Nutrition and fitness for kids (and everyone else)

A coworker came to me today asking about nutrition and fitness programming for kids. I have all this stored knowledge and excitement about these subjects that I want to pour out into the students. I need to KISS: Keep It Super Simple.

1. Choose your foods primarily from the perimeter of the grocery store. This is where all the fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, breads, etc. are found.

2. Move around quickly for an hour every day. Pick up heavy stuff and put it back down (thanks to Dan John!).

3. Repeat 1 and 2 CONSISTENTLY for 4-6 days a week until God calls you home.

The Biggest Loser

I admit it. I am a fan of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" show. That is NOT to say that I am a reality show fan, in general. I think the Biggest Loser presents a "win-win" situation for the contestants: Everyone loses weight. Period. Dot.
Both Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels seem to be great trainers who genuinely care about the contestants.
I wonder if Subway is grooming Shay to take the place of Jared as spokesperson? The commercials during the show make me think that.

A New Beginning

Christmas is almost here and then there will be New Years. My life is changing. Change is life. Saturday I will complete one of my lifetime goals: Black Belt. This is a milestone for me. Now that I am reaching this goal I need to set a new one. What will it be?! Of course I will continue to train in martial arts. First degree black belt is just the beginning. As I get older my training, both in martial arts and other areas, has changed. When I started out lifting, I wanted to get as big and muscular as I could. In reality I just got fat. Diet is THE most important element if I ever want to see my abs. I know I am rambling...Consistency of effort in both training and diet is the only way I can get what I want. Kinda like life in general, huh?