ABS Fit Kids Club 

Day 2

April 20th 2016

Hiking in the woods:

My apologies on being delayed with this entry. Life popped up and I haven't gotten a chance to compose a entry for this pasted Wednesday session. 

For me Wednesday was a great day for the Fit Kids Club. With a great group of adult volunteers, that also happen to be some staff members of ABS. (Big shout out to Jenifer Aldrich, Sarah Day and Mary Kay Cronin) We left the campus of ABS and went off onto the VAST trails that surrounds our town. 

However before we left we did the same kind of warm up we did on Monday. Music blasting everyone got a chance to lead us in an exercise of their choice to get our heart rate pumping. Then unacceptable all the members of the club wanted to play a couple rounds of Duck, Duck, Goose. Which I thought was a surprise request, but figured why not. So we did a great couple rounds and everyone had fun rooting on each member of the club that was either attempting to run away, or for the one attempting to catch the goose. 

The kids wanted to keep on playing, but I wanted to make sure we got a chance to get out on the trail. Breaking back up into their buddy groups I gave them the instructions to remain with your buddy group. Meaning that each member of the buddy group had to be in eye sight of their buddy group members. If one person got a head, or behind their buddy group members. It was the responsibility of the group and the individual to either wait for their group to catch up. 

This system worked fairly well on Wednesday. With one group doing especially well with keeping together. A couple other groups had to work on keeping with in eye sight of their buddy group members.

We also had to stress the importance to all the members about waiting for each other especially during the times when the trail changes, converts into a new trail, or comes to other trails converging onto the trail we are using. How its important to make sure you know the right set of instructions and don't end up taking the wrong way. I especially couvade to them how this was a safety rule 101, and if I happen to find members unable to follow these directions then we might have to ask them to not participate during the sessions we are at the mountain. To them it might seem harsh, but the last thing Anyone wants is for someone to be lost on the mountain. 

In our whole over all journey the members of the club walked 1.5 miles. Which times it by 31 of us walking that day. Bought us a total of 46.5 miles towards our goal of virtual walking towards Disneyland in CA!!! *Please remember to track any miles your child/children have walked during after school and weekends. Those miles can count towards our virtual walk.* 

When we got back the members had time to do free play and as the session came to a close we did our closing circle. Many people have great nominations and I was so happy with how great everyone was feeling afterwards.

Well I'm looking forward to tomorrows Fit Kids Club! Tomorrow we are still at ABS and due to the outlook for the weather if its raining you will most likely find us either in the gym or the library. Depending on the location of the FLC. On Wednesday we still intend on heading to the mountain for the afternoon. Reminder that on Wednesday we except all the Fit Kids Club to be picked up at base lodge parking lot. (lower) We will be station out of the lower rope tow hut. So if you come early and no one is waiting in the parking lot that is where we will be converging before we head down towards the parking lot area. *Also I would greatly appreciate a heads up from the families who's children live on the mountain that might be walking home that day. Please let either myself or Andrea Powell know that they have the okay to walk home!!* You can email me at annalise.ennis@wsesu.net 

Hope everyone is excited for the next session as I am. See you tomorrow!!! 

ps.. Still looking for adult volunteers for up and coming sessions!!!