Update: Giveaway: Fit Mama

My favorite get-fit activity with my 3 1/2 month old little boy is to snug him into his moby wrap and do squats and lunges all over the house. He has a great time with all the rockin’ and I tighten up my loose-tush at the same time!

I agree, walking is my favorite to do with the kids, we get fresh air,exercise and always discover something cool.

I wrap my DD2 into our ella roo rebozo and take the 35 minute walk to the library, pushing my 3 yo dd1 in her stroller.

My favorite activity to do with my children is walking with them in their wagon or stroller. They are up to about 60lbs combined! Also pushing them in their swings they love to go really high – so it really works out your Arms.

My favorite exercise is to dance to the Spice Girls or Abba (her favorites, not necessarily mine) with my 11 month old daughter. We also go on lots of walks.

My favorite “get fit” activity with my 16 month old son is playing on the playground outside. Most of the time I am chasing after him. 🙂 That’s where I get most of my exercise! He just likes the slides.

My favorite activity with my little one is to hold her while I do squats. She likes the up and down motion and I get a little more weight to push up so hopefully my backside won’t be so big!

Before I was 26 weeks pregnant with my second baby (and pulled a muscle in my belly, ack! I’m 37 weeks pregnant right now) I loved to put my 2 1/2 year old in my mei tai and go for walks, or just dance. She always enjoyed it and it’s a great work out! Hopefully I’ll be able to sling two babies 🙂

My daughter who is 18 months imitates every exercise that I try to do… Working on stretching hamstrings… She pushes on the backs of my legs trying to get them closer to my chest… Since she can touch the floor behind her head when doing these stretches… She tries to help

I love putting my baby in the stroller and heading out in the fresh air and sunshine. All of my children have loved it as newborns and infants, and it not only gives them a chance to be out in nature, but the fresh air and exercise makes for a happier Mama too!

we take a family walk every night. this way we can all get caught up while getting some fresh air.

I love to take the kids for walks. When my son was younger, I’d put him in the sling and his sister in the stroller and walk the block. Now that he’s bigger I can’t figure out how to put him in. 😦

But we have a tandem so I still take the kids out when I have the time/energy.

I also love to lay on my back, knees bent with my kids (one at a time) on my shins and lift them up with them. The kids and I just laugh and have the best time doing that!

We created a game we call “stroller soccer” – our daughter sits in the stroller, and my husband and I take turns in the other two positions – one of us manning the stroller, while the other stands facing the stroller and kicks a nerf ball. It’s a lot of fun chasing the ball around, and our daughter thinks it’s the funniest thing – it’s also teaching her how to kick the ball back!

My favorite activity is to go for walks with my children. Unfortunately that just isn’t enough – I know it. I need to loose some weight and get toned. This book sounds like just the kind of information I need.

We love walking with our daughter, of course. But we’ve tried to create our own strength-training workouts as well. My husband and I do curls and presses with our daughter all the time – at 15 lbs, she’s just the right weight. He does bicep curls while she’s in her carseat, and I do chest presses while she giggles in my hands (very “airplane”-ish). I also do lunges and squats with her, which keeps her happy while I get a little workout!

We are big on the long long walks, and I try and throw some squats and lunges in there. Also, we bounce (and bounce, and bounce)!

My favorite get fit activity with Baby Sofia is ballroom dancing. I am an instructor at a local college and she comes with me. I strap her in a carrier to my chest and she laughs and laughs as my dance partner whirls us around the floor. Everyone wants to dance with her, so she has had numerous partners at only 3 1/2 months!

Well, it’s what I seem to do a lot of!! LOL That’s walking!

Going for walks is great, and dancing with a babe is a lot of fun.

With a 5 weeks old boy in tow, walking with a stroller is the only option that I have right now. Sometimes I squeeze in some sits up during his naptime.

Hopefully if I win the Fit Mama book, it will give me more ideas on how to get fit faster since I have 3 weddings to go to this Fall 🙂

my favorite is thing to do is hop in the pool and put my little pumpkin in her floating island while I push her floatie and I do kicks and water aerobics. she gets a big smile on her face and I get a cool workout and she chills in the pool too!

We love to dance!! I pick her up and we twirl and twirl until we get dizzy! It is the best sound in the world to hear my daughter laugh. She gets this deep down belly laugh you have ever heard.

Jessica

I would have to say swimming and riding bikes, when smaller going to the park and going down the slide (yes me included) great activity.

What is your favorite “get fit” activity to do with your baby?

I love doing tummy time, and looking into my little boys eyes 🙂

After reading many of the comments, I guess I am a slacker mom. My favorite thing to do is chase my 2yr old while carrying my 4mth old in my arms. My kids are quite attached to me, and me to them.

My favorite activity is just for us to go for a nice walk outside – we get to see new things and explore but get fit in the process! Super fun!

What is your favorite “get fit” activity to do with your baby?

I strap my baby (6 wks old) into the front carrier and go for a nice long walk. It not only is refreshing to get out in the fresh air, and have a change of scenery… but it’s also a great snuggle time for me and my daughter!

I put my 3-week-old in a sling and walk over the Brooklyn Bridge (it has some serious slope to it so it’s a good incline walk!), or I do push ups with my baby lying on the floor and kiss her belly before I push up.