Its raining like crazy at my house today and it has turned out cold too. There is a powdered sugar dusting of snow on the mountains that I can see outside my window and I know that soon the snow will be in the valley also.
We missed our walk today. The fall here has been so perfect and beautiful that almost everyday, I put the kids in the double jogging stroller and the baby in a frontpack and we’re off to the wonderful trail by our house to walk, jog, run and play. The kids get out of the stroller and run and jump, pick up leaves, rocks and other treasures. Then they’re back in the stroller and I get my heart rate up for awhile. It has become a cherished ritual for all of us. We all missed it today.
While we all enjoy our everyday walk, it has to be great for the kids. Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S. and the crazy thing is that kids love to “exercise” -they just don’t call it that. Most kids love to run and jump and play they just do it less in this day and age what with video games, TV’s with too many cartoon channels and dealing with the time crunch we all seem to have. So it’s up to us as parents to encourage our kids to exercise and eat healthy and to set a good example. Healthy, lean kids grow up to be healthy, lean adults. And isn’t that what we all want for our children?

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