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.......Anyone else have to endure the trampoline ? :trampo:
It started as an awful experience, freshman fat girl on a trampoline with the whole class gathered around the edges as 'spotters'.... are you kidding me ?

I felt sick after watching the normal weight kids just leap up onto the thing and finish the 3 requirements; bounce up from your knees, your butt and your back.

I kept shuffling around the edges of the trampoline trying to avoid my turn.
Finally I couldn't hide anymore I was up next... It was a pure panic !

I struggled up onto the trampoline (a horror show in itself) bounced up and down a couple of times and finally sat down.. before I knew it, I had done all of the requirements in about 30 seconds... the teacher said "ok, very good, you're done".

That was over 35 years ago and still remember the pure panic and fleeting glory.

I do remember in Jr high when they conducted a BMI test. We had a male gym teacher who was mildly attractive. All of the twiggy cheerleaders were keeping track of the scores.

I remember waiting my turn with sweaty palms. He used the calipers on the back of our knee, and the underside of our bicep (tricep?).

Here all of the adolescent guys went first, 8%, 12%, blah blah..

I felt so nauseated, I was sure I'd be sick.

My best friend went up and got her measurements taken. Then it was my turn.

Thankfully, he didn't announce the numbers to everyone aloud, but he gave me my numbers, at the end of which I walked back and sat down next to my best friend. She asked me my numbers.

I had a 33 bmi estimate on my arm (not surprised), and a 23 on the back of my arm (well, I was biking quite heavily at the time).

I told her my numbers and she gave me a dirty look, got up and walked away.

I think she assumed that because I was bigger, mine would be much higher than hers. She never told me what hers were. :)

Ah, those old days :) I remember having to run to "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi. I never could keep up with the running and would sometimes slow down to a very slow jog around the gym. A few times we had to go outside and run around the track and were timed on that. Felt like my heart was about to burst out of my chest by the end of it. Fortunately, the gym teacher cared more about us trying to make an effort rather than how fast we finished the runs. There were some girls who, while perfectly fit, didn't try to run or even slow jog in case they ruined their hair. You know, the snooty ones. Needless to say, they failed gym.

I loved gym. After the 10-15 minutes of actual exercise/running we could do what we wanted most days. Other days we practiced dancing (square dancing, some kind of Greek dance that was done to attract a husband LOL) and I absolutely loved it. Some days they took us bowling for PE for 6 weeks or it was archery for 6 weeks. Good times.

We had to get weighed also. I just refused! I rationalised they cannot physically force me, haha!