The Good and the Bad Today

Today was a long day at work but I am happy I had enough energy to come home and jog for what my pedometer says was 4.4 miles but I guess was more like 2.5. I don't think I can figure out how to set it for my stride length, oh well.

Work today was fun at times and disappointing at others.

I created a fit club for the summer program for the at risk youth at my work. I meet with groups of kids once a week for an hour and teach them a different fitness lesson and then we practice the lesson. At the beginning of the summer I helped them set goals and find ways to help them reach their goals.

This week was the second month of fit club so I re-checked their BMIs and body fat percentages. It was little surprise that no one had improved. Sometimes it really gets me down when I seem to be accomplishing nothing with them. I have had about half drop out of fit club and the few that remain mostly do not even seem to want to exercise. There is really only one kid that seems to really want to improve his wellness.

I guess that if my co-worker and I (she deserves some credit too) can make the difference in one life it is worth it. Cheesy, cliche, blah, blah blah- the people at my work would puke to hear that but true. Like she said at lunch the other day that we may not see it now but maybe that kid will in the future remember something we taught them in fit club and will then have the confidence to go to a gym or a on a run then our work won't be in vain. We are planting the seeds, and when the kids are ready only then can they grow.

Now to end positively, during the time I work teaching and creating pottery. One of the naughtier kids is very good at drawing and has taken a liking to my sketches of people doing yoga. This kids asks for everything so it was not a surprise when he asked for my drawings but I gave them to him so he could as he said "finish them." Even if the kid wants and asks for everything I'm still happy that my drawings could make someone happy if just for one moment.