College Term Has Begun....

Sometimes, I forget I am a role model. I am busy being "my own superhero" to coin a phrase from a new twitter friend. And yet, at the commencement of every college term, I have a new group of students (this semester 160) that are looking to me for direction.

And of we go......

The challenges I have imposed on these kids are:

--- NO MEAT MONDAYS! -- My class this morning told me they didn't know what to eat and they were hungry!

--- TAKING THE STAIRS! (NOT THE ELEVATOR or ESCALATOR) -- it is really cool to run into your students in the stair well, or see them walking to class instead of waiting for the elevator.

---To EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGGIES-- yes, some think french fries and/or chocolate all into those categories...

and lastly,

---To DRINK MORE WATER!!! (and hopefully eliminate the soda).... i have heard the complaint of running to the loo.....

well, they are progressing through the challenges.... and surviving... (maybe they will find a world of food out there beyond burgers and fries ) and maybe they will be impacted to improve their overall health.

I have also offered to workout with them... (b/c they all wanted 'training')... twice a week. So far, no one has come to work out with me. But it's ok... I am there at the gym anyway, cycling, moving steel, stretching and doing what is best for me.

So, why not take the challenge my students have accepted and take a step toward better health.