Personal Fitness & Wellness: Personal Fitness and Wellness has returned to the fitness center where students have been exploring different exercises that work on improving various muscle groups. Each class involves a specified workout and students are expected to record their progress on their workout logs. Classes have also begun digging deeper and completing personal assessments on each health-related component of fitness. Most recently, students engaged in a flexibility lab, which may be used at a later point to design personalized SMART Goals in order to improve overall personal flexibility and posture.
Wellness Tip
Get in on the pumpkin trend before it is too late!
Did you know, just like their orange cousins, the carrot and the sweet potato, pumpkins are rich in beta carotene. Your body changes this antioxidant to vitamin A. You need vitamin A to see, ward off germs, and for your reproductive system to work the way it should. It also helps your heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs stay healthy.
For more information on the health benefits of the fall season foods check out the WebMD link.
Health Tip
November 21, 2021, is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, also known as Survivor Day. This day always falls on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and is designated as a day when friends and family of those who have lost their lives to suicide can join for healing and support.
Mental health has been a big area of focus in the health and wellness community. Whether it is feeling the daily stress in our lives, or major life stressors we are sometimes faced with, it is important for us to take care of ourselves and others on a mental/emotional level. If you feel yourself struggling, or notice struggles within someone else, it is important to receive support in an appropriate way. It is also important for us to care for ourselves on a daily basis, and this can be done by setting time aside in our days for some self-care. This can be done in many ways, such as reading a book, exercising with a friend, listening to music, or taking part in any other activity that brings you joy. While it is easy to get caught up in the busy schedules life throws at us, be sure to set some time aside to care for yourself and others on a mental/emotional level.
Workout Challenge
Planksgiving is back! This year, the challenge asks you to try holding your plank for a different length of time. Please see the challenge below for the daily plank times.
Share your family experience with the Planksgiving workout on Instagram by tagging us @WatertownPhysEd.
Contact Us
Health:
Interim K-12 Curriculum Coordinator of Physical Education, Health, & Wellness:
Email: brendan.casey@watertown.k12.ma.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/watertown.k12.ma.us/highschoolphysicaleducation
Location: 50 Columbia Street, Watertown, MA, USA
Phone: (617) 926-7760