How to Train with a T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals by Michael Phelps

This piece of literature is an autobiography of how Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals. It didn’t just happen in the pool at the Olympics he trained for 6 years. I chose this piece of literature because it brings up the Olympics. The Olympics is a time where physical fitness and show athletes on a world level who are walking examples of personal wellness. Many students see these athletes and how good they are on T.V. but they don’t know what it takes to be an Olympic Athlete. Not just a swimmer like Michael Phelps but all the different sports that are portrayed in the Olympics. Personal wellness is a variety of exercise, eating right, sleep and drinking water. This might bring up a discussion of why Michael Phelps ate so much and slept so much? The students might not understand that over excessive physical activity calls for an increase in sleep and eating. This piece of literature also brings up thoughts about his training and physical activity. It compares how he swam the length of the Great Wall of China three times and could lift a New York City Subway Car. This piece of literature puts Michael Phelps’s training in comparison that will shock students. This would give them an idea of how much work it takes to be an Olympic Athlete.