Running in heels

I was out walking my dog the other day - as I normally do in the morning - and as I came around the corner I saw this beautiful blonde lady/mom frantically running towards the awaiting bus with her kid.

As she was running, she was holding her kid's backpack and running down the street very elegantly in a rushed fashion (if there is such a thing) in high heels! I was truly impressed by this feat of physical athleticism! I mean here was this lady running towards the bus, throwing caution to the wind just to make sure that her child would not hold the bus up any longer just because the child overslept a bit. Very impressive!

Think about it for a second, ladies. A woman running down the street fast (nothing derogatory meant by that) wearing high heels (I don't know, 3-- 4 inches I guess) carrying a heavy backpack all the while looking graceful, as if it was no big deal that she could sprain her ankle and go tumbling at any second and go rolling in the street in the puddles. Oh yeah, did I mention it was raining and she had to dodge a few puddles?

How many of us are actually in shape or prepared enough to be able to run at the drop of a hat at a pretty good clip and maintain it for a good block or two? Far too many times we are too busy to take care of our health during our busy, hectic, American way of life. How many of us say that will take care of our health tomorrow but actually never do because we never have the time for it?

Most Americans are too busy to take care of their health today and unfortunately pay for it tomorrow. How many mothers and fathers out there would love to be a play with their kids but they can’t because there to out of shape or can't get down to the floor with them for fear of not being able to get back up?

Unfortunately, I hear this very often. There are a lot of people out there that are parents that can’t get down to play with their little kids because it's just too hard for them to get up-and-down off the floor. And when the kids get older, they also can’t play with them because they can’t keep up with them; sometimes the kids are only 5 or 8 years old and they can’t keep up the kids already. How are you supposed to keep up with your kids when they turn into teenagers and get into sports and want their mom or dad to come outside and play with them or practice with them?

Fortunately my kids can't keep up with me yet; but that's by design. With me working out 4 to 6 times a week and eating right the majority of the time, I don't see things changing anytime soon (I won't get into today's kids not be as active as we were, when we were kids - I'll save that for another topic). I remember hearing stories about my dad at how strong he was back in the day, he never knew this but, I was extremely impressed with that when I was in high school and have been trying to beat what he used to do ever since; though I don't know if I ever will since he used to be a really big strong guy with a lot more muscle than myself; way to go dad!

So what's the moral to the story here? Make time to exercise today so you can enjoy playing and spending time with your kids tomorrow.