“Why Children Are Much Smarter Than You”

I have a question for you. When did you stop “being” a child? Why did you grow up? What’s so special about being a grown up? I know you are probably wondering, “what in the world is sincere ranting about now?” Well, I was watching a certain billionaire talk show diva’s show yesterday, and one of her celebrity guests elaborated on the joys of motherhood, and how she is reveling at the fact that raising a 5.5 year old boy is the best thing on earth. Why? Because children at that age keep you on your toes with lots of questions.

At this age, children will not accept, “No,” “Yes,” “because I said so,” or accept just any old answer from their parents, in order to get them to be quiet. You have to stop for a second and admire that quality in children. In a child’s world, their parents, and most adults they come in contact with, are viewed by the child as an expert. That is why they ask you a ton of questions….because, you’re an adult and are suppose to have all of the answers.

However, as adults, most of us rarely question the ramblings and statements of “so-called” experts, especially in the health and fitness world. I mean, after all, if a “celebrity” trainer, fitness guru, or dude with a new diet book raves about a new trend or piece of exercise equipment is the be all and all to fat loss, then they must be right….Right? They must be, because if they were not, why would they be on TV, the radio, or in a magazine, right? What about the late night infomercials, or that new diet pill?

Don’t get me wrong, some of these new pieces of equipment may help you with your fitness program. However, they are just tools to add to your arsenal. However, most are a waste of money and sell you false promises. Some of these fitness “experts” actually know what they are talking about. However most are:

a.) talking out of the side of their necks, and just know how to present their b.s. in a convincing manner.

b.) simply regurgitating old information, and claiming it as their own

c.) are not qualified experts at all, yet simply nothing more than an “experienced” consumer, or

d.) delivery cookie-cutter, very general ideas that may not necessarily be specific to “your” personalized needs.

What I am getting at, is just because it sounds good, or because it’s in a magazine or TV, or because your nosey Aunt Linda, who is 100 pounds overweight, says you need to do the latest exercise or diet craze, because she read about it in People magazine, doesn’t mean that you should do it, without finding out more. Before you start any fitness or diet program, find out everything about it, and then ask yourself if it is “truly” right for you.

Have the curiosity of a child, and never take to word or advice of a so-called expert (no matter how good their information sounds) without truly asking what the information is based on, where did the info come from, does it address the long term, and most importantly, does it really address your specific health & fitness goals.