Final draft

Nina Yang

W&CIII

Ms. Guarino

04/03/2015

Accept the rule by your heart

  “Hey, everyone! Please remember to choose your three seasons of afternoon activities online!” Mr. Torrey who is the director of the afternoon activities always says that to us at the beginning of every school year. This is our school policy that we need to choose three seasons of afternoon activities with two competitive and one noncompetitive. The school policy right now is a perfect status for students at Cheshire Academy. Students should be free to choose three different afternoon activities depend on one’s strengths and interests with two competitive and one noncompetitive activity. It’s always a great time for most of the students during the time we practice in the afternoon activity.

  Many people dislike this policy, but it actually benefits all of us because doing sports and activities make better health. Nowadays, more and more teenagers are obese because they are lack of exercise. They choose to eat and sit there all day long without even move their eyes. Being lazy is seen as a cool behavior around teenagers. Students dislike this policy only because it takes over their free time. During the free time, most of the students would choose to stay in dorm, and many of them would choose to play video games. When people doing sports whether outside or inside, they are not remain seated. Many competitive sports such as basketball, tennis, and softball make students practice two hours a day, and they will get enough oxygen that they won’t get indoor. Scientific research showed that when people are exercising, their heart rates would increase rapidly. It would help our blood transfer more oxygen to our heart than the time they seat still. As the result, our heart and lungs would become healthier when they contain enough oxygen they need.(http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-exercise-really-make/) People will not only get a healthy body by exercising, they will also get a perfect body shape. Many girls stop eating in order to lose weight; however, exercise is the best way to lose weight. Only the people who exercise know how much they benefit from exercising. Why don't you start to concentrate and do more exercise during the after noon activity?

  When we are doing the afternoon activities, there is no doubt that we will make friends. Many activities and sports contain communications and team works. This is how I meet my best friend and teammate in the first year at Cheshire Academy. I was in JV tennis, and my coach asked me to play in doubles in the first game of mine. I was kind of nervous and didn’t know whom should I play this game with. Then, Wu came to me and said that she would love to play the game with me. We were always in one team during daily practices, and we communicated and knew each other’s strengths. The first game for me was fairly tough. Our opponents were younger than us, but they were really strong and hit the ball nice and fast. I was shocked we had quite a competitor. Certainly, I was stressful, but Wu knew I was nervous and comforted me in order for me to calm down. She said it was just a game, and no one always wins a game. To be concentrate in the game is enough for both of us. During the game, we communicated with each other about the strategies and cheered each other up. Finally, although we lost the game, I learned so much from my first game that we should communicate. Most importantly, I understand our team spirit: do not thinking about win or lose, just concentrate and enjoy every game we play. After that, I always feel relax when I’m playing tennis. Playing tennis makes my brain thinking faster than before, and I feel pressure released after playing tennis. One fact is that I became a fast thinker after playing tennis, which means I became smarter and smarter! Therefore, enjoy your process of being smart!

  Besides my example, I also interviewed a friend of mine who took part in school’s basketball team. He said that being a member in the basketball team is very challenge for him since everyone on his team is quite strong. He was afraid to lose the game because he makes a mistake during the game. However, everyone on his team has a strong willing to win, and that makes him started to practice really hard. He became stronger than he used to be in then end of the basketball season. Everyone can learn many valuable sparkles from others in their team. Your teammate makes you strong and can be a model of you in your sports career.

  Now, I don’t see the three seasons of the afternoon activities as a pressure, or a rule that I must do because the school requires me to do it. I see it as a chance. It’s a chance to make your body healthy, a chance to meet new friends, and a chance to even become smarter. Move your body right now to get a healthier body, get to know people around you, and become a fast thinker!

Reference:
"Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier?" Scientific American Global RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2015.