A couple days ago I posted my New Year's Resolutions. I asked on my Facebook page if you had any tips on how to exercise with a busy schedule and little ones running around. Your response floored me! Thank you so much to everyone who commented! I wanted to share these amazing tips with you:
YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR GETTING EXERCISE WITH LITTLE ONES:
Jennifer - Wii fit!
Cat - Try running up and down the stairs in your house for 2-5 minutes every day.
Loni - Thomas is probably a little young still, but I have a couple
of work out videos and when I actually find time to watch them the kids
usually try and do the exercises along with me They have so much more
energy then I do!
Will- When u get home from work exercise then. BEFORE u sit down.
Walking or jogging stairs with the little one on ur back is good too.
Jogging with a stroller too. My kids are 11. I STILL get them to jump up
on my back to walk stairs. I also will have them sprint along beside me
at the track. Just have to think outside the box
Steve - Kettlebell. 15 minutes.
Taryn - I have started dancing.....I pick one song(will increase as i
get fitter) and some time in my day between foldinng laundry and making
dinner....I turn up the music and just giver! Konnor thinks its
hollarous ans kinda dances along to!
Sarah - I do activities with my kids....skating, swimming, etc.
Jasmine - Fitness DVDs are a lifesaver. Saves travel time to and from
the gym and one DVD that you can use over and over is the cost of a
drop in class, at least in the city! I like Tracy Anderson mat and the
Ballet Beautiful series. Mandy Ingber's Yogalosphy is also KILLER.
Megs - Haha Jillian michaels it's only 25 mins so I usually do it when ash is eating in his chair.
Jenny - I like to take my little ones 2 and 3 to the walking track at
the sportsplex and they jog around the track with me. My hubby comes
along so he keeps an eye on them when they fall behind. Lol
Crystal - My three kids and I have daily dance parties where we just
go nuts and shake and jump whatever we feel like and the next morning I
feel like I did an intense workout
Brenda - You can exercise at home with your little guy Mare.
Youtube "Exercise with Baby" and they show so many exercises that you
can di with your little one. It's pretty cool and you get to turn your
exercise time into playtime with him
Sarah - Find a good gym with good classes and a good daycare. Spin
are great, step classes are great, bootcamp classes etc... the key is to
get the little guy used to spending an hour with the daycare so mommy
can get an hour for her own health.
Amanda - The only thing I've been able to stick with is an early
morning class (6:15 am) before work and life gang up on me. I realize
that for you, an early morning class before work would be at, like, 2:45
am, so perhaps my suggestion will not suit your life…for me, going to a
class is a must. I have tried to be disciplined enough to just do
workout DVDs on my own, but always find excuses to flake out on myself.
Once I've paid for a class and have committed to be there, the only real
battle is showing up, then the rest just kind of happens.
Cathy - You have to make it a priority. Easy to say, I know. But when
I had little ones I did. I got day care for two hours so I could
exercise. NOW, my problem is that my kids are adults...so what's my
excuse?
Aren't those just fantastic! I can't wait to try out some of these ideas. I also had some great tips posted on my YouTube video here. How do you manage to fit exercise into your schedule?
Fabulous ideas! Love, Mum xx
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