Name: Jeremy Varcl

Course: BA (Hons) Computer Arts

Year: 2nd Year

What made you choose to join the Abertay Gym Soc?

Me and Flynn have identified a gap in the physical activity of students at Abertay who are wanting to begin exercising but find there are too many barriers to do so. As such we want to act as a central hub and support network for people looking to improve their physical and mental wellbeing!

If you could have a dinner party with any three celebrities, who would you invite and why?
I am counting celebrities as also well-renowned artists/persons of interest for this question. (Also dead or alive, just cause) I think Hayao Miyazaki, Freddie Mercury and Van Gogh would create for some amazingly complex and interesting conversations! All of them created their art with so much passion, past experience and for the sake of bettering the world. All of them are in my mind creative genuises!

If you could have any animal as a pet, regardless of practicality or legality, what would you choose and why?
A fox! Or a raccoon.. perhaps a opossum. I like the goofy goobers. Fluffy, looks very good to pet and give scritches to. And I mean, foxes are showing intial signs of intentional domestication soo.. when do i get one is basically my question. Red fox, fennec fox, etc. Pallas Cats are also a good pick!

What's your favourite cheesy joke or pun? 
"Wood fired pizza? How is pizza gonna get a job now?!" (RIP vine)

What exercise do you avoid like the plague?
Dumbbell lateral raises. I need to use like 2kg weights or less, they feel horrible, my shoulder sounds like two legos clicking apart, and I feel all I've gained is sore wrists. Horrendous exercise. I'd rather run a mile on a treadmill than that.

If you could instantly become amazing at one sport or activity, what would it be?
I think it would be really funny if one day I turned out to be insanely good at like parkour, or calisthenics or gymnastics. Some sort of sport that lets me whip out like a standing still backflip, or some multiple combination jump backflip-wombo combo. Especially if it means I stay being good at this for the rest of my life and can just tony hawk style backflip into the retirement home.

If the society had a completely ridiculous event, what would you want it to be?
It would be incredible if we could set-up like an old-school "sports" day like you would see in PE. Egg on a spoon, sack races, 3-legged race, dodgeball. Our society wants to promote having fun and not making "being active" look like such a drag that can only be done through the gym. If we had an infinite budget, I think something like wipeout or ninja warrior would be super fun to try out. Complete with fireworks when you hit the button! :D