Due to a lack of extracurricular activities, I gained a lot of weight during the lockdown and because of that, I wanted to start with the Gym because that would help me lose weight and shape my body and that is when I thought of including going to Gym as a CAS experience in Activity. I started to go to Gym near my house at Kapadia Health club.

I exhibited the learner profiler caring throughout this experience as I became caring for my body and also exhibited the learner profile Knowledgeable as I gained more knowledge about exercises and about my body.

Lo1,Lo2,Lo3,Lo4,Lo5

LO1 which is Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth is exhibited as I identified that my muscles had become loose because I did not exercise my muscles daily and due to that I wasn’t able to use my body effectively and that is why I started to go to the gym and exercise these muscles that had become loose over the years as this would help me make my body fit. Also a lot of fat had developed due to the lockdown and going to the gym would help me remove this fat.

Lo2 which is Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process this Lo was also exhibited as I faced a lot of challenges while going to the gym. I had to go to the gym early because of the lack of time in the evening and because of that, I used to be very tired during the day as I did not get enough rest also due to the intensive workout sessions also because of these sessions I faced a lot of body pain during the day. This helped me develop time management skills as I became more punctual with my schedule, I also developed research skills as I had to plan my workout on my own I had to search for exercises that I could do.

Lo3 which is Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience this was exhibited, because I felt that my muscles had become loose and I was becoming fat I decided to go to the gym as a CAS experience as this would keep me motivated to go to the gym.

Lo4 which is Show commitment and perseverance in CAS experiences this was exhibited because I started to go every day in the morning for a month to exercise my body in the gym even when I had assignments I still made time every day for 1 hour so that I can go to gym.

Lo5 which is Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively this was exhibited as I started to go to the gym with my friends who live near my house this helped me a lot because they go to the gym for many years so they already know how to use equipments in the gym in a correct manner also because of that they could help me choose my workout plan. Also because I used to go with many friends they kept me motivated for completing my exercises my encouraging me to complete exercises properly.