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POWERFUL LIFESTYLE TIPS - WHY MULTISPORT (TRIATHLON) IS GREAT FOR KIDS Tip #7 – Everyone Has a Chance to Participate

6/15/2016

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Swimming, biking and running are activities that most children, even those with disabilities, are able to participate in, making inclusion another valuable attribute of this versatile and wonderful sport. How often do children sign up for a sport with unbridled enthusiasm anticipating the fun to participate, only to be relegated to the bench. Although there are lessons to be learned in just being a part of the team, let's face it, this isn't great fun. In triathlon everyone participates. Everyone has the same opportunity to cross the finish line and feel that great sense of accomplishment. One of the most compelling reasons to consider triathlon as a competitive sport for children is that no one is excluded from the competition.

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    Suanne Kowal-Connelly, MD  

    Dr. Kowal is a Pediatrician, author of the American Academy of Pediatrics publication, Parenting Through Puberty: Mood Swings, Acne and Growing Pains blogger, USA triathlon coach, speaker, and mom.  
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