2854: Fostering An Active Lifestyle by Ross Enamait of Ross Training on Self-Discipline and Building New Habits

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[00:01:46] Fostering an Active Lifestyle, by Ross Enemite of RossTraining.com As a father of two, I am amazed at how physically active children are by nature. My three-year-old son would play outside all day if we let him. He loves to run, jump, climb, wrestle, ride his bike, hit the bag, and throw the ball. He often tags along at the gym and keeps himself busy by making up his own games and moves, as he calls them.

[00:02:13] When it's time to pack up and leave, he does his best to delay the exit. He always looks to extend the gym stay by a few more minutes. My 15-month-old daughter is following closely in his footsteps. One of the first things she wanted to do after learning to walk was put on her brother's boxing gloves and hit the punching bag. She was obsessed with her big brother's gloves. My wife and I finally broke down and bought her a pair to help keep the peace. She now brings the gloves and mitts to me. She smiles and laughs as she plays with them.

[00:02:43] And just like her big brother, she too is sad when it's time to put them away. I've learned to distract her when it's time to clean up, otherwise she would keep the gloves on all day. Lead by example. I'm not writing this entry to suggest that we push our kids to become champion athletes. If my kids want to play sports when they're older, I will support them, just as I'll support them if they want to play the piano instead. I will never push them towards something they don't enjoy.

[00:03:10] Yet, based on my own observations, it's clear that children imitate their parents. Their view of normalcy is based on what they encounter each day at home. I happen to be in the business of training fighters. My kids have seen fighters training here and at the gym since day one. They're surrounded by a gym scene. It's both normal and fun to them. I first brought my son boxing gloves so he would stop taking dirty gloves out of the gym. He wanted to imitate what he saw around him.

[00:03:38] My daughter now imitates her big brother. When my son was two, I asked him what he wanted for Christmas. He asked for a pull-up bar. Initially, I thought I misunderstood what he had said. But, in fact, he wanted a bar to imitate what he saw at the gym. Almost a year later, my son and daughter both pull up my leg to ask for a turn on the bar. We can't get upstairs without one of them asking. My kids find these physical activities enjoyable. I've never asked or pushed them to do anything.

[00:04:08] Kids, by nature, do what is fun. They will not actively do something that they do not enjoy. It is their nature to seek out and do what they find fun. Responsibility As a parent, it is my responsibility to prepare my children for the world around them. I don't care whether they participate in sport or not, but it's important to foster physical, mental, and social development. Unfortunately, many parents seem to believe their responsibility ends in the bedroom.

[00:04:37] I've met parents whose idea of entertaining their children is to sit them in front of the television. They don't want to be bothered playing with their kids. They're too busy to play. Yet, oddly enough, find time to update Facebook, track their favorite sporting teams, and keep up with their favorite television shows. How do kids go from laughing and playing at the park to becoming sedentary, overweight teens and adults? It certainly isn't natural. By nature, humans were born to move.

[00:05:05] Unfortunately, as children grow older, they're often encouraged to do otherwise. It's easier to plop your kid in front of the TV as opposed to taking him outside to ride his bike or throw the ball. Clearly, there are other causative factors, but the inactivity of our children is without question a contributor to the continuously increasing rate of adult obesity. Consider the Wall Street Journal article titled, The Cost of Treating Obesity, for some recent statistics.

[00:05:32] It is sad to think that children who, by their own accord, would gladly run around all day will eventually become overweight adults. All too often, parents look elsewhere for solutions, rather than taking a moment to ponder their own responsibilities. No one is more responsible for a child than the parents. It isn't the responsibility of the school or government to develop a healthy child. Parents must take it upon themselves. The ability to freely move and enjoy the world around is something that all kids should enjoy.

[00:06:01] No parent should deprive their children of this simple pleasure. We, as parents, need to take it upon ourselves to foster an active lifestyle for our children. Making time for active play is the most enjoyable part of my day. I wouldn't trade those smiles for anything in the world. I'm amazed at what many people consider to be such a complex topic, for example, childhood obesity, is actually so easy to correct. The first step is for parents to begin leading from the front.

[00:06:30] Is that really too much to ask? I can't think of anything more important to me than my children and their health. How could any parent think differently of their own children? Parents need to wake up and take matters into their own hands. They must put their children first and stop making excuses about what the world owes them. They should instead worry about what they owe their children. You just listened to the post titled,

[00:06:58] Fostering an Active Lifestyle by Ross Enemite of RossTraining.com And a big thank you to Ross for his reminder about the value of promoting an active lifestyle for our children. We often have a laugh at how cute it is, the way that kids imitate parents and siblings, friends, celebrities, whomever. But rarely do we remember that we, as parents, are in charge of which people the child is being exposed to to imitate.

[00:07:26] We only have so much control over that, but we certainly have control over ourselves. So remember, the more you live by the values you believe in, the more your children are likely to do the same. So with that, we're going to wrap up today's episode. We're going to wrap up the week. Thank you for tuning in all week. Have a great weekend. And I will see you right back here on Monday, everybody, where your optimal life awaits. We're going to wrap up the week.