Fat food and friends

Fat cats, Fat cheek, Fat chance... i have an  issue with the word "Fat". Sometimes, just sometimes teachers have a woeful moment after all the traditional heavy treat foods at a morning tea and as the bell goes for the next class the 3- letter F word is uttered. Fridays are fabulous at our school...we have massive feeds (well i do) and I'm paying the price of a few (actually many) 'fat friends'! I was never really into the coffee and cake routine- until it started, and it is wonderful but i have to exercise self control, caution and remember the golden message...input must equal output. I tell my students to 'Own their Learning and study habits', to "Own their actions" to "own their digital footprints and legacy"...now i find myself seriously needing to own my own calorie intake...it is so hard....but the rewards are great!  Visiting One Tree Hill College last Friday was a rather fascinating experience. I don't know all the details but they are on a "get active" series. As I was shown around the school I saw some admin ladies going up and down a staircase- its about "keeping mobile" they said. An alarm buzzes every 45 minutes or so and a team of die hard's does what looked like a condensed boot-camp session.:" we are loving it" one of them yelled.
Point to this blog...we should all love the "keeping it mobile/making it happen/activating actions" initiatives  that allow all of us opportunities to be more active in what is often a very demanding and exhausting day. Recent  media articles have shown thermal images of brain activity before and after exercise; so if its so good for our students during the school day then it is good for us too.
Note to self: stretch up, shoulder blades down, 3 tummy tucks every 20 mins and do not complain about the walk to and from the far car park...it is good for you.

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