Time to get fit
Working in Antarctica is tough. Over the past two expeditions, I have learned that you need to be physically fit, so you can carry your equipment and safety gear while working in the field. I also learned that ‘bunny boots’ weigh about three pounds each! Wearing "bunny boots" is like walking around with weights – your legs can get sore very quickly. After learning and experiencing these things, I knew that before going back to Antarctica, I needed to get physically fit for my adventure.
Last year, the team and I challenged everyone to get fit with us as we prepared for our expedition. This challenge was a lot of fun, and I loved hearing about all the physical activities people were doing and the amazing things people were learning. So, we decided to challenge everyone again! Are you ready to get fit for this expedition and travel virtually with us to Antarctica? How far will you travel? Can you make it all the way to Antarctica?
Wait! Antarctica is how far away?!?
With this challenge the team and I ask you to – get fit – your mind, your body, or both and travel virtually with us to Antarctica.
How far exactly do you have to travel?
Well, we’ve calculated the distance between the Pink Palace Museum and the lab at McMurdo Station, and it’s a whopping 8,764 miles! That’s as the crow flies, if the crow could fly that far. Wow, that’s a long trip!
The Challenge
Now…here’s the challenge: For every minute you get fit through physical exercise or studying about science, you will travel a "virtual" mile toward Antarctica. After every 60 minutes/miles you complete, you will reach a new milestone – and you’ll love all the milestones. There will be 147 milestones on your journey, and at each ‘virtual’ stop you will discover interesting snippets about health, science, math and/or history.
How to sign up:
Register on the Antarctica Revisited website at Antarctica Revisited.
Go the the main page on the website.
Click the “Register” button.
Now you are at the registration page.
Enter your email address and create a password.
Everyone can participate, but you can select from these categories:
Teacher or educator, student, an individual or a family.
If you are a teacher– you can select your school information, and you will also have the ability to register a single class or multiple classes.
If you are a student – you can select your school, teacher and grade level.
If registering as a family – you will have the opportunity to register the number of people in your family.
None of this information will be shared.
If you want to receive the latest news and updates about the team, be sure to click that button.
Once you’ve completed and submitted the registration, you will receive a confirmation email.
This email will be sent to the address you provided us.
Follow the simple instructions in the email to confirm your registration.
Registration is available now, so don’t wait!
Start exercising or studying, remembering to keep track of how long you spend on each activity.
- You can do any sport or activity, study about any science topic or do both in the same day.
Log your time at www.antarcticarevisited.com.
To record your times, you will need to log in at the www.antarcticarevisited.com website.
Type your email and password into the appropriate boxes; then, click the login button.
You’ll know you are logged in when a small banner with the words "Welcome back" (and your name) appear above the seal on the left side of the page.
Go to the "My Log" page – this button is located under the main banner and is the third button from the left.
This is where you can track your progress.
For teachers with multiple classes – you will need to select which class you are logging time for; otherwise, just start by selecting the month/date (on most computers the current date will be highlighted), but you can select and scroll to the current date if necessary.
Using the "drop down" box, select the appropriate time you spent exercising or studying.
Time is listed in 15 min increments from 15 min to 2 hour, so just click the appropriate time.
Once you click the time, either a reminder box will pop up, or a red highlight will appear around the date.
This is a reminder to click the "save" button, or your virtual travel time will not be saved!
Once you hit the ‘save’ button, scroll to the bottom of the page to see your totals.
For every 60 minutes you spend exercising or studying, you will reach a new point or mile marker.
At each stop, you will discover interesting snippets about health, science, math or history.
There are a total of 147 different stops on the journey, and you definitely will want to make sure to explore them all. One new “point” will be opened each weekday.
Are you ready to get fit?
It’s that simple and everyone can do it!
Registration is now available.
Remember, you can register for this challenge and others at Antarctica Revisited.
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