Martial Arts Can be a Family Affair
Ok, I must admit that I find it very cool to be married to a second degree black belt. I never hesitate to mention it whenever I can. Then, throw in the fact that he is 51 years old and looks better and is in better shape than most teenagers today that are busy fighting obesity at every turn makes me a very happily married women. Case in point, the eighteen year old boy that is currently competing on The Biggest Loser that is over 450 pounds. That is just scary that so many people are allowing themselves to get to that point. Many evening while surfing the remote, I come across those medical channels that are playing shows where they are doing surgery on people that weigh close to a thousand pounds. Now, don’t get me wrong, I could lose a few pounds, like about 35 and I could certainly eat better but nothing like that.
So, it makes me happy to see articles like the one below that show families staying healthy together and parents teaching their children to lead healthy lifestyles rather than teaching them to sit on the couch and play video games while they pig out on all their favorite junk foods. Now, I do see the temptation here with four kids of my own to just let them do what they want to do and sit in front of that video game all day. But isn’t it time we get back to teaching our children about right and wrong and spending time with them doing healthy activities instead of taking the easy way out? We might actually end up with skinnier, healthier children that actually have some manners and please and thank you in their vocabulary rather than just cuss words and slang. See how this family does it!