two kids and exercise

I chase #1 round the park while carrying #2. For 30 minutes. Then I carry
#1
piggy back home (10 minutes) while pushing the pram. Why do you need to
work
out?
Debbie

I was never in better shape than when my husband was taking the car to work and
I was taking the twins everywhere in the double stroller. Coming back up that
hill with two toddlers, groceries, and a pile of library books -- man, I don't
know how I did it! Since the kids have been in school I've gotten to be quite
the couch potato. Just recently I got a month's gym membership at a school
auction and have been using the rowing machine a lot. I like it very much, and
can tell my endurance has improved, but unfortunately I can't say I look any
better for it yet.

I occasionally take long walks after the kids are in bed, now that the evenings
are so pleasant, and I've taken a couple of short yoga classes and occasionally
done yoga exercises at home (enough so that my five-year-old son will sometimes
get out the book and do them on his own, which is just too cute for words).

--Helen

I wasn't able to get into a regular exercise program until all three of my
girls were in school full time. Between having to pick up for preschool for
a few years and kindergarten, there just wasn't enough time and/or
babysitting available to me. Now since the girls are in school full time, I
work out three mornings a week.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

ted wrote in message
om...
I want to know when you usually workout? What do you do for workout?
Please specify if you SAH or WOH.

Thanks.

(ted) wrote in message . com...
I want to know when you usually workout? What do you do for workout?
Please specify if you SAH or WOH.

Thanks.

I have 3 kids: 9 YO (in school all day), almost 6 YO (in half-day K),
and 17 mos. I work from home, self-employed. All I'm managing right
now is a 30-minute walk most days, as fast as I can do it given bad
old sidewalks and a regular carriage (as opposed to a real jogging
stroller that would take the cracks better), as soon as the older kids
go to school during the week and first thing on weekend mornings.

When I had only 2 and they were younger, I used to go running 2
weekdays a week when I had my babysitter here (she is supposedly here
so I can WORK), and then ran once on the weekend when my DH was here.
But now that the older kids are in school, I am already taking time
off work and using the babysitter for school events, so I feel I
cannot afford to use my babysitting time for running. I also used to
sometimes run when DH got home in the late afternoons, but I find that
to be too stressful. There's just too much going on.

I really prefer running and feel it gets you in shape faster and keeps
you in shape more efficiently. I'm hoping to get back into it this
summer, when I won't have any school volunteering to do. We'll see. .
..