Entry #1

Date: 6/12-6/16
Activities: First week of camp, field trip to JumpStreet
Technical Info: Boss system on iPad
Reflection: Lifetime Fitness is a large company, also known as the Healthy Way of Life Company, with clubs across the U.S. Their purpose is to provide an inviting and innovating experience that meets the health and fitness needs of the entire family. Lifetime offers programs for any age including a kids department, in which I'll be interning in. I will be working as a camp counselor for the summer camp held at the gym which I am familiar with as I was one last year.  Since I'll be working the opening shift I am in charge of setting up the gym each morning and checking in the campers on our iPads on a system called Boss.  With in the system we have a list of all the campers names, their health needs, who can pick them up and any other information  necessary. Theres almost 50 counselors working the summer but I won't be working with them as much as I am the kids. Every Wednesday we go on a field trip.  Each counselor is assigned 7 campers to follow our 1:7 off site ratio.  This week we went to Jump Street in Cary and it was a great way to start the summer off and for the kids to burn energy.  With it being the first week and new counselors still getting the hand of the job it was a good place for us to go since we were all in one place.  I had a blast at the field trip since I do cheerleading and trampolines make flipping even mrs fun.  My boss and I actually had a toe touch contest to see who could do the most in a row.

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