Remember what you use to do with your legs?

Today as I was bicycling to work I saw a small girl running and it got me thinking about how strong children's legs are and subsequently how weak mine felt at that very moment due to a large hill I had just crested.

When I was a child these were my favorite

things I used my legs for without knowing how much stronger they were making me.

• leg wrestling
  
• Hanging from jungle gym
  
• cartwheels
  
• splits
  
• back handsprings
  
• riding a bike
  
• 50 yard dash
  
• climbing trees
  
• balance beam
  
• roller skating
  
• dancing
  
• walking 18 blocks to/from school home
  
• kick soccer
  
• swimming
  
• jumping on a trampoline
  
• Jumping rope
  

What happens to us? I can't believe how lazy we get as adults? Yes, we're busy in other ways but what happened to staying out until dark running until it was time for bed? Instead we beeline straight for the couch with the remote and fall asleep before dark.

I'm not sure what happened to me but I'm determined to change my life. Not to add more activities or responsibilities but "fun."

Ollie