👏🏾 Good Job, Parents!

At the end of a short or long day, parents make the sacrifice and good time to take their kids to practice: athletics, music, academic, or any other practice. Whenever I see or hear about a parent of family in a scramble to race their young ones from one practice to the next, I immediately ask myself, "I wonder when the parent has the time to workout?"

Don't forget that you do have time, parents. Do you have the motivation? That is the real question.

But, I want to commend parents on a very good effort I witnessed as I watched my son's practice. Parents, you are doing a good job of preparing meals. I saw people eating soups, salads, beef (after a personal workout), and plain ole, good meal food items. Not a stench of fast food was in the air.

What's wrong with fast food?

What...like the smell of Popeyes, McDonald's, from a corner take-out joint? In an athletic venue with many individuals training their bodies, those smells are annoying. They promote the opposite goal of the entire athletic atmosphere. Keep up this good work because athletic seasons are long. It is only September with the eating and holiday seasons ahead. You can make it to the end of the respected sport your child(ren) plays!

Hearty meals have importance on busy days. If you can prepare and eat on-the-go meals with a hectic after school schedule, then you will reap good benefits. Why? Because you show focus, care, and detail when times are tough. 

What if you decide to have pizza or fast food while you wait for practice to begin or end?

1) Don't get down on yourself. Get back on course right after that day or on that day in some healthy fashion.

2) Are you in a facility in which you can workout? Yes, then workout. Walk, run, shoot hoops or something.

3) Are you outdoors? See answer #2.

4) Still working? OK, then finish your work but don't stress eat.

All in all...good job, parents! Get through these athletic seasons feeling good about your health progress. Perhaps, you will inspire your child(ren), other family, a neighbor, another parent on the team, or a co-worker.

Much success to you | Derek | @teemptraining | derekteempt@gmail.com