Comments on: Monday Musings – Your Healthy Responsibility http://raisingamericangirls.com/2010/02/10-health-habits/ Thoughts, Fun and Ideas for Raising YOUR American Girl Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ann Root http://raisingamericangirls.com/2010/02/10-health-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Ann Root Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:53:08 +0000 http://raisingamericangirls.com/?p=57#comment-365 I consider exercise selfish. Yep, it's something I do just for myself. But the funny thing is it affects my husband and my daughter too. My mood is improved, I have more energy and I can keep up with my 11 year old. The thing that really surprises me though is how my daughter is becoming interested in fitness and nutrition. As she sees my husband and me work out she wants to join us. She'll happily point out how much she likes vegetables and makes her own healthy breakfast (yogurt, berries, honey and toast) She does yoga with us and yesterday I found her reading my Oxygen magazine. Who knew the benefits of my selfish activity could be so widespread? As far as only children carrying the burden of taking care of their parents, it's true, it falls to them alone. But having more than one child does not guarantee more than one of them will shoulder the responsibility. I consider exercise selfish. Yep, it’s something I do just for myself. But the funny thing is it affects my husband and my daughter too. My mood is improved, I have more energy and I can keep up with my 11 year old. The thing that really surprises me though is how my daughter is becoming interested in fitness and nutrition. As she sees my husband and me work out she wants to join us. She’ll happily point out how much she likes vegetables and makes her own healthy breakfast (yogurt, berries, honey and toast) She does yoga with us and yesterday I found her reading my Oxygen magazine.
Who knew the benefits of my selfish activity could be so widespread?
As far as only children carrying the burden of taking care of their parents, it’s true, it falls to them alone. But having more than one child does not guarantee more than one of them will shoulder the responsibility.

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