These comments (testimonials) are from Surrey Connect P.E. students who have completed their course:
reflection topic: are there comments below that have meaning for you and your experiences/goals?
"This course has helped me achieve my goals in life from
being more
independent. By not having a teacher or a class that I have
to go to everyday for 1 hr &30min had made a big difference. I don’t have
a teacher pushing me to do the activities everyday, or making me run for such
a long time. This time it made me do my own thing. I had the chance to do
everything by myself or with family/friends. It made me active by myself, by my
own decisions. I found the circuits’ module interesting since I wasn’t really
a type of girl who does workout circuits."
"This course help me to achieve a more balanced and active
lifestyle. I think it was really good choice to take this course rather than
taking PE course in my school. I learned many things. I learned how to
calculate my average heart rate and the variety of exercises. I made the habit
to record what I did and what I ate. There were two parts of this course that I
found most interesting and personally meaningful. They were module 3 and 4."
"This course definitely gave me the directive and motivation
to be more physically active. I became more aware of the specific parts of the
FITT principles I was not meeting, and strove to complete them well…I found the
example activity log provided very informative and instructive ….. I found that
logging my activity in the activity log helped me reflect and rededicate myself for the weeks to
come. I found the skill development from module 5 to be very interesting. I had
been meaning to work on the skills I chose for a long time, but never got
around to it. The fact that it had been a part of the course was a good excuse
to work on them and improve."
"This course helped motivate me in doing physical activities
and taught me the fun in trying new exercises as I mentioned before. While
doing the exercises and the physical activities, I get to relax and for a couple
hours, forget all the homework and tests I have to face. It actually helped me
with relieving my stress and anxiety. I have also learned that humans can
create miracles at the last minute. The most interesting and meaningful part of
this course for me was the part where we have to make our own rubrics, and teach
someone to do something. I learned a lot more about ballet than back when
I took lessons."
"This course has helped me achieve a more balanced and active lifestyle because it pushed me to make changes in my not-so-good lifestyle. Before, I just lounged around and did physical activity occasionally, and did not evaluate my priorities correctly. Because of the assignments and reflections, I have better self-awareness and I have changed my lifestyle completely. I have definitely been so much more active. My lifestyle is also balanced because I know what my values and priorities are now; I don’t waste time on things that aren’t really important. In this course, I found the assignments pretty interesting and meaningful. They really got me thinking about my horrible lifestyle before this course and gave me motivation to change it. In addition, I gained a lot of knowledge and I definitely have a better perception on an active lifestyle. Even though the assignments were quite a challenge for me, since I always took a long time to complete them, I believe that they were helpful in the end and have helped me be successful in this course."
This course is pretty interesting the way it is. Focus of each modules are all different, but somehow connected in ways – they all teach us more about our own lifestyles, and how to improve the way we are living."
"This course helped me achieve a more balanced and active
lifestyle by teaching me about the importance of being healthy, and also that
no matter how busy life is I should always make it a point to stay active. I
learned this from the activity logs, and when seeing gaps in my log I would think,
“Did I really not exercise at all for four days?” Before this course I thought
that the only important fitness component was cardio because it would exercise
my heart and my muscles would get a work out from running, so there was no
point in trying to build muscle, and since I was naturally flexible, what was
the point of stretching all the time? However again I learned that it is
important to work out all fitness components to maintain a healthy, working
body. The reflections of this course were meaningful to me because I had never
actually associated physical activity with emotions before. Through the
reflections I taught myself that I shouldn’t exercise just because I want to
look good, but because it makes me feel good both inside and out. The
reflections also taught me self management and to take responsibility of my own
learning."
"This course motivated me to become active and taught me many
benefits of doing so. Through experiences through the course and research I had
to do, I compiled a list for benefits of being active. Until I was active
(which I got through this course), I never realized how much it can affect a
person physically and mentally. Now that I have this piece of knowledge, it is
even more motivating to me than the weight loss reason, to exercise. This
course let me observe my fitness goals, my habits, my eating, and even helped
me to figure out which activities fit my life."
"Unlike PE at school, I get to choose my activities and that
made me much more excited to
start. After this activity blog, I realized I liked being
active everyday because it leaves me
feeling "fresh" for the next day. And the fact
that I'm getting credit for the activities I already love, like running, got me
excited too. I have been working on eating healthier, and working outto get a
better appearance. This is something that has motivated me greatly, because
summer is practically here! I am still working on building my intrinsic
motivation, but I am doing muchbetter with it than I was when I first begun.
I've gotten my friends and family involved in my daily activities, and that
makes working out a lot more fun"
"This course certainly helped me achieve a more balanced and
active lifestyle by participating in so many different areas of fitness
activities in which I had never participated previously. I found that fitness
activities could be enjoyable and as I saw the changes in my body and physical
health I was motivated to do even more. I became more aware of my diet and
healthy food choices and found that I had much better deep and restful sleep."
"Now that this course is over, I plan on carrying my experiences
with me and incorporating fitness into my everyday life. I definitely will
continue working out at curves gym. I find that their circuit program is very
efficient in working all major muscle groups and has the element of cardio in a
nice thirty minute program that I can fit into even my most busiest day. I also
became quite fond of the zumba and jazzercise classes as music is such an
integral part of those classes. I would also like to continue jogging. One area
that I would really like to explore is yoga. I would like to find yoga class or program that would suit my school schedule and provide me
with the opportunity to participate. Yoga builds so much strength and
flexibility. Increased flexibility is definitely an area that I would like to work
on. I am also interested in the meditative aspects and calming effects of yoga.
My mom has also expressed interest in yoga for quite some time and I think that
she and I will explore this together."
Your PE portfolio will be graded on how well you do the following: 
By Giuliana Hazelwood
