion of sugar impairs the function of immunity related phagocytes(white-blood cells that fight germs and infection) for up to 5 hours after a sugar binge.

For this weeks blog, I want you to tell me what you can cut out of your diet this flu season to help keep your immune system running at it's best.

Period 5 Blog 2.1 Carb Crazy!

It seems, from the last post, that most of us are going carb crazy. Many of you have thought about ways to fit protein and fats into your breakfast. This is a good thing. Now you need to look at the rest of your meals and see if you are balancing your meals throughout the day. What happens when we eat all carbohydrate meals?

Let’s look at the digestive process. Everything that you eat gets converted by the digestive system into blood glucose so that it can be used by the body as energy. Proteins and fats take longer to convert and raise the blood glucose levels at a slower rate (this is good). Carbohydrates are converted much more rapidly causing spikes in blood sugar levels. Simple and processed carbohydrates(most of the breakfast food you are eating) cause much more rapid spikes. Grains and sugar are what we are looking to avoid. Most of the carbohydrates you are consuming now are made from grains. Think pizza, pasta, bread, cereal, and any form of processed food. Most processed foods are made from refined grains, starches, and sugars. They are high-glycemic, meaning they cause large swings in blood sugar levels and are associated with greater risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic health problems. Consider this chain of events: A high glycemic food such as a sugary cereal, or wheat bread is consumed; this causes blood sugar levels to skyrocket, as a result, insulin levels are increased and blood sugar levels are decreased to levels lower than before you consumed the high glycemic carbohydrate (resulting in a feeling of sluggishness), because of this chain of events, the liver is forced to produce higher triglyceride levels which increase cholesterol, the kidneys retain sodium which causes fluid retention, the final result is an increase in blood pressure, Inflammation and hypertension. Vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates that are broken down more slowly by the digestive system and cause a slower rise in blood sugar.

I know this was a long one so I am checking for understanding. For this weeks blog, let me know, in your own words, why high glycemic carbohydrates are a bad food choice.

Period 3 Blog 2.1 Carb Crazy

It seems, from the last post, that most of us are going carb crazy. Many of you have thought about ways to fit protein and fats into your breakfast. This is a good thing. Now you need to look at the rest of your meals and see if you are balancing your meals throughout the day. What happens when we eat all carbohydrate meals?

Let’s look at the digestive process. Everything that you eat gets converted by the digestive system into blood glucose so that it can be used by the body as energy. Proteins and fats take longer to convert and raise the blood glucose levels at a slower rate (this is good). Carbohydrates are converted much more rapidly causing spikes in blood sugar levels. Simple and processed carbohydrates(most of the breakfast food you are eating) cause much more rapid spikes. Grains and sugar are what we are looking to avoid. Most of the carbohydrates you are consuming now are made from grains. Think pizza, pasta, bread, cereal, and any form of processed food. Most processed foods are made from refined grains, starches, and sugars. They are high-glycemic, meaning they cause large swings in blood sugar levels and are associated with greater risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic health problems. Consider this chain of events: A high glycemic food such as a sugary cereal, or wheat bread is consumed; this causes blood sugar levels to skyrocket, as a result, insulin levels are increased and blood sugar levels are decreased to levels lower than before you consumed the high glycemic carbohydrate (resulting in a feeling of sluggishness), because of this chain of events, the liver is forced to produce higher triglyceride levels which increase cholesterol, the kidneys retain sodium which causes fluid retention, the final result is an increase in blood pressure, Inflammation and hypertension. Vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates that are broken down more slowly by the digestive system and cause a slower rise in blood sugar.

I know this was a long one so I am checking for understanding. For this weeks blog, let me know, in your own words, why high glycemic carbohydrates are a bad food choice.

Period 7 Blog 2.1 Carb Crazy!

It seems, from the last post, that most of us are going carb crazy. Many of you have thought about ways to fit protein and fats into your breakfast. This is a good thing. Now you need to look at the rest of your meals and see if you are balancing your meals throughout the day. What happens when we eat all carbohydrate meals?

Let’s look at the digestive process. Everything that you eat gets converted by the digestive system into blood glucose so that it can be used by the body as energy. Proteins and fats take longer to convert and raise the blood glucose levels at a slower rate (this is good). Carbohydrates are converted much more rapidly causing spikes in blood sugar levels. Simple and processed carbohydrates(most of the breakfast food you are eating) cause much more rapid spikes. Grains and sugar are what we are looking to avoid. Most of the carbohydrates you are consuming now are made from grains. Think pizza, pasta, bread, cereal, and any form of processed food. Most processed foods are made from refined grains, starches, and sugars. They are high-glycemic, meaning they cause large swings in blood sugar levels and are associated with greater risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic health problems. Consider this chain of events: A high glycemic food such as a sugary cereal, or wheat bread is consumed; this causes blood sugar levels to skyrocket, as a result, insulin levels are increased and blood sugar levels are decreased to levels lower than before you consumed the high glycemic carbohydrate (resulting in a feeling of sluggishness), because of this chain of events, the liver is forced to produce higher triglyceride levels which increase cholesterol, the kidneys retain sodium which causes fluid retention, the final result is an increase in blood pressure, Inflammation and hypertension. Vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates that are broken down more slowly by the digestive system and cause a slower rise in blood sugar.

I know this was a long one so I am checking for understanding. For this weeks blog, let me know, in your own words, why high glycemic carbohydrates are a bad food choice.

Period 8 Blog 2.1 Carb Crazy!

It seems, from the last post, that most of us are going carb crazy. Many of you have thought about ways to fit protein and fats into your breakfast. This is a good thing. Now you need to look at the rest of your meals and see if you are balancing your meals throughout the day. What happens when we eat all carbohydrate meals?

Let’s look at the digestive process. Everything that you eat gets converted by the digestive system into blood glucose so that it can be used by the body as energy. Proteins and fats take longer to convert and raise the blood glucose levels at a slower rate (this is good). Carbohydrates are converted much more rapidly causing spikes in blood sugar levels. Simple and processed carbohydrates(most of the breakfast food you are eating) cause much more rapid spikes. Grains and sugar are what we are looking to avoid. Most of the carbohydrates you are consuming now are made from grains. Think pizza, pasta, bread, cereal, and any form of processed food. Most processed foods are made from refined grains, starches, and sugars. They are high-glycemic, meaning they cause large swings in blood sugar levels and are associated with greater risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic health problems. Consider this chain of events: A high glycemic food such as a sugary cereal, or wheat bread is consumed; this causes blood sugar levels to skyrocket, as a result, insulin levels are increased and blood sugar levels are decreased to levels lower than before you consumed the high glycemic carbohydrate (resulting in a feeling of sluggishness), because of this chain of events, the liver is forced to produce higher triglyceride levels which increase cholesterol, the kidneys retain sodium which causes fluid retention, the final result is an increase in blood pressure, Inflammation and hypertension. Vegetables and fruits are carbohydrates that are broken down more slowly by the digestive system and cause a slower rise in blood sugar.

I know this was a long one so I am checking for understanding. For this weeks blog, let me know, in your own words, why high glycemic carbohydrates are a bad food choice.

Period 3 Blog 9 Macro Nutrients Explained

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Everything you eat can be classified into three primary macro nutrient categories. You have probably heard of them before they are, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats. It is extremely important for a number of reasons that we will go into in the near future that you have a balance of each macro nutrient at every meal that you eat. Examples of the types of food for each macro nutrient are below.

Carbohydrates: Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cookies, Cakes, Cereals, Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits

Proteins: Meat, Poultry, Eggs, Fish, seafood, Peanut butter, Tofu, Powders

Fats: Oils, Nuts, Seeds, dressing

For this weeks blog I want you to look at your blog from last week and tell me if your breakfast has each of the macro nutrients in it. If it does great! You are doing your body a great service. If not, tell me what macro nutrients you are missing and what you could eat to balance out your breakfast.

Period 5 Blog 9 Macro Nutrients Explained

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Everything you eat can be classified into three primary macro nutrient categories. You have probably heard of them before they are, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats. It is extremely important for a number of reasons that we will go into in the near future that you have a balance of each macro nutrient at every meal that you eat. Examples of the types of food for each macro nutrient are below.

Carbohydrates: Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cookies, Cakes, Cereals, Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits

Proteins: Meat, Poultry, Eggs, Fish, seafood, Peanut butter, Tofu, Powders

Fats: Oils, Nuts, Seeds, dressing

For this weeks blog I want you to look at your blog from last week and tell me if your breakfast has each of the macro nutrients in it. If it does great! You are doing your body a great service. If not, tell me what macro nutrients you are missing and what you could eat to balance out your breakfast.

Period 7 Blog 9 Macro Nutrients Explained

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Everything you eat can be classified into three primary macro nutrient categories. You have probably heard of them before they are, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats. It is extremely important for a number of reasons that we will go into in the near future that you have a balance of each macro nutrient at every meal that you eat. Examples of the types of food for each macro nutrient are below.

Carbohydrates: Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cookies, Cakes, Cereals, Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits

Proteins: Meat, Poultry, Eggs, Fish, seafood, Peanut butter, Tofu, Powders

Fats: Oils, Nuts, Seeds, dressing

For this weeks blog I want you to look at your blog from last week and tell me if your breakfast has each of the macro nutrients in it. If it does great! You are doing your body a great service. If not, tell me what macro nutrients you are missing and what you could eat to balance out your breakfast.

Period 8 Blog 9 Macronutrients Explained

Everything you eat can be classified into three primary macro nutrient categories. You have probably heard of them before they are, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats. It is extremely important for a number of reasons that we will go into in the near future that you have a balance of each macro nutrient at every meal that you eat. Examples of the types of food for each macro nutrient are below.

Carbohydrates: Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cookies, Cakes, Cereals, Grains, Vegetables, and Fruits

Proteins: Meat, Poultry, Eggs, Fish, seafood, Peanut butter, Tofu, Powders

Fats: Oils, Nuts, Seeds, dressing

For this weeks blog I want you to look at your blog from last week and tell me if your breakfast has each of the macro nutrients in it. If it does great! You are doing your body a great service. If not, tell me what macro nutrients you are missing and what you could eat to balance out your breakfast.

Period 5 Principles of PE Blog 8 Nutrition

Through the process of studying fitness for the past 13 or so years I have noticed that making improvements in ones fitness involves a focus in three main categories. Those categories are nutrition, exercise and recovery. All are vital and must be addressed as part of any well planned fitness program, but nutrition has risen to the top as the single most important factor affecting your health and fitness. We will spend the next few posts addressing this aspect of fitness.

We eat food for several reasons, emotional, social, physical, etc. sometimes we eat for no reason at all. I want you to try to change the way you think about food, at least for the next few weeks. I want you to think about food as fuel that runs your body. Just like a car, the quality of fuel you put in determines the quality of performance you get out. We will dig much deeper into this the next few weeks, but for now just start to think each time you put something into your mouth to eat, is it good fuel or bad fuel?

For this weeks blog we are going to start with breakfast. I want you to do two things for your post first let me know whether you eat breakfast or not and if you do, what does a normal school day breakfast look like for you?

Period 3 Weight Training Blog 8 Nutrition

Through the process of studying fitness for the past 13 or so years I have noticed that making improvements in ones fitness involves a focus in three main categories. Those categories are nutrition, exercise and recovery. All are vital and must be addressed as part of any well planned fitness program, but nutrition has risen to the top as the single most important factor affecting your health and fitness. We will spend the next few posts addressing this aspect of fitness.

We eat food for several reasons, emotional, social, physical, etc. sometimes we eat for no reason at all. I want you to try to change the way you think about food, at least for the next few weeks. I want you to think about food as fuel that runs your body. Just like a car, the quality of fuel you put in determines the quality of performance you get out. We will dig much deeper into this the next few weeks, but for now just start to think each time you put something into your mouth to eat, is it good fuel or bad fuel?

For this weeks blog we are going to start with breakfast. I want you to do two things for your post first let me know whether you eat breakfast or not and if you do, what does a normal school day breakfast look like for you?

Period 7 Weight Training Blog 8 Nutrition

Through the process of studying fitness for the past 13 or so years I have noticed that making improvements in ones fitness involves a focus in three main categories. Those categories are nutrition, exercise and recovery. All are vital and must be addressed as part of any well planned fitness program, but nutrition has risen to the top as the single most important factor affecting your health and fitness. We will spend the next few posts addressing this aspect of fitness.

We eat food for several reasons, emotional, social, physical, etc. sometimes we eat for no reason at all. I want you to try to change the way you think about food, at least for the next few weeks. I want you to think about food as fuel that runs your body. Just like a car, the quality of fuel you put in determines the quality of performance you get out. We will dig much deeper into this the next few weeks, but for now just start to think each time you put something into your mouth to eat, is it good fuel or bad fuel?

For this weeks blog we are going to start with breakfast. I want you to do two things for your post first let me know whether you eat breakfast or not and if you do, what does a normal school day breakfast look like for you?

Period 8 Principles of PE Blog 8 Nutrition

Through the process of studying fitness for the past 13 or so years I have noticed that making improvements in ones fitness involves a focus in three main categories. Those categories are nutrition, exercise and recovery. All are vital and must be addressed as part of any well planned fitness program, but nutrition has risen to the top as the single most important factor affecting your health and fitness. We will spend the next few posts addressing this aspect of fitness.

We eat food for several reasons, emotional, social, physical, etc. sometimes we eat for no reason at all. I want you to try to change the way you think about food, at least for the next few weeks. I want you to think about food as fuel that runs your body. Just like a car, the quality of fuel you put in determines the quality of performance you get out. We will dig much deeper into this the next few weeks, but for now just start to think each time you put something into your mouth to eat, is it good fuel or bad fuel?

For this weeks blog we are going to start with breakfast. I want you to do two things for your post first let me know whether you eat breakfast or not and if you do, what does a normal school day breakfast look like for you?

Period 5 Principles of PE Soccer

In our soccer unit we will be focusing on some of the same concepts we discussed in football. In soccer you will find yourself in one of two situations. You will either need to use your "on the ball skills" when you are in possession of the ball or use your "off the ball movements" when you are not in possession of the ball. For this weeks blog listen carefully in class and list one on the ball skill and one off the ball movement that would help your team maintain possession of the ball.

Period 3 Weight Training What is your Weakness?

Hopefully you have turned in your graph of you 10 skills of fitness. This is a short week so it will be a short blog. Let me know what your weakness is in the 10 skills. Where do your need to focus on in these next several weeks?

Period 7 Advanced Weight Training What's Your Weaknes?

Hopefully you have turned in your graph of you 10 skills of fitness. This is a short week so it will be a short blog. Let me know what your weakness is in the 10 skills. Where do your need to focus on in these next several weeks?

Period 8 Principles of PE Soccer

In our soccer unit we will be focusing on some of the same concepts we discussed in football. In soccer you will find yourself in one of two situations. You will either need to use your "on the ball skills" when you are in possession of the ball or use your "off the ball movements" when you are not in possession of the ball. For this weeks blog listen carefully in class and list one on the ball skill and one off the ball movement that would help your team maintain possession of the ball.

Perios 3 Weight Training Blog 6 Graph Explained

Don't forget you have an assignment due this Friday. I have had some questions about the graph, specifically people want examples of what activities would help you determine your abilities in each of the skills. So here you are;

Cardiovascular/Respiratory endurance: A good test of this would be a 5k run. A person who can run 3.1 miles in less than 20 minutes would be a 10. 30 minutes would be a 5.

Stamina:A good test of stamina would be the 100 push-up test we did in class. 3 minutes and below would be a 10 on stamina. Above 5 min would be a 5.

Strength: This one is pretty straight forward. If you can bench press your body weight, or deadlift 1 and 1/2 times your body weight you would be a 10. Benching 1/3 of your body weight and Deadlifting your body weight would be a 5.

Flexibility: The sit and reach test we did for our fitnessgram is a good indicator of flexibility. Although it only looks at one muscle, if your hamstrings are tight most other muscles are as well. 10 or above on the sit and reach would be a 10 5 would be a 5.

Power: A good test of power is your vertical leap, 30 inches and up would be a 10, 20 would be a 5.

Speed: We can use 40 yard dash times for this one, but it does not just mean how fast you can run. A forty time below 4.7 seconds would be a 10 5.3 would be a 5.

Co-ordination: Kipping pull-ups are an example of this as is the agility ladder.

Agility: Pro-agility run and the shuttle run are good tests of agility. A 30 ft shuttle run time of 8 sec and lower would be a 10, 10 sec would be a 5.

Balance: The stork balance test with a score of 30 sec and up would be a 10, 15 sec would be a 5.

Accuracy: Double unders with the jump rope 25 in a row for a 10, 15 for a 5 or the dot drill 40 sec and under would be a 10, 60 sec would be a 5

The 10 and 5 I gave your are parameters for your to judge yourself, your score will fall somewhere in between. This is a big assignment make sure it is turned in by Friday.

Period 5 Blog 6 Football Play

You all got lucky this week. I put up the title and forgot to put up a blog. Everyone will get credit for doing this blog! Have a great weekend.
Mr. Kirk

Period 7 Blog 6 Weight Training Graph Explained

Don't forget you have an assignment due this Friday. I have had some questions about the graph, specifically people want examples of what activities would help you determine your abilities in each of the skills. So here you are;

Cardiovascular/Respiratory endurance: A good test of this would be a 5k run. A person who can run 3.1 miles in less than 20 minutes would be a 10. 30 minutes would be a 5.

Stamina:A good test of stamina would be the 100 push-up test we did in class. 3 minutes and below would be a 10 on stamina. Above 5 min would be a 5.

Strength: This one is pretty straight forward. If you can bench press your body weight, or deadlift 1 and 1/2 times your body weight you would be a 10. Benching 1/3 of your body weight and Deadlifting your body weight would be a 5.

Flexibility: The sit and reach test we did for our fitnessgram is a good indicator of flexibility. Although it only looks at one muscle, if your hamstrings are tight most other muscles are as well. 10 or above on the sit and reach would be a 10 5 would be a 5.

Power: A good test of power is your vertical leap, 30 inches and up would be a 10, 20 would be a 5.

Speed: We can use 40 yard dash times for this one, but it does not just mean how fast you can run. A forty time below 4.7 seconds would be a 10 5.3 would be a 5.

Co-ordination: Kipping pull-ups are an example of this as is the agility ladder.

Agility: Pro-agility run and the shuttle run are good tests of agility. A 30 ft shuttle run time of 8 sec and lower would be a 10, 10 sec would be a 5.

Balance: The stork balance test with a score of 30 sec and up would be a 10, 15 sec would be a 5.

Accuracy: Double unders with the jump rope 25 in a row for a 10, 15 for a 5 or the dot drill 40 sec and under would be a 10, 60 sec would be a 5

The 10 and 5 I gave your are parameters for your to judge yourself, your score will fall somewhere in between. This is a big assignment make sure it is turned in by Friday

Period 8 Blog 6 Football Plays

You all got lucky this week. I put up the title and forgot to put up a blog. Everyone will get credit for doing this blog! Have a great weekend.
Mr. Kirk

Period 3 Blog 5 Ten General Skills of Fitness

This weeks blog will be a formative assessment and will be worth 25 points.

You will have two weeks to complete this blog and turn it in to me. Below are the ten general skills of physical fitness. The body is a dynamic machine and all of these skills help to make that machine run. It is my contention that you are only as good as your average across the range of these ten skills and to get better you need to raise that average. The best way to do that is to find what you are deficient in and make that better.

For this weeks blog I want you to rate yourself 1 - 10 in each of the skill categories. One being the worst ten the best. Once you have rated yourself, graph your results, to come up with a visual indication of your current level of fitness. Be honest in your rankings, and if you need a second opinion ask me.

1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
2. Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store and utilize energy.
3. Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
4. Flexibility – The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
5. Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units to apply maximum force in minimum time.
6. Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
7. Co-ordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
8. Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
9. Balance The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.
10. Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

I have provided an example of a graph for you above

Period 5 - Blog - 5 Getting to know you!

We have assigned teams. With few exceptions for trades these will be the teams that you will have for the remainder of the invasion games unit. An important aspect of teamwork is team unity. The best way to build team unity is to get to know each other and your abilities. Some people are great at catching things, some are good at running, some are good at throwing, and some are good at planning. Take time this week especially during warm-up periods to get to know the members of your team.

For this weeks blog, I want you to list the names of the members of your team and one strength for each member that will help your team be successful. Also, let me know what you think your strength is.

Period 7 Weight Training 10 Skills of Fitness

This weeks blog will be a formative assessment and will be worth 25 points.

You will have two weeks to complete this blog and turn it in to me. Below are the ten general skills of physical fitness. The body is a dynamic machine and all of these skills help to make that machine run. It is my contention that you are only as good as your average across the range of these ten skills and to get better you need to raise that average. The best way to do that is to find what you are deficient in and make that better.

For this weeks blog I want you to rate yourself 1 - 10 in each of the skill categories. One being the worst ten the best. Once you have rated yourself, graph your results, to come up with a visual indication of your current level of fitness. Be honest in your rankings, and if you need a second opinion ask me.

1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
2. Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store and utilize energy.
3. Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
4. Flexibility – The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
5. Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units to apply maximum force in minimum time.
6. Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
7. Co-ordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
8. Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
9. Balance The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.
10. Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

Period 8 PE Blog -- 5 Getting to know you!

We have assigned teams. With few exceptions for trades these will be the teams that you will have for the remainder of the invasion games unit. An important aspect of teamwork is team unity. The best way to build team unity is to get to know each other and your abilities. Some people are great at catching things, some are good at running, some are good at throwing, and some are good at planning. Take time this week especially during warm-up periods to get to know the members of your team.

For this weeks blog, I want you to list the names of the members of your team and one strength for each member that will help your team be successful. Also, let me know what you think your strength is.

Period 3 Weight Training - Form

We have spent the past week hammering you on form for the various lifts we will be doing in class. Why do we spend so much time on form? Why is proper form important when exercising? What is more important to progress in the weight room, proper form or enough intensity? You must answer all three questions to get your points for this blog. This will be recorded as a homework assignment.

Period 5 Principles of PE Ultimate Frisbee

We will spend he next week working on concepts for invasion games. Invasion games are games where you have to invade an opponents area in order to score. We will be playing the game of Ultimate Frisbee and our focus for the week will be maintaining possession of the Frisbee. We will go over several strategies to use when you have the Frisbee, as well as when you do not have the Frisbee to help your team maintain possession of the Frisbee in order to score. By Friday I want you to tell me one strategy you used in class to help your team maintain possession of the Frisbee.

Period 7 Weight Training - Form

We have spent the past week hammering you on form for the various lifts we will be doing in class. Why do we spend so much time on form? Why is proper form important when exercising? What is more important to progress in the weight room, proper form or enough intensity? You must answer all three questions to get your points for this blog. This will be recorded as a homework assignment.

Period 8 Principles of PE Ultimate Frisbee

We will spend he next week working on concepts for invasion games. Invasion games are games where you have to invade an opponents area in order to score. We will be playing the game of Ultimate Frisbee and our focus for the week will be maintaining possession of the Frisbee. We will go over several strategies to use when you have the Frisbee, as well as when you do not have the Frisbee to help your team maintain possession of the Frisbee in order to score. By Friday I want you to tell me one strategy you used in class to help your team maintain possession of the Frisbee.

Period 3 Weight Training Muscle Identification

We are still light on the comments, so those of you who understand that there will be a new blog posted every week, please let your classmates know. Many of you had the right idea of why fitness testing is important. We want to know our current levels of fitness in various areas so that we know what we need to work on and so that we can set up our training to focus on those areas of need, while not neglecting those areas where we are already strong.

For this weeks blog, take a look at the picture to the left. I want you to identify the names of the muscles for numbers 3-8 in the picture. Don't worry about 1 & 2. I will add in the muscles of the back side of the body in class this week. This blog will count as a 10 point formative assessment and is due by Friday the 18th at 12 midnight. I will not post your comments until the beginning of next week.

Period 5 Principles of P.E. Blog 3 Track and Field/Wrestling

We are still light on the comments, so those of you who understand that there will be a new blog posted every week, please let your classmates know. Many of you had the right idea of why fitness testing is important. We want to know our current levels of fitness in various areas so that we know what we need to work on and so that we can set up our training to focus on those areas of need, while not neglecting those areas where we are already strong.

We will begin our wrestling unit this week. The wrestling we will be doing is more like gymnastics. We use this unit as a way to bond as a class, to learn how to fall and move our bodies in different directions, and to balance. We will also use this unit to learn how to control another persons movements. We will need all of these skills as we progress through the semester.
For your blog this week I want you to let me know what you know about wrestling. I am not talking about the crazy stuff you see on T.V. I am talking about traditional folk style wrestling. The kind that the Wootton wrestling team does.

Period 7 Advanced Weights Blog 3 Muscle Identification

We are still light on the comments, so those of you who understand that there will be a new blog posted every week, please let your classmates know. Many of you had the right idea of why fitness testing is important. We want to know our current levels of fitness in various areas so that we know what we need to work on and so that we can set up our training to focus on those areas of need, while not neglecting those areas where we are already strong.

For this weeks blog, take a look at the picture to the left. I want you to identify the names of the muscles for numbers 3-8 in the picture. Don't worry about 1 & 2. I will add in the muscles of the back side of the body in class this week. This blog will count as a 10 point formative assessment and is due by Friday the 18th at 12 midnight. I will not post your comments until the beginning of next week.

Period 8 Principles of P.E. Blog 3 Wrestling

We are still light on the comments, so those of you who understand that there will be a new blog posted every week, please let your classmates know. Many of you had the right idea of why fitness testing is important. We want to know our current levels of fitness in various areas so that we know what we need to work on and so that we can set up our training to focus on those areas of need, while not neglecting those areas where we are already strong.

We will begin our wrestling unit this week. The wrestling we will be doing is more like gymnastics. We use this unit as a way to bond as a class, to learn how to fall and move our bodies in different directions, and to balance. We will also use this unit to learn how to control another persons movements. We will need all of these skills as we progress through the semester.

For your blog this week I want you to let me know what you know about wrestling. I am not talking about the crazy stuff you see on T.V. I am talking about traditional folk style wrestling. The kind that the Wootton wrestling team does.

Period 3 Weight Training

Alright, Most of you have figured out how to work the blog and we are well on our way to getting through our fitness testing. For this weeks blog I want you to tell me why you think it is important to know your current level of fitness? If you don't think knowing your current level of fitness is important tell me why. There is no right or wrong on this one. I just want to know where you are coming from. Have a great week!

Period 7 Adv. Weight Training

Alright, Most of you have figured out how to work the blog and we are well on our way to getting through our fitness testing. For this weeks blog I want you to tell me why you think it is important to know your current level of fitness? If you don't think knowing your current level of fitness is important tell me why. There is no right or wrong on this one. I just want to know where you are coming from. Have a great week!

Period 5 Principles of P.E.

Alright, Most of you have figured out how to work the blog and we are well on our way to getting through our fitness testing. For this weeks blog I want you to tell me why you think it is important to know your current level of fitness? If you don't think knowing your current level of fitness is important tell me why. There is no right or wrong on this one. I just want to know where you are coming from. Have a great week!

Period 8 Principles of P.E.

Alright, Most of you have figured out how to work the blog and we are well on our way to getting through our fitness testing. For this weeks blog I want you to tell me why you think it is important to know your current level of fitness? If you don't think knowing your current level of fitness is important tell me why. There is no right or wrong on this one. I just want to know where you are coming from. Have a great week!

Period 3 Weight Training

Welcome,
You have found the blog. Look for the comment section below, click on it and leave me a comment with your name letting me know, you know how to do it. If you do not have a g-mail account, click the profile of anonymous and leave you name in the body of your comment. Make sure you are commenting in the right period.
Mr. Kirk

Period 5 Principles of Physical Education

Welcome,
You have found the blog. Look for the comment section below, click on it and leave me a comment with your name letting me know, you know how to do it. If you do not have a g-mail account, click the profile of anonymous and leave you name in the body of your comment. Make sure you are commenting in the right period.
Mr. Kirk

Period 7 Weight Training

Welcome,
You have found the blog. Look for the comment section below, click on it and leave me a comment with your name letting me know, you know how to do it. If you do not have a g-mail account, click the profile of anonymous and leave you name in the body of your comment. Make sure you are commenting in the right period.
Mr. Kirk

Period 8 Principles of Physical Education

Welcome,
You have found the blog. Look for the comment section below, click on it and leave me a comment with your name letting me know, you know how to do it. If you do not have a g-mail account, click the profile of anonymous and leave you name in the body of your comment. Make sure you are commenting in the right period.
Mr. Kirk