I came upon a great article on NYTimes.com today and wanted to share it. It covers a subject that is close to my heart – women and athletics. I actually wrote my college thesis on the evolution of the female athletic experience, and I continue to believe that participation in sports, anywhere on the spectrum from serious athlete to serious fan and everywhere in between, adds texture to life whether you’re a boy or a girl. Check out the article here…
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/as-girls-become-women-sports-pay-dividends/?em
I also encourage everyone to look into ways to reintroduce actual physical activity into our childrens’ lives. Atari was no match for kickball with the kids in my neighborhood but these days most kids are too busy texting, emailing, Facebooking, Twittering and gaming to start a game of four-square or HORSE. Kudos to the NFL for its Play 60 program and to the new Let’s Move initiative sponsored by Michelle Obama and a host of others to encouraging a return to physical play. Check them out here:
http://www.nflrush.com/play60/parents
Thanks for indulging me on this one. Since I’m not a parent and haven’t been anything I would consider athletic in years this is one place where my two pennies probably should be, well, just mine.
