NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Juan  likes taking a ride on his mountain bike in his spare time. He has always ridden his bike for three hours every Sunday and he has been doing it just to stay in shape. Every Sunday he begins uphill at 8:00 and he finishes around noon.

Three months ago he decided to participate in the National Mountain Bike Championship. Since then he has been preparing hard in order to be well prepared and try to win the competition. He has bought a professional mountain bike over the past month and since then he has been training four times a week.

     

Last Sunday around 8:00 A.M. he decided to take a ride to the Calaque. He thought that It would take him about 6 hours. So he began uphill at 8:30 A.M., and after three hours of riding his bike, it broke down and he got some scratches on his legs and arms. His coach called the paramedics to get help.

At the hospital Juan said, “I have been preparing hard for the competition and this accident  won`t make me quit. My coach has already sued the bike manufacturer”.

                                                      

 Two days ago  the couch said, “We won the suit and the bike manufacturer has paid us $ 500,000 dollars, so we have enough money to get a better bike”.

Juan stayed in the hospital for three days and right after he left it, he got the best mountain bike in the world.

Yesterday his coach said, “Juan has already forgotten the accident, so he restarted his training program and he will be ready for the competition. Juan is really sure that with the support of the people he will win the competition”.

                                            

                                                                                                                                                                               

LOOKING FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

These days people don’t have time to take care of their family and their health. Most of the time they are working hard in order to get a brand new car and a big house. That causes them get stressed and many times to get sick.

I usually get up at 6:30 A.M. on workdays, and then I do exercise for 30 minutes. After finishing my workout, I take a bath. While having breakfast, I watch the news and as soon as I finish breakfast, I head to work.

I work in a training school as an office assistant from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. on weekdays and from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. on Saturdays and I work  as a math teacher in a high school on weekdays from 2 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.

In the morning, after checking and reading my most important e-mails, I begin to work. I take lunch around noon. While taking lunch, I talk with my co-workers.

Even if I have a well-balanced meal and I sleep well, I often burn out in the afternoon and I take a thirty-minute nap in my free time. By taking a little nap, I feel great the rest of the day right after perking up.

I have  free time in the high school to prepare the math classes or check the student’s homework but I use some of the free time to do my English homework. I only study English in the morning if I finish my task early.   

Whenever I feel a little stress during the day, I take some time to listen to some relaxing music and do some meditation. That only takes me around ten minutes and it really works.

I turn in around midnight and I almost always drop off  immediately after putting my head on the pillow. I sleep like a log when I am really tired. However, I always set three alarm clock to wake up in the morning just in case I can’t hear one of them.

When I have troubles at work or in my family, that makes me be wide awake at night thinking about how to solve them, even if I am pretty tired. When that happens, I turn on my mp3 and I listen to some relaxing music. That calms me down and I drop off. When that happens I feel drowsy the next day and I need to take a power nap at work. After taking a power nap, I feel better to finish my tasks.

I am trying to be in shape doing some exercise and having healthy meals, however I often get tired and I need to take vitamins. Also I don’t spend  much time with my family. I have been thinking about working less and  sharing  most of my time with my family. I am positive that I will feel better and I will avoid getting health troubles.