Fitness Goal Setting

Upper Body Strength (Push-Ups)

I don't really have to work as hard for my push-ups, since I'm in the healthy range. I still want to get better, so I will make a goal of getting a score of 15-20 push-ups. I will try to achieve this goal by doing about 30 push-ups everyday, some modified, and most real push-ups.

Cardiovascular Fitness (Pacer Test)

I did okay in the Pacer test, though I still was in the Healthy Range for the Pacer test, I only got a score of 24. I will make a goal of getting a score of 28 or more, next time I do a Pacer Test. I will try to achieve this goal by doing 15-20 minutes of running activities 3+ time per week, including school activities.

Abdominal Strength (Curl-Ups)

I think I need to work the most on my curl-ups. I didn't get in the Healthy Range for curl-ups, so I will make a goal of getting to the Healthy Range next time. I will try to achieve this goal by doing about 46 or more curl-ups everyday.

Flexibility - Sit and Reach (Measured in Centimeters) 

Sit and reach is the only topic I got over the Healthy Range. My goal for sit and reach for the next sit and reach test is to get a score slightly higher than what I recently got, 32 centimeters. I will do this by continuing to stretch everyday.

Genre Pizza

This semester our teacher set us a challenge to read eight different genres, in 14 weeks. The genres we had to read were:

• Mystery (The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer)
• Historical Fiction (Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls)
• Non-Fiction (Exploring the Ocean Depts by Peter Jedicke)
• Biography (Michelle Kwan Quest for Gold by Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy)
• Science Fiction/Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan)
• Fantasy (The Anybodies by N.E. Bode)
• Realistic Fiction (The Steps by Rachel Cohn)
• Action/Adventure (Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret)

I completed the challenge the day before the due date, and to celebrate we ate as much pizza as humanly possible. I ate 3 slices of pizza, and to measure up the unhealthiness, I ate a grape. The genre I enjoyed the most was Historical Fiction because I read an interesting book, and I like to compare and contrast my life, and the life in the 1800's.

The genre that I did not enjoy was Non-Fiction because I don't like how there aren't fun stories.

A genre I discovered I like is Mystery, because they are really intense, and interesting.

Next semester we are going to do Genre Pie, and my advice to myself is to send an email to Ms. H instead of a conference, because you may not have time to do a conference (by speaking).

(Picture to the right: You see me in the background waving!)

(Picture to the left: I'm sitting next to the girl in green!)