Sports and Fitness
On the weekends I’ve started going to Muscle Beach (Lummus Park) in South Miami Beach to lift weights with my dad! I’ve done a lot of cardio and flexibility training in the past, so starting to lift weights has been a new and exciting adventure.
That’s me squatting on the beach in 2023!
A Wall Back is a backflip done by kicking off a wall, and here I have a cushioned, slanted surface (I’m cheating a little) to do the flip.
I used to do competitive gymnastics—however, competitions began taking up too much time and I needed to focus on schoolwork, so I downgraded to a non-competitive parkour class where we learn gymnastics and other tricks. I learned how to do several tricks in that class, such as the Wall Back (left), and Aerial (right)!
An Aerial is basically a cartwheel with no hands, and here I’m running on an Air Track and landing on a slightly lowered, cushioned surface (again, cheating slightly), but it’s an Aerial nonetheless!
This is a Webster, or a front flip done by swinging your leg to gain momentum.
This is a Wall Spin- I’m using a slanted, cushioned mat here, and it’s basically a cartwheel with your hands on the wall, and your legs tucked in.
I sometimes go paddleboarding in the canal behind my house.
I do High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts with my dad on some weekends!
I got 2nd place in a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run—5th grade.
I was on a competitive gymnastics team in elementary and middle school—I’m not on a team anymore, but I’m still doing informal gymnastics and learning new tricks!