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The Licata Family
Fit Family Profile
By Pamela Staub Pelino
Playing with the kids gets the heart rate up and keeps Tom young. He's the first one to jump in on a game of basketball, football or ice hockey. And it's not uncommon to see Tom and the kids riding their bikes to school. Tom sports a unique tandem bike, and cruises to school in style. One of his secrets to staying fit? Instead of making fitness a huge production, Tom squeezes in that extra daily exercise while doing ordinary tasks.
Daughter, Isabelle, has practically been skating since she was walking. From a young age, Isabelle, nicknamed, Izzy, has been skating with a private instructor. Friday mornings at 7 a.m., Mom and Izzy head to the rink before work and school. Izzy enjoys preparing for skating competitions and likes the extra bonus time with Mom.
There might only be one thing that Izzy likes more – gymnastics! With weekly lessons, she has become quite an accomplished acrobat. She also enjoys going to the open gym on Friday nights to work on her tumbling.
Aside from being sports oriented, and living an active lifestyle, both children are involved in music. Thomas is an accomplished saxophone player, while Izzy favors the piano. The downtime for practice gives the mind a musical workout while the body takes a bit of a rest.