Good day, dear hivers! Have you ever planned to have an exercise but kept on putting it aside afterward? Come on and let's change that! Today, I will gonna share my fitness day with my friends, showing how a simple exercise can maintain our fitness!
In our physical education subject, we were tasked to do a vlog that shows participating in any kind of sports. At first, we planned to play volleyball but we didn't have any equipment to use like a volleyball, volleyball net, and the like. We think of a particular sport that is easy to perform and of course, the sport we can enjoy. After that, we chose running.
Running is a sport and at the same time a physical activity that involves moving quickly on foot. Why did we choose running? Aside from it being a very easy and accessible sport, it has so many benefits we didn't expect can give us.
STRESS RELIEF
The first benefit that we observed after running was that it reduced our stress, not to mention that we were thinking about our research presentation at that time. Every time my feet stamped on the ground seemed to calm my mind and wipe away my worries and concerns.
IMPROVED MOOD
During running, we observed that it improved our moods. While we were running, we talked about some things, maybe about school moments and funny happenings in our lives that made us burst out laughing until we stopped running and continued to laugh until our stomach hurt. Simple as this can be enjoyable without putting much effort.
INCREASED SOCIAL CONNECTION
I barely had a great connection with my classmates from the start, aside from I am very shy, I didn't have a lot of the same interests as theirs so I always felt lonely. This running activity made me realize that having friends to have fun with is essential. So, while running I felt the loneliness reduced.
PROVIDES A MENTAL BREAK
As a student, we are very drained and overloaded with school works and it is kind of unmotivating and depleting. Having this running activity with them is like a break from the stress and responsibility of a student. This moment gives us the vibe that made us feel our outside lives and having to spend time for our happiness, and teenage things.
SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
Completing this running activity gives us a sense of accomplishment. It is like we reach some personal goal, especially in that time of toughness. It feels like we longed for it to be achieved and finally doing it gives us chills and relaxation, giving us a clear state of mind after all those chaotic school activities.
After a long run, of course, we don't forget to take a long break also. We stayed and waited for more hours to watch the sunset before going home because we felt like running wasn't enough, though it helped so much.
We continued talking and talking while and that's when I noticed that it was nice to have things to talked with them. We shared stories and topics so that we could entertain each other while waiting.
When the long wait is over, we are mesmerized by the beauty of the sunset. It gives us more chills and relaxation. We took a lot of photos for remembrance of well spend day. We pose and pose before going back to our respective homes, facing reality again.
If ever you feel that life is so draining, doing this simple activity might help you in those times. Work on your fitness and physical health!