Fitness

At the beginning of IB, I had a very difficult time balancing my fitness schedule and schoolwork. I went twice a week in October, and I attended the Beginners Cycling classes every tuesday. It was exhausting, but it also felt really good to work out. I also worked out with small weights to get my body accustomed to doing sports.
Overall, I completed my full work-out program 10 times (Cross-trainer, Bike, Weights), took 5 cycling classes. I also occasionally ran on the treadmill when I was feeling too tired to do the program. Near the end of the year, I combined my work-out schedule with swimming (as I’ve mentioned on the previous page). I took a break in the summer.
I started coming to the gym again in August to balance out the extra work I had taken on (because I was preparing for the Turkish University Entrance Exam). I swam a couple of times, then came to the gym every day for 2 weeks before school started. I could not go for the following 3 months, but I began again after November, going at least twice a month.
I changed my schedule to a more advanced one in December, and even though I have not been able to go regularly, I will do so after the IB exams.

I believe that going to the fitness center was necessary in order to have a balance in my life, since the majority of my extracurricular work does not involve physical activity. To that end, I really enjoyed working out, meeting new people and trying to improve my athletic side.