Great article! Our kids need the physicality that only dads can truly bring to the relationship. When they are very young through their early teenage years, there’s nothing better than wrestling, tickling, tossing, etc. To see the joy in your kids’ eyes when they think that they beat dad is priceless. Then suddenly they’re in their mid-teenage years and they don’t realize how strong they are, but they still need us to be physical. It’s one of the many, many joys of being a dad. Keep up the great work!
Kevin can I recommend you to Pavel Tsatsouline, Dan John and Pat Flynn on YouTube . You can get a 35lb kettle bell and bulletproof your back in no time.
A back pain newsletter is something I’m right here for.
But seriously the physical toll of parenting is something that doesn’t get talked about often enough, particularly before the kids are here. I’m having the back pain the second time around, but with my first it was my knees that failed me. I still remember falling over in Tesco whilst squatting down for the eggs on a low shelf. Thank goodness it was during the pandemic and early in the morning so no one else saw—apart from the man on the security desk with his bank of CCTV screens. Judging by the look he gave me as I left, he definitely saw.
My husband has taken my first edition of ‘how to become a supple leopard’ by Kelly Starrett and has found it invaluable for helping manage his aches and pains in his 40+ body
Our 5yo is incredibly invested in Zelda (fortunately asleep or away when the scary boss battles happened)
I’d like to hear more about this male friend without kids who lifts up your kids, he sounds great.
Great article! Our kids need the physicality that only dads can truly bring to the relationship. When they are very young through their early teenage years, there’s nothing better than wrestling, tickling, tossing, etc. To see the joy in your kids’ eyes when they think that they beat dad is priceless. Then suddenly they’re in their mid-teenage years and they don’t realize how strong they are, but they still need us to be physical. It’s one of the many, many joys of being a dad. Keep up the great work!
Kevin can I recommend you to Pavel Tsatsouline, Dan John and Pat Flynn on YouTube . You can get a 35lb kettle bell and bulletproof your back in no time.
Appreciated the article share (and the Crayola friendships reference), Kevin! Hope your back pain subside!
Here’s to lifting. Always use free weights and in a standing position to strengthen core...this has eliminated all disc bulging for me...
A back pain newsletter is something I’m right here for.
But seriously the physical toll of parenting is something that doesn’t get talked about often enough, particularly before the kids are here. I’m having the back pain the second time around, but with my first it was my knees that failed me. I still remember falling over in Tesco whilst squatting down for the eggs on a low shelf. Thank goodness it was during the pandemic and early in the morning so no one else saw—apart from the man on the security desk with his bank of CCTV screens. Judging by the look he gave me as I left, he definitely saw.
My husband has taken my first edition of ‘how to become a supple leopard’ by Kelly Starrett and has found it invaluable for helping manage his aches and pains in his 40+ body
Our 5yo is incredibly invested in Zelda (fortunately asleep or away when the scary boss battles happened)