Kid on Wheels: Fisher-Price ‘Skaters’

When I got my K2 inline skates, my daughter was fascinated, to put it mildly. She took over, tried them on, and proceeded to attempt to break an ankle playing around in them. I knew immediately that she would need her own skates. So immediately after testing out my own skates, we headed out to [...]

I’ve Got the Skates—I Just Need Open Road

I mentioned recently how much fun I had as a kid, lacing up my white roller skates, with their pink laces and wheels to ride in circles around my driveway. I also remember when I started seeing rollerblades at the skating rink—they seemed so futuristic—and I definitely remember the first time I got some myself. [...]

Skating With a Stroller: It Can Be Done!

Most of my workouts lately are more about play and less about getting to the gym and sweating it up. My weekdays have been filled up with daycare/my work and kid exchanges, so I haven’t had the free blocks of time like I used to to get to the gym with the kids. And when I do [...]

Do You Play at the Playground?

Thanks to a couple of lovely days recently, the entire family and I have hit the park two days in a row. My kids have had a blast swinging and sliding and just being outdoors. And I’ve had a lot of fun, too—I’m not afraid to climb the rock-climbing wall, slide down the slide or swing [...]

A Quick Circuit Workout at Home (Kid Spectators Optional)

Over on Fit Bottomed Girls, we’ve been sharing workouts we do in our new Workout I Did series. Here’s a workout I did while the kids were happily playing one day. It was a day when going to the gym just wasn’t in the plans. So I made good use of a rare moment when the kids [...]

Running with Baby: 12 Tips for Stroller Workouts

Many new mothers find they have some pregnancy pounds to lose postpartum and little time without baby to get in their exercise. Just because you are now a mom does not mean it is time to hand over your fit figure and take on the “mom clothes” forever. You can reclaim your pre-pregnancy body, become healthier and still [...]

Being a Healthy, Muddy Role Model for My Kids

It’s funny what 2-year-olds remember. They’ll “forget” that they’re not supposed to hit their younger sibling, but then they’ll remember relatives who visited months ago. They’ll forget to use the potty, but remember the kid at the gym daycare they met once while using the potty there. My daughter will forget that tearing books is [...]

Embrace Your Inner Kiddo (and Natural Fitness Ability!) With MovNat Workouts

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but “natural” stuff is really big right now. You’ve got movements like the Paleo diet cropping up everywhere, in all areas from nutrition to fitness to health and hygiene products. Fitness enthusiasts are getting back in touch with their primal side with outdoor down-and-dirty events like mud runs and adventure races. [...]

Review and Giveaway: On-the-Move Munchkins

Sometimes the only way to get a workout in as a mom is to bring your kids along for the adventure. Am I right, or am I right? And even if you belong to a gym with a daycare, it’s no guarantee you’ll get a full workout in. The fallback? Working out at home. And [...]

I Dragged Myself Through the Mud—And Dragged My Family to the Event

All in the name of family fitness, I dragged myself out of bed a little too early on Sunday and loaded the family up so they could cheer me on at the Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run. I’m so used to always cleaning up messes that it was a little weird knowing I’d be [...]

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