Hey you running sports fans!!!!

So I haven't been on lately but that's about to change around. How many of you couch potatoes actually got up and started running? How many of you are still sitting there thinking oh I will run later and then when later comes around you are still sitting there? Well you're not getting fit all that well. So here are some easy tips that will help you get fit even when in front of the television.

-During commercials get up and do jumping jacks or something active.
-If you don't want to do jumping jacks you could even stand up sit down and keep going back and forth till your show comes back on.
-If your a gamer try and get a Wii...there is games out there for a Wii that you can use to get fit. Just by doing push ups, crunches, jumping jacks, and other healthy activities.
-Walk in place while watching your shows or during commercial.

Any physical movement will work. Just get up...ya you get up and start to move. All you need to do is start small and then you can get faster and harder in time. Keep moving you guys...exercise is important if you want to be fit.

Stretching

Its very important to stretch before and after running or any other type of physical strong movement. Your legs are the most important to stretch but EVERY muscle needs to be stretched! If you don't stretch many things could happen. The nicest thing that could happen would be being a little sore. Now there are many different ways of sore. There is the sore where you think that you are sore so you show that you are "sore"...but honestly what a fake. Trust me people will notice if you are "sore". The true sore is where you could plop down and its hard to really move....haha but that's where you didn't stretch comes in hand. If you are really that sore then you didn't get that good of a stretch in. Tip: Stretch more then you think needs stretching! For a typical athletic runner it should take you 5 minutes to stretch. That would be doing each stretch for 12 seconds each.

The worse thing that can happen because you didn't stretch would be not being able to run again! Ouch! Some other typical injuries would be pulling the muscle, tearing the tissue in the muscle, or straining the muscle. If a runner were to pull the muscle the best thing to do is STRETCH and ice, you should be back running soon. A runner who tears the tissue is out for 3 weeks, and all you can do is STRETCH, ice, STRETCH, ice and more STRETCHING! If you strain a muscle I'm sure you know what to do...sit on the coach...NO! If you did that I would hunt you down you crazy fool...you have to STRETCH and ice.

Well so if you don't stretch you are just risking an injury. And you never know how bad your injury could be...so stretch! Stretching is the most important thing about running and any other work out you have in mind.

Well that's all for now...I hope to see you coach potatoes out stretching before you go off running past. BYE!

Track and Field Events

Track Events:

Relays:
-4x100 meter
-4x200 meter
-4x400 meter

Hurdles:
-100 meter high (girls)
-110 meter high (boys)
-300 meter low

Runs:
100 meter
200 meter
400 meter
1600 meter
3200 meter

Field Events:

Jumps:
-Triple Jump
- Long Jump
-High Jump
-Pole Vault

Throws:
-Discus
-Shot Put
-Javelin

Track

Track At The Olympics

Men:
100 meter
200 meter
400 meter
800 meter
1,500 meter
5,000 meter
10,000 meter
110 meter hurdles
400 meter hurdles
3,000 meter steepchase
4x100 meter relay
4x400 meter relay marathon
20 kilometer walk
50 kilometer walk

Women:
100 meter
200 meter
400 meter
800 meter
1,500 meter
5,000 meter
10,000 meter
100 meter hurdles
400 meter hurdles
4x100 meter relay
4x400 meter relay marathon
10 kilometer walk

-The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896
-1900 and 1904 was the 60 meter.
-1908-1924 3 mile, cross country races, 200 meter hurdles and walking races.
-The most prestigious events in the Games over the years have been 100 meter, 1,500 meter, and distance races.

Getting Nervous

-Athletes prepare by running, distance runners prepare by running 100 miles a week they practice twice a day. Sprinters do power work outs. During the winter times athletes do weight training.
-each athlete pushes themselves as much as they can so they will be the best at the Games.

Field

Early Years

Olympic Field Events
Men:
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw
Pole Vault
Hammer Throw

Women:
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw

-Women entered the Olympics for the 1st time in 1928 at the Amsterdam Games.
-From 1928-1936 women were only allowed to do high jump and discus. In 1936 they were able to do javelin throw. Then in 2000 it was expected that women will compete in all field events.

Getting Nervous

-To compete in Olympics you have to be in the top 3 National Olympics trails.
-If an athlete misses trials because of an injury even if it is healed by the time of the Games they are still not allowed to compete.

Introduction

Good Morning! Hello my name is Angela Woodman. I am a sophomore at Sparta High Point Charter School. This blog will be a journal about getting fit through out the year. Every day I will be giving you tips on how to keep yourself pumped and in shape all year long! I will also be giving you ideas on a well balanced diet for while you are on a sport team or just wanting to get in shape. So we just say good bye to those coach potato days, and hello to the fit and healthy you!