We took Ella to the zoo yesterday to see her favorite Gorillas.
Fun day, walking around, spending time with her, and checking out some animals.
But then something very sad happened.
Were watching the sea lions swim around (theres a cool part you can see underwater) and theres a couple next to us with son, who looked to be about the same age as Ella 2. The mom said “look at the sea lions.” And then turned to her husband and said “he doesnt even care, hes watching Sponge Bob” and I looked down to see the poor kid in his stroller with a pocket size TV “thing” and Sponge Bob on there.
Seriously?
So my initial thought was if THAT is what they do for him at the zoo, IMAGINE when hes home. It all starts with the parents. If youre active and show your kids that lifestyle, thats what they know. Were living this now with Ella and try to lead that lifestyle for her. We of course exercise ourselves, but then take her to the park, pool, or something else active every single day.
And it reminded me of some scary statistics.
- A paltry 25% percent of the population is completely inactive. Does NOTHING. ZERO. Scary.
- A mere 21% of women strength train (arguably the most important piece to the physically active puzzle).
The list can go on. None of this should be surprising to hear although it doesnt make it any less sad.
So what are we doing about this? Well, if y
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