After 13 years my daughter has just now expressed an interest in strength training. As a Mom, I’ve always hoped she’d eventually come around so she could benefit from all of the cool things lifting weights has to offer; not just the physical stuff, but mostly the inner strength this lifestyle breeds. I’ve invited her to join me at the gym for years now just to establish some basic fundamentals and get comfortable being in one, but she’s never wanted to come–until tonight! I really wanted to make it a positive experience for her so she wouldn’t be reluctant to return and we had a great time together. On the way home she said she she’d like to go again soon (yay!). In moments like these, you realize just how important it is to lead by example, because you never know what they’re observing and applying to their own lives. Let us hope this is something that sticks, and she’ll find comfort in her own body through these teen years while lifting heavy shit in the gym.