Uni high fitness is something that every student has to endure. Even before attending Uni the young subbies hear about how “terrible” and “exhausting” Uni fitness can be. But I think that in the end the Uni high PE classes and department are very beneficial to Uni students and make them healthier and instills a positive routine that keeps their bodies healthy for the future.
Personally, I have always loved PE. When I was elementary I loved playing all the fun games in PE such as bumper carts and the everyone’s favorite Parachute game. PE allowed to me release my stress and spend some time having competitive, exhausting fun. Then when I entered middle school PE was a bit less fun, we were forced to focus on more “healthy” exercises, such as running, push-ups, and the FitnessGram Pacer Test™. The more intense exercises really opened me up to the idea of fitness. I despised the pain and soreness from working out and doing those exercises but in the end, I felt better and healthier. I realized that not everything can be fun when you want to stay healthy. I would do fairly well during the mile and other running events and decided to join cross country. After next year I decided I hated running and never continued my running career, despite the fact I was fairly good.
When I got accepted to Uni. my older sister would tell me how terrible the fitness program was and how she despised it. But when I had my first PE classes I realized I loved it. The fact that my class is fairly athletic and has a disproportionate amount of really fit people, pushed me to try harder and harder to stay fit and push myself to become more athletic. Unlike most Uni Students I was excited to enter Junior/Senior PE. Despite the fact that we replace playing fun sports such as Pickleball with weight lifting I was excited to see myself get stronger. Weight lifting can either be the most intense 25 minutes or the most boring depending on your mindset. I try to get the most out of it, but like most people, I have off days when I would rather be playing ultimate frisbee.
I feel like the Uni High PE classes prepare the students by instilling a more healthy lifestyle and giving them the knowledge to understand the basics of strengthening their bodies. I definitely feel that in the future I will try to work out and keep my body healthy and I can thank the Uni PE classes for that.
