To cultivate an exercise habit in students, a teacher at Yunlin Junior High School is encouraging students to use the 10 minutes after any of their classes to run around the track with him every day. The program is now in its 90th day. The teacher hopes the activity will strengthen students physically, cultivate determination and teach them the outlook of being serious about anything.


At 10 a.m., students get out of class and head to the track. The teacher blows a whistle and the students start running laps. The teacher runs alongside them and offers words of encouragement. Many of the students have been running 10 minutes every school day since last semester.

It's actually not that bad because it's like practice. It's just running with the teacher for 10 minutes after class.

The students say it's hard to keep the streak going because they need the break between classes to relax or catch up with friends. Meanwhile, the teacher says the optional run gets students into the habit of exercising and teaches them to have determination in the face of adversity.

You have to move forward step by step to get to your goal. There's no turning back. As long as you have determination, the finish line will be in front of you. I think students benefit from having this attitude.

The teacher says students sign in when they run so there's a log of how long each student has been participating. He hopes the program, which is going into its fourth month, can not only improve students' physical condition but also teach them the value of hard work.



十點下課時間一到，同學們陸續來到操場集合，隨著哨子聲響起，由老師帶領著學生一起跑步，跑一圈不夠再跑第二圈，邊跑邊喊口號激勵士氣，許多學生利用下課十分鐘慢跑，是從上學期開始到現在，只要學校有上課就沒停止過。


雲林國中學生表示：「其實還好，因為這樣就像修行，我只是跟著老師，下課十分鐘下來跑一下。」

雖然每天只利用其中一節下課跑步，但有學生坦言要堅持不簡單，因為下課除了要休息，也有學生喜歡打球或做其他事，不過陪跑的老師沈金永就說，下課跑步並沒有硬性規定，主要是要培養學生運動習慣，和有毅力持續著做著同一件事。

雲林國中老師 沈金永表示：「你要一步一腳印， 你才能跑到你的終點， 沒有回頭，只要你堅持下去，終點就在前面，所以我覺得如果每個人有這個態度，我想對學生會很好。」

老師說雖然這項活動沒有硬性規定，但他自製簽到簿讓有參與跑步學生簽名，記錄學生的參與跑步過程，目前已經持續跑了90天，最希望學生除了跑出健康，也能學到養成對一件事情認真態度。