On my 8th day at the Atria retirement home I started my Tuesday the same. I would first begin by teaching a fitness class. Nobody showed up until after I waited for 5 minutes. My class only composed of 2 people. Although the turnout wasn't great I benefited by learning more about Katherine and Maria, which were the only 2 people that showed up. Since I knew a lot about Katherine I talked to Maria. What I learned from Maria is that when she was younger she was always into sports. She played every sport whether its from basketball, football, soccer, swimming, etc. And she also told me about her daughter doing many sports and how she got many trophies. Halfway through the class another resident Amus joined us. Amus served in the military. They all did great in their exercises. After I went to go walk Katherine again. She was determined to walk today no matter what. Although she suffered a fall I could see progress mainly because she walked pretty far and fast today. As we were finishing up I talk to a few residents that I haven't got to walk in a while and was hoping that they would like to start walking with us again. Getting people to walk was one of my biggest challenges as I volunteered, however motivation and talking can definitely get them going.
Total time logged in for this session: 2 Hours
Total time logged: 2 Hours
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