Fitness Analysis: Strengths And Weaknesses

Fitness Analysis Paper

The last few years have taught me a lot about myself and have shown me my strengths and weaknesses. I have come to recognize my passion for running. I believe that my running scores have improved so much because during the summer between 9th and 10th grade I used running as a stress reliever, as an emotional release, and I would often times find myself going on prayer runs. Soccer also got me into shape so that I had the strength to run faster and longer distances. I have to admit that I don’t necessarily work on doing push-ups, benching weight, or planks very often. However I do play a lot of dodgeball at my church, which has helped me to build up more muscles in my arms. I also find myself lifting heavy furniture for

my mom’s business and carrying my overweight dog around the house. I can’t remember a time when I was in gym that I wasn’t able to get five minutes on a wall sit, but for some reason this year I wasn’t able to get there. My guess is that I wasn’t able to get the five minutes because sometime last year I did something to my hip. Now wall sits are more difficult for me because my hip starts to give out on me sooner.

The superman has never been my strong suit probably because it requires your body to use a lot of different muscles. I am kind of surprised that my superman didn’t improve much over the soccer season because I was in shape at the time, but maybe I just wasn’t working the right muscles. Crunches are something that I used to work on more in 9th grade, but now I don’t work on them as much probably because I don’t like them very much so I choose to do other things. Flexibility has always been something that I struggle with because it takes a lot of time to become more flexible. I don’t have the kind of time needed to increase my flexibility, so that’s why my sit and reach score hasn’t changed. Swimming has always been one of my weaknesses because I don’t enjoy it and because I have asthma. Chlorine in the pool tends to affect my asthma, which makes it harder for me to breathe. Breathing is a very important part of swimming, so I tend to struggle with that. I genuinely like exercising and being active because I love the feeling that you get after a hard workout or a long run. I love how you feel so tired, but at the same time you feel better and often happier. Nutrition in my life in my opinion is pretty good because I enjoy the sweetness of fruits and

vegetables are pretty good to.

My short-term goals consist of continuing to play soccer or possibly cross-country. I am also considering doing track this year because of my passion for running. I plan to play soccer through high school and stop there. I want to focus on school and making friends at college because soccer isn’t going to be my carrier. However I do plan on continuing to run and continuing to play soccer with friends when I can. I will also continue to play dodgeball at church, which will help with building muscles in my arms. My long-term goals consist of someday being able to run a marathon. I don’t know if I will be able to run that much, but I want to try. I plan on running with my family when I am older. I also plan on staying in decent shape by running, lifting lightweights, and by eating right. I don’t want to end up a couch potato because I want to be able to run with my kids and be able to keep up with them.