A healthier lifestyle grows in stages
Mary Ganzel
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Physical activity has always been a part of my life. As a child I walked a half-mile to school every day during the school year and worked in our garden three or four hours every day during the summer. My father coached me and my siblings in basketball and softball from a very young age. As a result of his guidance and interest in sports, several of us went on to play softball and basketball in high school and college.
After participating in sports through high school and college, I discovered a new form of physical activity in the early