{"id":47183,"date":"2011-04-29T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=47183"},"modified":"2011-04-26T09:44:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T14:44:28","slug":"how-one-family-fitness-writer-learned-to-walk-the-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/how-one-family-fitness-writer-learned-to-walk-the-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Family Fitness Writer Learned to Walk the Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Catherine Holecko is the Guide to Family Fitness at About.com<\/a>. Since becoming a mom 9 years ago, she\u2019s mastered the crow pose and discovered the new worlds of kiddie karate and synchronized figure skating.<\/em><\/p>\n

A few years ago, a friend suggested that I apply to write for About.com. I popped over to check out the list of available topics. The one that jumped out at me: family fitness.<\/p>\n

This was unexpected. I came late to fitness. Like, 30-years old late. All the way through school, I was the short, skinny, weak kid who failed miserably at any sport she tried. During college, I gave circuit training<\/a><\/strong> and aerobics a whirl (yeah, it was the early 90s, how did you guess?). Post-college, I lived in Manhattan, where I stayed fit by walking everywhere and not having enough money to eat out.<\/p>\n

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Then, on one of my walks, I passed a yoga studio. I went back for a class, and then another, until I realized: This is exercise. I\u2019m \u2026 good at it. And I like it!
\nTen *cough* years later, I\u2019m still devoted to yoga<\/a><\/strong>. I also run, bike, and play with my kids, plus test DVDs, exergames, and gadgets like pedometers<\/a><\/strong> and smartphone apps. Writing about fitness every day means walking the walk. Whenever I think about skipping a workout or driving my kids someplace that\u2019s easily in walking distance, I remember all the advice I\u2019ve written\u2014about being a role model, about finding time for fitness even on the busiest days, and about how good it feels to move your body.<\/p>\n

Last week I took care of a friend\u2019s three kids, plus my own son. The boys wanted to play soccer. So I played three-on-one (them against me), with extra credit chasing of a rogue two-year-old. Even though all my opponents were under four feet tall, it was still a workout! My friend told me later that her boys only wanted to me as a sitter from now on, \u201cbecause she PLAYS with us!\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that made me proud. I\u2019m not sure I would have been out there kicking that ball if it weren\u2019t for my writing job. Who says sitting behind a computer all day isn\u2019t a good way to stay in shape?<\/p>\n

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