Today 11R had their first gym session, led by Mr Murphy, as part of learning about about healthy lifestyles. We got the minibus to the gym this morning as it was raining quite hard and we didn't want to start the day off soaking wet. We went into the gym and everyone was a little bit nervous because it was something that most of us hadn't done before and it was quite busy when we first went in.

We started off by looking at the machines we would be using while we were there and Mr Murphy talked us through how to use each one; we would be using the treadmills, bike machines, ellipticals, rowing machines and the stair masters. We spoke about why we would be using these machines and why we wouldn't be using the weights. After this the learners decided which machine they wanted to start off on and went to their chosen activity.

Each learner had a go on every machine and while most people enjoyed the treadmill and the bike machine, not many enjoyed rowing and no one liked the stair master. Each week we will be building up our stamina and work on taking less breaks between machines. 

11R go to the gym