Calisthenics Training (CAS Experience 1) – Mana Shah

Description of the activity and experience: Calisthenics is a relatively new form of training introduced in Surat. It involves making use of core strength and body weight to make aesthetic movements and improve overall physical strength. With playing basketball and regularly going to the gym, I had a certain fitness level, however I wanted to […]

Learning calisthenics(activity)

Activity and Goal:  To enhance my overall fitness such that it could help me in my athletics events(shot put/discuss/200m) by learning the new sport known as ‘Calisthenics’. Calisthenics is composed of majorly bodyweight training and learning skills with the bar(for example pull-ups to pullovers). I needed more strength training for my athletics events, which is why […]

Dance competition(Activity)

Activity and Goal: Activity: Preparing myself for the dance competition and performing the routine prepared at  the dance competition(huge audience) Goal: To win the competition, to successfully choreograph and execute the entire 3-minute dance performance by myself; (lightings, costume designing, costume rehearsals all my responsibility) LO1 Did you identify your strengths and weaknesses? Strengths  Weaknesses […]

Strength And Conditioning Program

Having some experience in exercising and having played an ultimate frisbee tournament after a while, I decided to start regular strength and conditioning training to improve my physical fitness and help me in ultimate frisbee. I opted for an online program(Morrill Functional Performance and Training), which gave me daily exercises along with videos to follow. […]

Learning kudo for Self Defense

For this experience, I joined a class for Kudo which is a mixed martial art that teaches safety and practicality. I attended about 20-25 classes in total and I learnt a lot throughout the duration of this experience. Since I have no prior experience of martial arts, the instructor initially focused on teaching basic punches […]

Learning Blender

I have always been interested in VFX and 3D animation but, I lacked the resources needed to continue. While exploring the internet for cheap software used for 3D animation, I stumbled upon Blender. Blender is a powerful tool used for many commercial applications by leading companies. This software helps create 3-Dimensional objects and animate them […]