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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take the stairs at work and where ever you go.  Lift  dumbbells of you are watching TV

It's not formal.  Just fit it in. [/quote]

There is a lot to this. I think when they are really young you just have to accept that a regular, consistent workout schedule in a gym or even at home might be really hard to come by. Little kids are so unpredictable, plus their schedules change constantly those first few years. You get accustomed to working out at 7pm when they go to bed, and then they go through a long period of just refusing to go to bed! You can't count on them to accommodate you at all.

A big thing for me was just choosing not drive whenever possible. That means I spent the first 4 years of my kids life pushing a stroller all over creation -- daycare, work, the grocery store, the library. And the bigger she got, the heavier the stroller! There were lots and lots of days where I didn't have time for a "workout" but I pushed a stroller with a 30 lb child and another 30 lbs of groceries and other gear a total of 5 miles between drop off, pickup, and errands. I'll take it. I used the carrier a ton, too -- weight resistance. Same with the hiking backpack. When you take your kid to the playground, get in there and do active playing. Is it my favorite thing in the world? No, I'd rather sit on a bench and stare at my phone, I'm tired. But just like all those pre-kid workouts that you didn't exactly look forward to but knew were worth it in the long run, I just make myself do it. And bonus, if you fit your workouts into your time with your child, you get extra time with your child. Which means that when they do FINALLY go to bed, you can finally relax knowing you took care of your body and your relationship with your kid. Exhausting, but worth it.[/quote]

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