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[quote=Anonymous]I think sometimes people get these very specific ideals in their head regarding how kids are "supposed" to be and really struggle with the wide variety of normal, healthy behavior.

There's a big difference between being sporty and being active. I'm not very sporty. I'm also not that outdoorsy. But I'm very active -- I do yoga or bar 5 days a week, I walk almost everywhere, I lift weights. I like physical exercise but playing basketball or going for a run both sound like torture to me.

My kid is pretty similar. She likes ballet, yoga, and going for walks or riding on her scooter. She has more energy than I do generally so she runs around more, but when they did a basketball program at her school, she went for one tortuous week and then asked not to go back and we said okay. Exercise need not be torture.

Both DD and I are a healthy weight, eat healthy foods, sleep well and have well regulated moods. Somehow, despite playing no organized sports, we're both healthy and active.

There's not just one way, and a person isn't "lazy" just because they don't enjoy playing basketball or going running.[/quote]

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