Working Out with Your Toddler and Making it Fun For Both of You

Now that spring is here, you can take out the jogging stroller and start your exercise regimen by walking your baby around the block a few times a week and then slowly working up to a jogger’s pace. Your child will have loads of fun and you will as well because inevitably your toddler may say, “Faster, mommy, faster.”

Another exercise you can do with a stroller and your toddler in tow is squats. In fact, you may do it all the time without knowing it. When you bend down to check on your toddler or if your toddler calls to you while you’re walking, you step in front of the stroller and bend down to see what’s wrong. Well, you can utilize a series of squat exercises and make a game of it with your toddler.

At home, there are a number of exercises you can do with your toddler, including: playing a music CD and dance, play an exercise DVD for beginners and have your toddler workout along with you; lie on the floor and do some leg lifts while your playing with the toddler; lie on your back and lift the toddler; or do what toddlers love to do – run around the house.

In the backyard, you can play games with your toddler on the lawn such as rolling a ball, tag, jumping jacks, or any other activity that may give you a good cardiovascular workout. Again, toddlers love to run and keeping up with them can be the best workout of the day.

There are fitness gyms specifically designed for moms and toddlers which you can join in an effort to have a more regimented workout routine while, at the same time, you’re your babies and toddlers with you at all times. There is even a stroller workout program for moms!

No matter what you choose, working out with your toddler and making it a fun experience for both of you is all that matters.