Snowboarding I

HLA - Lifelong Wellness Application/Reflection Paper

Name_Vinny Genovesi____________________________ Course  _Snowboarding I___________

Date__4/9/15______________________

Write a paragraph (at least four sentences) on questions 1 – 3 (question 4 is optional):

1. What did you learn about “lifelong wellness” from taking this course?

I’ve been a pretty active person my whole life. I’m an avid cyclist and a weightlifter, and I love to hike, swim, and climb. I’ve lived in Utah my entire life without ever making it up a mountain in the winter, though, and I’ve always felt like that was kind of a tragedy. Without an easy way to get into this, years have just kind of gone by without it ever happening. So when I saw it was a course that I could take, I was ecstatic. I think the thing I learned most about lifelong wellness from this course, is that I can do it year-round. Winters have always been hard on me, so that’s a very exciting prospect.

2. How has learning about and applying “lifelong wellness” concepts impacted your life (home, school, work, etc.)?

From this class, because it’s so early compared to what my graveyard work shifts usually allow, I learned that I can get out of bed and go get it even if I haven’t had enough sleep. I learned that if I’m willing to push past the blearniness and get out into the sun, there are great times to be had. I actually had a thought about this one morning on the mountain. It was that the greatest adventures always seem to start precisely where the quest for comfort ends.

3. Discuss specific lifelong wellness concepts learned in this course and how you are going to implement them in your life?

One thing is for certain: I get to keep snowboarding for the rest of my life. If I got nothing else from this course, that would be enough. I’ll be back on the mountain next year for sure, and the year after that, and the year after that, ad infinitum.

4. General ideas for improving this course?

None! Great course! A+++++ would take again!