1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?
Lacey MacDonald, Marketing Analyst, 29
2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?
My dad
3. What did they do to inspire you?
He always encouraged healthy eating habits by keeping unhealthy foods and beverages out of the house. He educated us on why it was important to eat healthy and what harm could be done by consuming a bad diet. He led by example, and encouraged us to be active by challenging us to races, taking us to the gym with him, and promoting exercise through fun family walks, and other outdoor activities (my dad would be the dad that was outside playing soccer baseball with the kids in the local neighborhood, and encouraging them to do their best!)
4. How did their lesson change your life?
I work for a company that promotes a healthy balance in the areas of Work, Life, and Health to businesses and to individuals (a vision which I am totally aligned with, and see the value in because of what my father instilled in me). AND To this very day, I still go to the gym with my father 3 times a week (my boyfriend comes now too).
5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?
YES
6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?
Exercise is fun! Get outside and play, make new friends, get involved in sports, take the dog for a walk, chase around your brothers and sisters. Life is short, and you deserve to make the most of it. By eating healthy and exercising regularly, I promise you…you will feel awesome, have more fun, and get the absolute most out of your childhood! Plus…you will be setting yourself up for a lifetime of healthy habits J
7. Do you have a web site you would like to promote….web address only?