Thursday, May 3, 2012

Activities any one?

We all make sure our kids are signed up for endless activities throughout the year. Well, what about you? What are you signed up for. Are you running to your own sport 1,2, 3, 4, 5 days a week? Do your kids tell you to be on your "A" game before you go for a workout? Do they make sure you never miss a workout?

That's right.. we need to take a look at what we expect from our kids and turn the tables. We need to participate in just as much as our children. DO we all need to be on our "A" game all the time?  Maybe there would be less obese adults if we did what we expect out of our own children?

I see parents run their kids ragged. Every day of the week after school they participate in sports or some other form of activities. We as parents take on the bystander role. Pushing our kids to perform for us as we stand on the sidelines. It's easy to give advice and tell someone what to do. It's a lot harder to get out there and do it.

We make sure our kids practice and what  do we do while they are doing that? Sit on the couch? Stand there and watch them. Is that really the example we want to set?

Why not run yourself ragged. Follow your own advice you give your children. Participate in activities 5 days a week, always be on your "A" game and see how long you last! Is it realistic? Probably not but you need to try it. You need to do it so you can know if your pushing too much or not at all. Run to your own activities. Make your kids proud because I can tell you ... they aren't proud of you sitting on the couch or the sidelines, not understanding they are trying their best, being told how to do it by you.. so get off your own butt.. do your own activities! 

It's time to be fit and healthy just the same standards you set for your children you need to set for yourself!

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