The October 9 Washington Post Kids Post page featured Iron Kid: Once Chubby Couch Potato Goes the Distance in Full-Scale Triathlon. The article is about 13-year-old Hunter Lussi. In September, he completed the ChesapeakeMan Ultra Distance Triathlon in Cambridge, MD, and he is thought to be the youngest person ever to complete an iron man distance triathlon.
I think this is a wonderful article, and i congratulate the Post for putting in on the Kids Page for these reasons:
1 Hunter doesn't like team sports, but he knew he needed exercise and found that triathlons are a way to get the necessary exercise for good health. This shows the Post's young readers that they have an alternative to the baseball, softball and soccer teams if they so desire.
2. Hunter followed his parents' example. He tagged along when they went to their races. This reinforces the idea that parents' attitudes are all important in getting children to exercise. We need more parents like Hunter's to show children there is an alternative to the couch potato lifestyle that is causing diabetes and other serious health conditions at young ages.
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