WAIT WHAT? IT’S JUST A MYTH??!!!!!

Bad advice and outdated research could be putting a kink in your workout efforts. Here are some fitness myths that have proved to be just that. “Are you killing it in the gym, but not seeing results? Chances are, you’ve fallen victim to bad advice” (CNN.com/studentnews). We are told many different thing when it comes to exercising, we read magazine that tell us the “right” way to exercise, but it is’t always accurate. You know how crunches are the key to flat abs? WELL GUESS WHAT thats not entirely true. Yes crunches are a good way to tighten your abdominals a bit but don’t exactly slim your midsection. Why, you ask? Because you’re not really burning off a lot of calories so it doesn’t help majorly with fat loss. Instead you should planks and bridges, and if you do, do crunches make sure to do then the proper way; soft surfaces for your back, and tailbone. You know how after a workout, you’re drenched in your own sweat, that must mean you burned a lot! DANG! Sorry to disappoint you, but just because you’re soaked doesn’t necessarily mean you burned the soda you drank for lunch or the yogurt you had for breakfast. ” ‘ Sweat is a biological response that cools your skin and regulates internal body temperature’ ” (CNN.com). Do your knees hurt after you ran a mile? Well, you know what they say, ‘running is bad for your knees’. SIKE! I know stomping on the pavement is bad, rather than running on grass, however it’s not completely harmful. Wearing the proper shoes and building leg muscles help your legs. Jogging before starting a run and jogging in between help your joints a bit . Also, you should stretch to recover faster. Wait! Actually thats another myth, if it helps you then by all means reach towards the sky! However, the University of Milan study found that there no significant change to people who stretch after they exercise. It’s crazy how many myths there are about exercising! Keep doing what your doing if it works for you but keep in mind that some things you believe in aren’t necessarily true. “I think you should still exercise and eat HEALTHY  because moving your body is always good” says Max L. Glaser

Football

For my first quarter I decided to do football, because I want to lean new technics and skills. also, I wanted to learn how to play a new sport. Thanks, to my coaches Mr. Cohick, a sixth grade teacher at Old Town Academy, and his assistant Mr. Curry, I learned how to throw a football, and were to place my fingers. I also defended so that the other player wouldn’t get throughout a ruin our plan to make a touchdown!

*Outdoor Ed* Category

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Nature Photography (identify & classify by species and habitat), Camping Slideshows and Tutorials (how to choose a campsite, how to start a cooking fire, how to recognize poison oak, etc.); Maps & MindMaps of San Diego Eco-terrains.
Sports Videos: game film, tutorials (create a video or slideshow): “How to throw a spiral”; “How to bend it like Beckham,” “How to set a volleyball,” etc.)
Personal Records: Running Times, Push-Ups, Pull-Ups, etc.; Sports Skills Checklists: Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, etc.
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