: Episode 894 – Listener Dan calls in to talk about his NSNG success and to ask the question “will exercise stunt my kids’ growth?” and “what age can I start them on exercise?”
LISTENER DAN
- Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect
- Vinnie answered every Twitter question Dan ever asked him
- He has been NSNG for 4 months
- Has lost over 20 lbs
- Always tried fads, but now has done this lifestyle change successfully
- Has two young sons, 9 and 11
- Both have autism, but both very high functioning
- Mild forms, high functioning
- Social quirks
- Older one, very sensitive and this turns into anger, also a bit of a loner
- Amazing memory, amazing talent
- Younger one, will just shut down when he gets frustrated
- Older one, very sensitive and this turns into anger, also a bit of a loner
- Social quirks
- They are still in a normal classroom, mainstreaming is great for them
- Mild forms, high functioning
- Both have autism, but both very high functioning
STUNT MY KIDS’ GROWTH
- Kids don’t need to do heavy, intense, muscle-building exercise
- Ex: lifting weights not necessarily the best for your kids
- If they want to run, if they want to do some martial arts, that is all great
- Can also be good for them hormonally
- “Formal exercise”, not yet
- Exercise should be body movements
- His gym has kid size rower, kid size elliptical next to adult machinery
- All of this stuff is good
- Make competitions out of it
- All of this stuff is good
- His gym has kid size rower, kid size elliptical next to adult machinery
- Worst thing we are doing to kids is not letting them play or move around
