Getting Fit with your Children!!
EXERCISES TO DO AT HOME
1. Squats while holding your child facing out. Place feet shoulder width apart, squat down with the majority of your weight on your heels. (The extra weight of holding your baby will increase the workout!)
2. Walking lunges while holding onto your stroller. Hold onto the handle bar of your stroller and lung alternating legs while walking.
3. Crunches. Lie flat on your back, knees bent towards the ceiling. Sit your child on your stomach and count aloud to them.
4. Plank over baby. Lie your child on his/her back and hold yourself over them in a plank position. Smile, laugh, and talk with your little one face to face.
5. Jumping Jacks with your child. Young children think this is really “funny” to watch, and older kids try to copy. Plus, this is a great cardio workout!
6. Fast Feet. Run in place as fast as you can in front of and around your child to get a small burst of cardio.
7. Push Ups. For smaller children (and if you are comfortable), place your baby under you and do push-ups on top of them, kiss them on your way down, if that will not work set them in front of you and count out loud.
8. Side Lunges. Hold your baby facing out and do lunges to your side, make sure to do an even amount on each side.
9. Jog or briskly walk with your child in their stroller. Also if you are walking wear your baby.
10. Hold your baby under their armpits and raise them above your head, to work your arms, but do this only if your baby can support their own head.
2. Walking lunges while holding onto your stroller. Hold onto the handle bar of your stroller and lung alternating legs while walking.
3. Crunches. Lie flat on your back, knees bent towards the ceiling. Sit your child on your stomach and count aloud to them.
4. Plank over baby. Lie your child on his/her back and hold yourself over them in a plank position. Smile, laugh, and talk with your little one face to face.
5. Jumping Jacks with your child. Young children think this is really “funny” to watch, and older kids try to copy. Plus, this is a great cardio workout!
6. Fast Feet. Run in place as fast as you can in front of and around your child to get a small burst of cardio.
7. Push Ups. For smaller children (and if you are comfortable), place your baby under you and do push-ups on top of them, kiss them on your way down, if that will not work set them in front of you and count out loud.
8. Side Lunges. Hold your baby facing out and do lunges to your side, make sure to do an even amount on each side.
9. Jog or briskly walk with your child in their stroller. Also if you are walking wear your baby.
10. Hold your baby under their armpits and raise them above your head, to work your arms, but do this only if your baby can support their own head.
