Staying Active

BY ALLISON KIM Being stuck in quarantine can make practices about four times a week for a playing football outside. She has been it hard for some people to be motivated couple of hours a day. She practices flag doing these exercises throughout her life, to exercise and stay fit. However, being football with the school every Monday but lately, she has done it more often active is the key to maintaining a healthy for two hours and takes walks with her because of quarantine. lifestyle. Exercise can help to relieve family almost every evening. She tries to go on walks every day while stress, reduce risks for diseases, as well She has been dancing ever since she taking some breaks when necessary. as keep you in shape. Here are some was five years old and has played football Maintaining fitness makes her happy and examples of how fellow students stay since eighth grade. However, her family brings her relaxation. She is motivated active during this time of isolation and walks have recently started because of to build muscle so she can run faster and uncertainty. quarantine. Fick said, “When I don’t play more sports.

Emma Paden (11) stays active exercise, I really feel a difference in how Daniel Baldwin (11) keeps his fitness by attending varsity volleyball and I feel physically as well as emotionally. up by running and going to cross basketball practice once a week, After a good sweat, I feel better than I country practices on Tuesday and sometimes more often. She has been did before.” Thursday each week. He runs about playing these sports since junior high or even before. “You have to hike three times a week and has enjoyed doing this since July of last year. On the days she doesn’t have practice, she gets active by running, walking, or doing a workout. Paden said, “What yourself up mentally and give yourself your When it was in-person, he would get motivation because competitors were running against him. However, now keeps me motivated is the feeling after you workout. You feel more own energy.” during quarantine, he said, “You have to hike yourself up mentally and give accomplished and it feels good to get - Daniel Baldwin yourself your energy.” your body moving after sitting at a computer all day.” Fick’s family is not the only one who has started to take hikes. Andrew “I like outdoor sports, so Adorador (10) has begun to go hiking anytime I can get out, on a trail behind his house. He enjoys walking right before sunset and then I like to ski, hike, bike, or go down to the beach. watching the sunset after he is finished. On top of hiking every day, he also plays sports on campus or even in his I love being outdoors backyard. He goes to school two to four times a week depending on the and keeping my body protocols. Adorador said, “What keeps active.” me motivated is knowing that I’m doing something other than sitting down - Robert Skoretz for most of the day. The feeling of just standing up and getting out allows me to View from the hiking trail behind

To stay active, Isabella Fick (10) feel free and is relaxing in its own way.” Andrew Adorador’s (10) house dances, plays flag football, and also takes Another student who enjoys going walks with her family. She does ballet, on walks is Lia Hutchins (9). She enjoys Allison Connelly (12) enjoys going jazz and contemporary dancing and going walking with her dog as well as surfing, hiking, and playing volleyball, 6

and softball with the school. She plays is motivated to be active because he play racquetball and pickup basketball. volleyball and softball once a week at doesn’t want to get out of shape. However, because of the pandemic, he school and goes surfing and hiking over Robert Skoretz (religion teacher) does can no longer do the same. Although it the weekend. many activities to stay active. One of can be hard for some to stay motivated, “What keeps me them includes going mountain biking with his sons Trevin (11) and Jaiden Skoretz continues to stay active because he gets tired of sitting down for so motivated is the feeling after you workout. You (9). He goes as often as he can, which is usually about once or twice a week. They have been mountain biking long. He said, “I like outdoor sports, so anytime I can get out, I like to ski, hike, bike, or go down to the beach. I love feel more accomplished for almost three years now and they have discovered many new and exciting being outdoors and keeping my body active.” and it feels godo to get your body moving after sitting at a computer all day.” - Emma Paden trails. They enjoy riding on many trails including places like Hulda Crooks, Big Bear, Sycamore Canyon (Riverside), and during Thanksgiving break, they went to Mammoth and biked. “When I don’t exercise, I really feel a difference in how I feel physically as well as emotionally. After a good sweat, I She has gone surfing many times this summer and fall but didn’t start feel better than I did hiking until recently. She said, “Since I before.”Zoom from indoors all day, having the opportunity to go outside and get out of - Isabella Fick the house is definitely a big factor that Overall, there are many ways to stay keeps me motivated.” active during quarantine, including Jacob Saesim (9) stays active by playing many of these options mentioned by golf, shooting hoops, and participating fellow students and Skoretz. Staying in his PE classes. He exercises daily or active also plays a significant role in your every other day depending on when mental and physical health. During this he has time. Saesim has been playing basketball for a long time, but he started Brooke LaTour (9) going jogging challenging time of fatigue and stress, we must maintain a healthy lifestyle by playing golf a couple of weeks ago. He As well as going mountain biking staying active and being healthy! with his sons, he also walks for about 30 minutes every day. During second period, his free period, he goes out to the track and walks a mile and a half in 30 minutes. Even on days when he is at home, he continues to walk for about 30 minutes. Another activity he enjoys doing is outside gardening work such as planting and trimming his fruit trees Robert Skoretz (religion teacher) and other plants. Gardening is a good mountain biking on “Lower Rock form of exercise and can also bring you Creek” trail near Mammoth Lakes. happiness. It can be very satisfying and It is an eight mile downhill single relaxing to take care of plants. track with many beautiful views of Before quarantine took place, he the creek all the way down. used to go to the Drayson Center and