https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2019-05-06 00:00:55 UTC 2025-05-25 18:00:26 UTC hello@padlet.com mstack21 https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357004150 This is me hiking last summer in a smoky Yoho National Park in British Colombia, Canada. You can't tell here due to the smoke, but I am actually on a mountain side full of steep and rocky terrain. This particular hike was about 9 miles with 1200 meters of elevation change over its duration. One hikes like this one, your balance and precise foot placement is critical for completing the hike without injury. Because of this, mountain hiking is not for everyone. One must have certain abilities to stay safe so high above sea level. Abilities are grouped into Fleishman's motor abilities. Some of these motor abilities involved in hiking extreme terrain include control precision and aiming. With rocks, shrubs and rivers all around me, I had to be precise and controlled with every step I took. The highest elevation of this hike included a large glacier in which my buddies and I ran all over and explored. At times is was slippery so control over my body was important as there were plenty of dangers if I slipped. Aiming is extremely important when hiking. In the picture, I am standing on a rock in the middle of a stream. If i had fallen in it would not have been terrible, but i certainly did not want to get wet. Aside from this, some areas of the hike were very steep and narrow. Not to sound dramatic, but my life depended on how well I aimed my feet with each consecutive step. Physical abilities include gross body equilibrium, coordination and stamina. All three of these are needed for extended hikes. Change in elevation is tough to handle, this requires strength.

]]> 2019-05-06 00:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357004150 mstack21 https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357010185 Driving is a task that I have become familiar with in the past 5 years of my life. Learning how to drive involved all of the characteristics of learning. These include improvement, consistency/stability, persistence and adaptability. When I first started to learn how to drive at 15.5 years of age, I wanted to practice as much as possible because I knew it would help my overall performance. Now, at 21 years old I have been driving relatively consistently for 5 years. The learning that took place when I was 15/16 stayed with me and now I can drive almost subconsciously. I would consider my learning curve for driving to be negatively accelerated. Which means that I was showing large improvements in performance at first, but now I have very few to no improvements when I drive.I would consider myself to be at a performance plateau when it comes to driving. ]]> 2019-05-06 00:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357010185 mstack21 https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357821152 One of my favorite activities on the planet is to ski. Below is a picture of me beginning a hike to rip some fresh lines in Big Sky, Montana. Skiing, unlike many other activities I partake in is very seasonal. Specifically, I only get to ski out west once or twice a year. Because of this, I am not used to the speed and terrain on the mountain. This requires extremely fast eye movements to keep up with the trees, rocks and cliff that I may need to avoid. As I am skiing, I use visual feedback in order to make adjustments in my line or pressure I am placing on on edge or another. The most important thing to learn when skiing is to look down the mountain, not at your feet. You do this so that you can pick you line moments before you execute the actions it takes to complete the line you choose. Visual feedback from the environment is required to plan your line. Without using visual feedback, I would find myself stuck in a lot of trees or in the hospital after flying off a cliff. ]]> 2019-05-07 20:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357821152 mstack21 https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357825353 In the summer time, there is no better activity to pass some time than going for a sail. I began sailing at two years old at my grandparents house in Rhode Island. I would spend a good portion of my summers there sailing with my grandfather and brother. In high school, when I got a job I was no linger able to visit there in the summer. I didn't sail for for at least 5 years before coming to college. I knew that Mendota was a great lake to sail on and I really wanted to get involved. To get a ranking and sail in the hoofers sailing club you must demonstrate your proficiency at helm and handle a boat. To do so I have to use memory to recall how to rig and sail a 6 person boat. In order to retrieve the information from when I was younger, I had to record the processes involved in rigging and maneuvering a sailboat. Then I had to store this information for years in order to retrieve it in college. Luckily, I was able to do this and successfully received a ranking on a 6 person sloop.]]> 2019-05-07 20:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/357825353 mstack21 https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/358539736 This picture is the primary limiting factor of my activity. The x-ray below shows my right foot, and the staple and screw that are inserted into it. I underwent surgery on my right foot a little over a month ago due to a lisfranc fracture that occurred in September. For 6 weeks post-op I was not advised to bear any weight on my right foot. The muscles in my right leg atrophied and the neural and motor pathways to that leg and foot went unused. Just last week, I got the Okay from my surgeon to begin walking on this foot with the assistance of a walking boot. This required a bilateral transfer of learning from my left leg and foot muscles over to my right to achieve the correct movements for walking. Transfer of learning is defined as the gain of proficiency of one skill as a result of the practice of another. The motor pathways and walking motions used for walking with my left leg increased the proficiency of those same motions and pathways in my right legs when I was able to walk again. Without the action and practie of my left leg during recovery, it may have taken me longer to achieve proper walking gait and activation of the correct muscles. ]]> 2019-05-09 15:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mstack21/6o209wb3v9vx/wish/358539736