It was hands on and she was very informed on the subject. We discussed the situations in which CPR may be required such as:
- Choking
- Heart Attack and signs of a heart attack
- Stroke and signs of a stroke
- Unconsciousness
- Life threatening Diseases such as Diabetes
I also learnt that certain groups have higher chance of getting a heart attack such as:
- African American / Latin Groups
- Experiencing High Stress (lets say while watching FIFA soccer match, or Road Rage etc..)
- High Blood Pressure
- If you have a disease such as Diabetes
- Inactivity
- Inflamed Arteries
- Smoking
- Alcohol Consumption
- Drug Use
- Over exertion
- Stroke
If you remember any others you can add a comment on that
We did a lot of partnering up which was fun too. Like
- Doing 100 or more chest compressions to that John Travolta Staying Alive Song.
- We did mouth to mouth on crash test dummies for CPR practice
- We had to pretend that we were getting our partner to chuck out the food they just choked on
- Then she gave us real life scenarios to play out and use what we learnt like (car crash, baby choking, unconscious adult)
It was fun! She is a great teacher!
Even thought I had to drive more than 1hr to get there from Mississauga, Ontario to Unionville, it was worth it. I worked out in the gym a little bit before class and checked out Markville mall and did some shopping for some new Nike's. I'll tell you about those later.
So one goal down and 2 more to go. I gotta do my Zumba Gold training in July in Oakville Ontario, and then Zumba Basic 1 Training in Toronto at the Can-Fit-Pro Conference. I gotta make sure to bring some money so I can buy stuff while I'm there. See yas! Chao!
