Planning ahead and looking forward to being with them should give you the incentive to being as healthy as possible.

Therefore, you should have no problem keeping up with your grandchildren and participating in various activities. If you've engaged in daily exercise and healthy eating habits from an rene age, then being a grandparent should be a pleasant experience for you. However if you are in your 50's or 60's (the normal age when most people become grandparents), and if you don't have health issues that limit you from certain daily activities, you should challenge yourself to being fit and hip with the best of them. Tip #1 The first and most important tip is to start on a health fitness program way BEFORE you become a grandmother. Tip #2 After becoming a grandparent, if your health and fitness habits have been sluggish, It's NOT too late to change that.

Now if you are 75+ years of age and you have a set of health issues, then of course yes, you should limit your activities and take it easy. Who says since you are a grandmother that you are old and you should slow down.

It's never too late to practice healthy eating habits.