Starting young

My 6 year old granddaughter is a budding champion in athletics, and competes in the Junior events every Saturday. She is extremely talented at running.

Her father has an excellent home gym and she watches him workout, and he lets her do several very safe exercises, strictly under supervision. Never allowed in the gym on her own. In the photo she is doing presses with a 5kg weight plate, followed by some rowing training. See the extra photos.

We all undertand how carefully this enthusiasm must be controlled, and it is. The genetics may have something to do with this love of sport and training. Three of her grandparents all workout on a very regular basis. It will be interesting to see where her sports career takes her.