As I was preparing dinner last night, something on the news caught my attention. Some opportunitic people out there have invented exercise equipment for children. And some gyms have now set up areas where children can work out.

Now I'm all for getting kids active but I don't agree this is the way to go about it. I don't have kids, so I admit that I may not fully appreciate the difficulties that parents have trying to encourage their children to be active. I don't want to be too judgmental but I feel that this is a bit of a lazy solution and doesn't really instill the right philosophies about being active. And it doesn't seem like it would be particularly good for a toddler's bone/muscle development.

One of the parents interviewed for the feature said that it was great being able to put them in front of cartoons on their treadmill. This just seems so wrong.

The show also spoke about baby bootcamp. Now don't even get me started on that!

Does anyone have equipment like this? Or would you consider it? I'm interested to know whether this is a trend that is going to stick. 

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A record 2,500 athletes competed in the Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial festival on the weekend. “All seven events in the series saw a 25 percent increase in participation and the Saturday Tri Clinics were a huge hit for new competitors and those wanting to fine tune some skills,” said Project Manager Melissa Stephens.

Up and coming triathlete Emma Jackson won not only the women's event, but also the Luke Harrop Memorial Bursary. The Bursary is awarded to the highest ranked athlete over three races - Noosa Triathlon, Mooloolaba Triathlon and the Gold Coast event. Emma won the Gold Coast event by  over a minute - quite a gap at this high level.

We had a quick chat with Emma to find out what sort of training it takes to win!

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