Gym Sucks

Okay, so I know I haven’t blogged in like four hundred years, and I apologize to whoever likes to read my blog (like one person). I admit that it is from pure laziness, but also lack of inspiration. Every day I go onto my blog and I look at the stats because it makes me uber excited when I get like 20 views from random websites and then I stare at the homepage and am like, “Gee, this post has been up for like, weeks. Maybe I should write another one.” And then I don’t do it and surf the web for other mindless things to waste my time on. But I am now forcing myself to continue because if I don’t, this will be another failed writing experiment.

So I thought today I’d complain about gym and how much I hate it! The thing is, being a puny freshman (BUT SOPHOMORE IN LIKE A MONTH WOO!) is that you get the worst of everything. This also means the worst gym activities. The sophomores do crappy games INSIDE, the juniors get to sign up for activities (like ZOMG ARCHERY!), and the seniors basically get to go off campus and “run” to Kings (aka walk there and chill and buy some food and come back). The freshman are supervised like ridiculously and we actually have to do stuff.

Our other units haven’t been that bad, especially when we did stuff during the winter because it was inside. But now, we have moved on to track and field, which I think is annoying to begin with. If I wanted to run miles and do sprints, I WOULD HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE SPORT. And it’s not just like, oh, you can run if you feel like it. It’s like everyone better run this mile or die.

I also have gym in the morning, anywhere from first to third period because we have a rotating schedule. So basically, I’m sweaty the rest of the day which makes me so mad! I have that kind of hair that’s like curly but the frizzy curly annoying kind, so if I attempt to straighten it, it’s just a complete fail. And the locker room where we change is all stuffy and smells like nasty socks and people and sweat and it’s all cramped and  I suffocate and sweat no matter what then I have math RIGHT after which is like an hour walk away and the math room is always SO hot and then I try to look cute for the rest of the day and it just DOESN’T WORK.

I think whoever came up with the idea of having gym outside in 90 degree weather is completely insensitive and should try running the mile instead of watching us do it. On a side note, I always wondered why gym teachers wear like workout clothes. I know you want to be all gym-y and whatnot, but it’s not like YOU’RE working out. So, basically, gym sucks and it’s going to be 94 degrees tomorrow so I’m just preparing to be drenched and have people look at me like I’m gross and pretend to not even care.

School Sports

I am not a sporty person. At all. Actually, that’s a lie. I used to be hideously awful at any type of sport. You could even call it slightly allergic to sports. I kind of promised myself that I wouldn’t be involved with any type of sporty activities after some more-than-a-little horrifying experiences (e.g. running a ten-minute mile when everyone else ran a seven-minute one). But then, when I got to high school, I realized that maybe I should play a sport (since I have much more aversion to clubs) so it would “look good” or whatever my mom says.

So I got into field hockey. Yes, I was skeptical. Yes, I was close-minded. Yes, I was bad at it. And I was RIDICULOUSLY out of shape. This is not an exaggeration. One pass down the little baby turf field and my stomach would go, “hey, now would be a great time to practice our gymnastics skills! k lets go!” …I felt like an idiot.

But towards the end, I felt pretty good about myself. I felt like I could do sports (yes, my mouth gaped open when I realized this, too) and trust me, I’m doing field hockey next year, despite all the insane cross-country runners telling us that its not a true sport…bla bla bla, screw them.

In all honesty, I would prefer school sports to working out at the gym (gag me with a spoon–this is my only form of exercise in the waning hours of winter) and wish that there were more I liked. My little experience TOTES (that’s totally) changed my attitude towards my clumsiness when it comes to sports. I’m no star field hockey player or anything but I’ve learned to appreciate the whole “school sports” propaganda thing that made it slightly appealing in the first place.