Introduction of Myself

Hello everyone!

My name is Lindsey Lambert and I will be going into my sophomore year at Bridgewater this fall. I am a Physical Education major with a minor in Health. After graduating from Bridgewater I am hoping to become a Health and Wellness teacher at the high school level. I am majoring in Physical education because most schools look for dual-licensure (physical education and health education) to be safe, I am studying both. I am taking this class as a major requirement however I am excited to finally be (mostly) done with prerequisite classes and begin taking classes related to my major such as this one!

A little bit about me:

Growing up I always loved being active whether it was at recess, during gym class or at gymnastics and dance classes. I competed in gymnastics and dance when I was younger but when I reached high school I decided I wanted to be more involved with my school. Because my high school did not have a dance team, I decided to try out for cheerleading and was lucky enough to make the varsity team. This was a huge part of my high school career as it was very time consuming and I learned a lot about not only the sport of cheerleading, but football and basketball as well (because it’s kind of difficult to cheer for a sport if you don’t understand what’s going on during it). It wasn’t until I experienced the atmosphere of high school sports that I realized my passion for health and physical education. Being surrounded by such hardworking young adults was very motivating and because of my personal experience with it, I want to continue to work in that field as a health and physical education teacher.

Once I got to Bridgewater this year I continued to try and be involved on campus as much as I had been involved with my school in high school. I have continued dancing as a member of Bridgewater’s Hip Hop team Kinetic Edge this year and I am also a member of Gamma Phi Beta. Although I was quite skeptical about being in a sorority, I went out for recruitment in hopes of making new friends on campus and that was just about the best decision I’ve made so far at Bridgewater! I also work with University Events as an Event Planner so if any of you are ever trying to plan an event for a student group I would be happy to help you! Although I have only been at Bridgewater for one year, I have enjoyed the opportunities and friendships it has given me and I am already looking forward to next year! In the meantime, while I am home for the summer I am working at a paint-your-own pottery studio in Shrewsbury called Claytime. This is my third summer working there and I am looking forward to it because of all the wonderful kids and people I get to work with. When I am not working, I like to go to the gym, hang out by my pool at home with my dog and do pretty much any typical summer activity such as kayaking, going to the beach or going to concerts.

My health aspect will be focusing on trying to eat better overall. What I mean by this is that I would like to not only eat foods that are cleaner for me, but eat more regularly also. I have always been a very anxious person and because of this I often let my stress overpower many aspects of my life. One of the biggest issues with this for myself is that when I am stressed I tend to not eat as I often forget to during stressful times. This was something that I did not really become aware of until I was at Bridgewater this past year. When I talked to my family about it they all agreed that it is something I have always done, I just never really noticed it for myself until recently. I am hoping that by creating some type of routine for myself and working each healthy meal into my schedule that I will be on a more balanced eating routine. Being home from school and not being enrolled in as many classes as a regular semester has definitely reduced my stress significantly so I am confident that creating a routine for myself will work out really well for me at this time and in the long-run.

I am hoping to learn some solutions to my health aspect as well as mindfulness practices to use within my everyday life. Because this course is very similar to what I hope to be teaching my own students someday, I am eager to understand the topics so that I am able to relay the information I am learning to others in the future.

Thank you to whoever took the time to read this post, I am looking forward to getting to know you all and working with you during this course!