NO DOUBT ABOUT WORKING OUT How BK staff members stay fit Abigail Parker • Staff Reporter
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hysical education teachers naturally stay physically active because it is a part of their job.
However, the majority of staff members spend their time sitting all day inside of their classrooms. Nevertheless,
some staff members who do not coach sports find time to make working out a part of their daily routine.
School Counselor Scott Sberna has been working to stay fit ever since high school when he ran track, played basketball and golfed. Since he became an amputee, he has gained upper body
strength from using crutches during the day. At home, Sberna uses his prosthesis, which enables him to walk around and stay active. Sberna focuses on making sure his children stay active as
well through bike riding, gym visits and basketball. Sberna also kayaks occasionally. “[Kayaking] is more sitting and upper body,” said Sberna. “It kind of makes me feel whole again.”
Vice Principal Vincent Saladino started his healthy living routine around three years ago. Before that, he played football in high school and remained active but did not focus on healthy living. When Saladino began his
fitness journey, he jogged, tracked his meals in an app every day and monitored his sleeping habits every night. Now, he has a set routine he performs every week. This routine includes riding a stationary bike at least five
days a week, running four to 10 miles at least twice a week and getting seven hours of sleep every night. “Sleep is the one I am working on the most and the hardest to achieve,” Saladino said.
Chemistry Honors teacher Patrycja Puiu started CrossFit two years ago when she still lived in Michigan. Her husband recommended they try it together, and she has been doing it ever since. Before CrossFit, Puiu played soccer and tennis for a year in high school as club sports.
Puiu compares CrossFit to an obstacle course in which the goal is to do as many repetitions as one can in a certain time frame. She says that the movements are always something different in order to keep a variety within every routine. One physically straining workout she has
been able to do because of CrossFit is weight lifting. “I think for girls it’s really hard to do weight lifting,” said Puiu. “By doing CrossFit, they walk you through the movements and teach you how to do it properly.”
AP Psychology teacher Alex Maples had been training for her first double Ironman for several months. Her workout routine was abnormal from having to train through the night or early in the morning. Maples started running marathons in 2008, a year after she graduated from college, when she signed up for a volunteer program with
her friend. After this, she began signing up for more marathons ranging from several day adventure races, which include mountain biking, hiking and paddling to completing her first Ironman, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bicycle ride and a 26.22 mile run. She has also run in the Boston Marathon eight times.
“For the past decade, I’ve been training for some long distance event,” said Maples. “From running for marathons to the double Ironman.” On March 13, Maples successfully completed her first double Ironman with a time of 30 hours, ranking as the second female and fifth place overall.
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