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Scott Gottardo
Badminton/Pickleball
4/13/14
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Normally in High School, mostly during winter, I would put on a couple of pounds. Then when spring comes around and the Badminton season starts, I burn it all away. But since now being in College, I don't exercise, which means that I won't burn the pounds that I put on during winter. I have always loved Badminton, which is why I chose this class. When I started this class, being an intermediate/advanced Badminton player, thought that I wouldn't get that much exercise, this being a College gym class. Then a couple of days in, realized that there were a couple of decent students that made me try a little harder. I also never got to face the professor, but that's fine. I still had fun throughout this semester. Then we switched gears into pickle ball. The fun and exercise just came rolling in. It was a good way to get more exercise to burn some pounds on top of being fun. Now, pickle ball was very different from Badminton in many ways. The most strenuous parts were the speed and how hard you had to hit the ball. Placement was a big deal as well but not as hard as speed and contact with the ball.

Now, after the class being done for the semester, realize that I should run a couple of times a week in order to get more exercise. Also to make up for not having as much exercise as when I was on the Badminton team in High School. This will help me stay better in shape and burn some more pounds. I feel that this class, or every gym class should be held for the entire semester, not just ten weeks out of fifteen weeks. This would help people trying to stay in shape as well as help other people find a good way to exercise if not exercising already. This would also help people who like the gym class have more fun and not have it end so soon. I would also like to say that making a gym class write papers is asking a little much. As well as asking for a paper on an opinion that has to be two and a half pages long. There are a lot of people that don't have that much creativity to make it that long.

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