Teenagers, Body Image and Eating Disorders

My daughter just turned 13, and, as a parent, I have to think very carefully about my kids' future. Since I have started to get more involved in sports in the last few years, I have come across so many cases of eating disorders and body image issues, especially in teenage girls. I have also come across kids who have amazing potential in sport but they absolutely despise doing any training.

In this post, I discuss my view on how to tackle long-term health and fitness issues in children in general, with teenagers, specifically, in mind.

Race Recap - The London Triathlon 2014

Although it wasn't the original plan, but The London Triathlon was my last race of 2014. I have gone into it after a whole month of not doing much at all, maybe doing a total of 3 runs, 4 bike rides and 2 swim sessions, so I entered not expecting much at all other than just to have fun. The goal of this race was purely to share the experience with my wife and son, who haven't seen me race at all this year (my daughter already saw me in my other race in London in June).

This post is a brief recap of this race, plus a more general view of what has gone and what I'm planning next.

With my son at the finish line :)