Katherine Rocha

Life Long Wellness Reflection

1. Of the information presented in class and/or as a result of fitness

assessments, tracking progress through exercise logs, goals, and/or other
content what is the largest “take-away” that you have gained from
participation in this class? Why? Use specific examples and references to
course content.
- It is easy to make a goal, the hard part but the one that will get you results is the
action. Although making a big goal can be frustrating because there is a lot to do
before you can achieve success, you can make little goals to help you along your
way, little goals that can lead you to your main goal. Like a stair case, the longer
you hold off your goal, the longer it will take you. Tracking your journey is also a
good way to see your progress, when we see progress it only motivates us more,
because we see how far we are coming from where we use to be. Fitness seems
hard and tiring, but there are tiny ways you can start, it doesn’t have to be joining
a gym and working out every day, even as simple as taking the stairs or parking
farther can help you and can help you start.

2. How do you plan to apply the new knowledge you have gained as a result of
class participation in your life’s journey? Why? Be specific in your future
plans and why you choose to implement them. Reflect on what you thought
about Fitness and Lifelong Wellness before you took this course and how you
think about it now that you have completed the course. Have any of your
assumptions or understandings changed? Why? What
assignments/activities/readings were influential in this process? How will you
approach what influenced you differently in the future?

- So I barely started getting more interested in musical theatre again after 5 years I
decided I wanted to be on stage again. I however need to get into a good standing
physically. My main goal in general is to get back to my high school weight of
130lbs, have more stamina, and work on my lungs to be able to hold musical
notes longer and not be out of breath. Usually I would just follow any fad diets or
try the “magic” pills I would see on the internet. Before I took this class, I thought
it was just going to be reading, writing, and answering questions but this class has
shown me more scientific approaches, and how to start a wellness journey, the
class had us get up and participate physically kick-starting other goals we may
have. You learn that you don’t need to starve or do a hard fad diet to lose weight,
you can eat what you want if it is balanced and count your calories. There are
healthier alternatives, you don’t need to kill yourself at the gym, a walk at the
park can help.
3. In what ways does the knowledge and information gained (and applied) as a
result of this course relate or add to other courses you have taken or intend to
take in the future? i.e. other fitness courses, health courses, or any other
meaningful connections that can be made to specific courses. …and WHY?
Make specific references to your work in this class and in other courses. How
did what you learned in other courses enhance what you learned in Fitness for
Life, and vice versa?

- In this class we also learned about stress management, because as they say mental
health is just as important as physical health. Poor physical health can lead to poor
mental health and vice versa. It connects to my past classes of health/nutrition and
psychological development, show how nutrition, genetics, and the environment
can have effect on our growth and mind. I plan to take dance and theatre as some
of my electives soon, but I need to be ready physically so planning to be more
physical, and maybe more flexible. I think the stress management will help me
with all my classes, work, just life in general, because stress can be very
unhealthy.