I did 4 laps in this session as it was quite short. I did 2 laps of freestyle and 2 laps of backstroke.
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October 2019: Session 2
I was not able to do 13 laps in this session, i could only do 12. My goal for the next session would be, to do 13.
October 2019: Session 1
I was able to complete 6 laps of freestyle and 6 laps of backstroke in this session. My goal for the next would be to do 1 more lap of freestyle.
September 2019: Session 2
I was able to complete 17500 steps in 2 hours, for the next session of the same time, i would like to complete 18000 steps.
September 2019: Session 1
I was able to do 11000 steps in 1 hour. I would like to complete 11250 for the next session.
August 2019: Session 2
I was not able to complete 12 laps in this session, my goal for the next would be to do so.
August 2019: Session 1
I was able to do 11 laps this session. So my goal was achieved. For the next session, i would like to complete 12 laps.
July 2019: Session 2
I was able to complete 13800 steps in this session. My goal for the next session would be to complete 14000 steps in the same amount of time.
July 2019: Session 1
I was able to complete 13000 steps in this session. My goal for the next would be to complete 13500 steps in the same time.
June 2019: Session 2
I was able to complete 12000 steps in this session. My goal for the next would be to complete 13000 steps in the same amount of time.
June 2019: Session 1
I was able to complete 10 laps in this session, so my target was achieved. Next session, i plan to complete 11 laps.
May 2019 : Session 2
I was able to complete 9 laps in this session, so my target was achieved. Next session, i plan to complete 10 laps.
May 2019 : Session 1
I set a goal of doing 10 laps this session but i was able to do only 8. I am aiming to complete 9 laps in the next session.
April 2019 : Session 2
In this session, i did 4 laps of freestyle and 4 laps of backstroke. I was able to achieve my goal of doing 8 laps.
April 2019: Session 1
In this session, i did 3 laps of freestyle and 4 laps of backstroke in this session. I was able to achieve my goal of doing 7 laps. For the next session, i would like to complete 8 laps.
March 2019: Session 3
I did 3 laps of backstroke and 3 laps of freestyle today. I did achieve the goal i set for myself in the last session. For the next session, my goal is to complete 7 laps.
March 2019: Session 2
I did 4 laps of backstroke and a lap of freestyle today. For the next session i would like to take this number to 6 laps.
March 2019: Session 1
I did 3 laps of backstroke and 2 laps of freestyle. I could not achieve my goal of 3- backstroke and 3- freestyle. My rest time was longer in this session. My goal for the next session is to do 4 laps of freestyle and 3 laps of backstroke.
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February 2018: Session 1
I did 1.5 laps of backstroke and 4 laps of freestyle. I felt that i was improving my speed and i was also able to achieve my goal of completing 12 laps in total.
January 2019: Session 2
Again, i did 2.5 laps of backstroke and 6 laps of freestyle for this session. I felt that this session was also not quite successful as i was unable to improve my stamina.
January 2019: Session 1
I did 2.5 laps of backstroke and 6 laps of freestyle for this session. My goal was to improve my stamina. I took shorter breaks between laps but i noticed that i was taking longer to complete the lap.
December 2018 : Session 2
This session was not very successful for me as i could not achieve my goal. I could only do 6 laps of freestyle and 2 laps of backstroke. This could be due to the fact that i was swimming in a new environment, as this session was during my holidays.
December 2018: Session 1
My goal for this session was to cover 10000 steps under 2 hours. I tried to walk at a consistent speed and i did achieve my goal. My target for this session was a great jump from the last one. Next time, i would try and do 12000 steps in 2 hours.
First Main Portfolio Reflection: Healthy Living
Since the last two months i have been working on improving my speed and stamina in swimming. In this process i have learnt that it is not easy to drastically improve in something in a short period of time. Improvement happens quite slowly and gradually. Nevertheless, i have made a lot of progress since i first started in the month of October. This progress comes from the variety of exercises that i do each month.
In the beginning, i used to do around 8 laps of swimming and had a lot of rest time between two laps. Now, i am able to complete 10 laps in a session, in the same amount of time. I would say that i was able to achieve the goals that i set for myself every lesson. My goal for the next sessions is: Completing 12.5 laps of swimming. This goal would improve my strength and stamina further.
November 2018: Session 2
My goal for this session was to improve my stamina. I reduced the time set aside for rest after every lap. I was able to complete 8 laps of freestyle and 2 laps of back stroke. This exercise also helped me improve my speed.
I was able to achieve the goal, i set for myself, last session. Next session, I would aim to do another lap of back stroke in the same amount of time.
November 2018 : Session 1
In this session, my goal was to do 8 laps of freestyle and a lap of backstroke. I also tried to reduce the time set aside for rest after each lap. I could do 8 laps of freestyle and a lap of backstroke. This modification in the routine helped me, improve my speed.
For the next session, i would try to do 9 laps of freestyle instead of 8 . Also, i would try to do more laps of backstroke. I would be aiming at 2 laps in the end instead of 1 .
October 2018 : Session 2
I walked for 6.5 kilometres today. For this session, my goal was to remain at a consistent speed throughout the session. In the end, i noticed that i was able to achieve my goal. I used walking as an exercise to help increase my stamina in swimming as well.
For the next session, i aim to walk 7 kilometres in the same time. Also, i would aim to remain at a consistent speed for the next session as well.
October 2018 : Session 1
This session i focused on improving my stamina while swimming ( specifically, freestyle ). During the session, I did 7 laps of 40 metres in freestyle. Towards the end, i also did a lap of backstroke. I felt that i was able to complete the 8 laps with consistent speed throughout .
In the next session, I would aim to reduce the resting time between two laps and also do more laps. I would also try to increase the strength in my arm, which in turn, would help me complete the lap in a shorter amount of time.
How does tourism affect the lives of locals who live near the Margaret river ?
Margaret river is a region , three hours south of Perth in Western Australia. It is located at a point which is almost equidistant from Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin. It is famous for its Helicopter tours, wineries, Whale watching tours, Cape to Cape treks, Surfing etc…It is a very beautiful place and full of natural wonders. The locals have divided the year into 6 separate seasons but do not have any official days for separating them.
They distinguish different seasons by watching the behaviour of different plants and animals. I found this way of distinguishing the seasons very unique and unusual. The environment there was very pristine and peaceful. I also noticed that a small action of ours impacts the environment in a big way as we had cleared some bottle caps from our campsites on one of the days and the site began looking prettier ever since.
On one of the days in our expedition, we had an aboriginal session with a native of the area. It was great and we learnt a lot of things about the culture of the aboriginal people of western Australia, especially this region. He showed us how they lit a fire with just two sticks and some fruit, a coat made of kangaroo skin, some weapons and boomerangs, and their music.
He also told us about the day to day lives of the locals there and how many of them had not really progressed with our fast paced world. We also got to know a lot about how they used to use caves in that region. Overall, this session was very informative and we got to learn loads of new things. This made me feel that maybe tourism is impacting the lives of locals there in a positive way. They can now educate the tourists about their culture and the tourists can in turn know, why the things are, the way they are… So it is an advantageous situation for everyone.
This could also help add to their income and they would not have to rely on just one source now ( Farming is their primary occupation ). Alongside, some locals are also beginning to come forward and take an interest in these kinds of occupation as this could be beneficial for them from the financial as well as cultural perspective. This is one of the ways that we could say that they are impacted.
During my expedition, i also did many abseils and rock climbs. The people who were conducting these were also locals. I would say that tourism has opened for them, new occupations in the line of adventure sports. This is a positive impact for them, because they would now have more careers to choose from. Also, it would be relatively easier for them to do their jobs near their homes rather than going somewhere else.
These are some ways in which they are positively impacted. I think that they are sometimes, negatively impacted too. As we know, a lot of tourists are habituated to littering their campsites/stay areas after they leave, this causes their environment to be contaminated. If the frequency of this situation decreases, then tourism would be impacting their lives in a largely positive manner.
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