Exercise and WDYD?
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Topic: Exercise and WDYD?
Posted By: Caro07
Subject: Exercise and WDYD?
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 1:55pm
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Hi All
I am a SAHM to DS, who is nearly 2  And I need to get a bit more active!!
I reckon I probably achieve my 10,000 steps a day but most of them are done at toddler pace I used to take DS out for loads of walks in the buggy but now he wants to do the walking! The only time I have available for just me to exercise is before DS gets up (bearing in mind he is up at 6am) or after he is in bed. As tired and lazy I feel at these times I think they are my only option. I would probably just go for a brisk walk. We don't have money in the budget for the gym and although I would love a Wii Fit that will have to wait until next Christmas probably.
So what do you guys do? I am keen to get a bit more active before this next bubba arrives because if I don't, then it will be another 2 years before I address it again ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:05pm
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I started exercising at stupid oclock when we first had kids as that was the only time there was someone in the house other than myself.
So before I started back at work .. I would get up at 5 and go out for a walk and be back before the kids woke up. This usually coincided with when Elias woke and needed a feed anyway, so it worked out really well. Now that I'm back at work (and in training) .. I get up at 4.30 am and Im at the gym to do cardio by 5am so that I can get to work on time (my husband is at home with the kidlets) We also invested in a treadmill for home, so I can usually fit in a cardio session at night when the kidlets are asleep (because my husband is usually having his gym session at that time). ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:09pm
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Thanks Lilfatty - I think the morning is the best time to start it. I know it will really suck initially but you get used to it It would help that hubby gets up at 4am to study so he would say that 5am is a positive lie-in ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:25pm
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4:30am.....shudder.
there are some kiddy-friendly activities you can do that get the heart rate up. I jog around the house. it looks dumb, but oh well. Kite flying is great and getting a bubble machine and running around to catch all of those burns calories too. |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:38pm
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Does your DS still have a nap in the day? Maybe you could grab an exercise dvd frome the library...or look up some exercise clips on youtube and try get some cardio in that way. ------------- 
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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:43pm
That's what I would suggest too...or if he would sleep in the buggy you could go for walks while he sleeps. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
ooEvaoo wrote:Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 2:49pm
The Youtube suggestion was what I was gonig to suggest too... Ive started doing it with preggy exercises. Much better than trying to go to the gym, and if you have 3 lots of 10 mins you can fit in a 30 min session. And its easy to find videos that are at your level/pace/difficulity and ones with trainers you like.... GL! ------------- 
+1 May 09 Angel 
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Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 3:01pm
Thanks for the ideas DS does still nap but I quite like being at home for that otherwise I can't get any jobs done at home  He probably would sleep in the buggy though so would be an option once or twice a week. The exercise video from the library would be a good idea though. I'll see if I can find anything that is low impact ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old)
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 5:36pm
| Theres loads of workout dvds on trademe which work out really cheap. I've picked up a few for between $10-20 ea so I've got a few to choose from depending on what I feel like doing that day. I've seen plenty of preggy ones. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 8:35pm
| Yeah I always did DVDs the kids think its hilarious and would climb all over me but it did the trick. Swimming is also a good one with a toddler, I found just playing in the water and doing gentle laps in the playing pool with them on your back uses up quite a bit of energy. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 06 January 2010 at 9:35pm
Put on a wiggles DVD and dance along with EVERY track.....its actually quite hard. i think they have an untapped market for exercise DVDs
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