hobbitonabike
Formerly EbonyWillow
- Location
- Furness, South Lakes
I hated PE at school. All football, hockey, etc. I am absolutely not competitive and team sports like these have never appealled to me and I grew to hate PE and by definition all sports. I was always th elast to be picked for teams as I was rubbish, probably due to a genuine lack of interest in kicking a bag of wind around a muddy field in shorts in January while being pelted with hailstones. It put me off any kind of sport for years to come. I was labelled as a lazy lump by the PE teachers.
Yet I have always been happy to walk all over the side of a mountain or in recent years cycle 100+ miles per week. I believe it is important to help people find an activity they enjoy and encourage them to do it rather than force them to take part in games in which they have no interest.
To me thatbis thr key to success. I never liked team games really and though I was fairly enthusiastic I was picked on for being fat. Looking back at pics I wasn't fat but I later became so because I believed the bullies. I spent years horse riding before eventually doing nothing for a long time. After having my children I hit size 18/20 and deciding enough was enough I started running. I still have weight to lose but am now a 12/14 and run or cycle most days. I beliece children should be taught about health and enjoying being active. The number of kids in the primary school where I work that have called themselves fat and ugly breaks my heart. We need to show our kids a more positive way of life! And the key is finding what they enjoy and running with it.