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[quote=Anonymous]Most people I know that have played competitive sports still do on adult leagues to stay in shape or just for fun. May coach little league which is a great way to give back to the community.

They learned that physical activity 2 times a week and 1 time on the weekend is good for your body and managable with other committments. It's the non athletes that try running and ruin their knees or are weekend warriors and have a heart attack that I don't want my kids to end up like. Muscles build early in life are very important for future health.

I value physical exercise in a way that is healthy.

They also play an instrument because I think it is important to be well rounded.

Our kids spend 6 1/2 hours a day at school and 2-3 hours at night on homework. Now [b]that [/b]is messed up.

[quote=Anonymous]My kids are now older, so, to offer some perspective: almost every kid we saw who committed that kind of time at a young age has dropped out of that sport.  Some have taken up another activity intensely; some have just cut way back.  And many have had multiple injuries and operations.

Just to play devil's advocate for a moment here: why on earth are so many people making an extraordinary commitment to physical activity but not, say, science, from a young age?  What possible use is all that time going to be in the long run?  She is almost guaranteed to have lifelong injuries from that intensity of physical practice (ask any dancer or gymnast or soccer player), which she would not risk if she were devoting that time to reading, writing novels, learning math, game theory, economics, languages, or history.

Our values are messed up.[/quote][/quote]

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