{"id":31965,"date":"2017-09-21T10:58:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=31965"},"modified":"2017-09-28T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:05:39","slug":"do-you-hate-exercise-read-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2017\/09\/21\/do-you-hate-exercise-read-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Hate Exercise? Read This"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hiking up a mountain was my proudest achievement this summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nHi, I\u2019m Julia! I\u2019m this year\u2019s Move U blogger, and I\u2019m so excited to share my experiences of getting active at U of T.\r\n\r\nI wasn\u2019t always an active person. In middle and high school, I hated gym class; sports were a source of fear and shame. I\u2019m not competitive, which means that I was never really brave enough to assert myself in team sports. I also don\u2019t have the best aim, which ruled out baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer\u2026 et cetera. I usually felt terrible after participating in these sports because they made my shortcomings so obvious to me (and my classmates\u2026 ugh). It seemed to me that exercise and I were just never going to mesh.\r\n\r\nI finally found my athletic niche in my last two years of high school, when I joined my school marching band and was part of the color guard. I got to perform dance routines across an entire football field while spinning flags, batons, and other pieces of equipment in sync with the other members of the guard. Colorguard wasn\u2019t a sport I had ever heard much about, but it was a perfect fit for me \u2013 it let me be creative, it fostered my growth and confidence, and was fun! Despite being scared of the spotlight my whole life, I got to perform... and it felt amazing.\r\n\r\nThat experience shaped my approach to exercise. I\u2019ve learned that getting active doesn\u2019t have to be a struggle \u2013 it's supposed to be fun! Do you hate cardio? Then don\u2019t do it, yo. Find a sport or activity that makes your heart happy. I was determined to do this when I arrived at U of T. I tried yoga, ice skating, running, soccer, and skateboarding, to name a few! I even got to go hiking for the first time this summer while on a trip to Pennsylvania (see above) - something I was very apprehensive about, but ended up loving. From trying those new things, I learned that I dislike yoga but love skateboarding, running, and my personal favourite: rock climbing. Most of all, I learned the value of trying new things and putting myself out there. U of T has so much to offer in the way of sports, and I\u2019m excited to keep discovering which activities I love and which ones I could really do without... looking at you, yoga.\r\n\r\nI'll be\u00a0trying new things all year long here on the Life at U of T blog. If you\u2019re as scared of physical activity as I once was, I hope you\u2019ll follow along with me and hopefully try some new things for yourself!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nHi, I\u2019m Julia! I\u2019m this year\u2019s Move U blogger, and I\u2019m so excited to share my experiences of getting active at U of T. I wasn\u2019t always an active person. In middle and high school, I hated gym class; sports…\n<\/div>
Continue reading “Do You Hate Exercise? Read This”<\/span>…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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