What's a mama to do: stuck at home cardio workout suggestions?

Any exercise performed at a low intensity, sustained pace and continuous duration becomes cardivascular. Try performing serveral exercises in a row, in a circuit type format. Make sure your rest breaks are brief, reps are high, and weight/intensity is low to moderate.

Turbo Fire! An awesome complete home workout with a series of dvds, schedule and eating plan by Chalene Johnson & Beachbody (ya know the same company that does P90X, Insanity, etc) It's a fun yet intense workout with current music, and always has a modifier in case you want lower impact, and takes place in a live gym setting so you feel like you're right in class! Fusion of kickboxing/dancing sort of workout with great cardio and resistance as well. My favorite workout to do when I can't get out of the house.

All right, thank you everyone. Mamas in my circle are motivated once again!!

Special thanks to the few of you who answered with a solely cardiovascular exercise suggestion (dance!), and bonus points to you who provided specific web pages and workout dvds!
Thanks to all the rest of you who so helpfully explained the cardiovascular effect of getting my heart rate up through resistance training, kettlebells, circuit training, and "cardio strength training." We really appreciate the time and thought that went into your answers.

Keep 'em coming!

check out bodyrock.tv
Zusana has many many different 12-20 minute cardio/strength training workouts you can do at home with zero or very few props

Dance! And then dance again....or???? The opportunities are endless. There are weight workouts, mixed workouts, boxing, kickboxing, and body work workouts.....la la la.....

The DVDs are endless - and you don't have to spend money. Join your library - most have the option to go online then and you can request dvds and they notify you when they come in. I have searched for instructors, titles, and so on....just put in your preferences (ie., yoga, hip hop, cardio dance, walking, etc.) and voila - DVD ready to go once the library receives it if they don't already have it.

So bust to move...and have some fun.

What about circuit training?

The above are all excellent recommendations. I have an additional one so that hopefully the happy mother can return to high impact activities and is not reduced to any degree of incontinence from here out. Here is a good web site:
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Pelvic-Floor-Exercises.htm.

Alternatively, check around and see whether you can find a physical therapist who specializes on this therapy.

kettel bell are a good choice for versatile strength/cardio workouts.

Any form of Cardio Strength Training..you can use pretty much any implement you want, it is really just a matter of program design and creativity.

Check out Coach Dos Remedios' Book "Cardio Strength Training"

http://www.amazon.com/Cardio-Strength-Training-Muscle-Stronger/dp/160529...

Its a really good book and compliments his Power Training Book quite well.