Young and Thin

I ran the other day with my 15-year-old niece. It was quite the ego boost for me. She is young, 5'8" tall, a size 4 and looks like a human Barbie Doll...just gorgeous. But the girl can't run a lick! After talking/teasing her quite a bit about hitting the track with me (and hearing every reason why she couldn't run in front the football team), she reluctantly agreed. We, (aka me) ran 2 miles. She kept up for the first 1/4 mile and then flaked out on me. I decided that even though she is nearly 25 years my junior, I'm pretty happy about where I am. Again, fitness is a committment at any age. If you let your kids see you leading an active lifestyle, they are probably more likely to follow your lead (my 5 and 2 year olds do situps and pushups with me...it is really cute!) Feeling 'your age' can be determined by a ton of factors and I think I'd rather be fit and 40 (or close to 40) then ever be 15 again.