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With childhood obesity on the rise my hope is that Ian sees the importance of being active at a early age. My parents were able to instill activity in mine and my sister's life. They joined the Y and enrolled us in swim lessons at the tender age of 6mos not because they were hoping to have an Olympian swimmer (sorry dad I know you had your eyes set on the Olympics in Greece) but because my grandparents had a pool and it was important to them that we were comfortable in the water and could have fun. Once we were walking without falling on a consistent basis we were enrolled in tumbling to help with coordination and flexibility. The flexibility part was a success but I still question my coordination skills. Later on we dropped tumbling and started school sports. I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for sports in school I wouldn't have done too well. I struggled with school but sports was my motivation to do well because if I didn't do well I couldn't participate. Marcus was also active in high school he played basketball he attended a very competitive high school where making a team whether you sat on the bench or played says a lot about your talent. All his time and energy was spent on basketball playing on different teams during the off season to better himself.

I'll admit after high school and during college I fell off the active lifestyle wagon for about a yr but then slowly got back on and once engaged I was driving the workout wagon with working out 7 days a week. I had to exchange my wedding dress for the same one only 3 sizes smaller and ZERO alterations...talk about a huge savings and a feel good moment. Since being married I have cut back my workouts to just 6 days a week often working out 2-3x a day. I take Ian with me on runs and this summer we will start swim lessons. I hope that by exposing him to these activities he will acquire an interest in being active and understand the importance of being active and exercising. Marcus and I often joke as we drive by soccer and baseball fields on Saturday afternoons that we will be there in a few short years.

Do you intend to enroll your children in sports and activities at a young age?