How many different ways can we come up with for busy parents of small children to squeeze a workout into their day?
Get up early & work out. Do a DVD at nap time. Run to the store, ride the bus home with milk eggs & bread. Do an extra 4 sets every time you have to go up or downstairs to fetch something. Bike commute instead of driving to work. Kid’s Club drop-off and a gym workout. Walk or run through the park while your child is participating in their sports practice.
I know, I know, I just listed a bunch of ideas, but I know you have MORE to share! And busy parents of young children need as many options as possible (not to mention the forethought of scheduling it into their day) to get it done consistently. Parents of young children are often sleep-deprived, scarf half-eaten graham crackers and eggies for their daily energy, and have to be “on” until the kiddos are in bed. A workout opportunity needs to be recognized and grasped at the drop of the hat. Let’s help them do that, because there’s always time. We just need to teach them how to grasp it.
I have been outside playing “tag” with my boys which gets running in. Also we do intervals and they think we are playing games. I just had a baby six weeks ago and I have started doing squats and lunges while holding her, and even laying her on a bed and doing a sort of push up so my face gets close to hers and then away I made it kind of like a game. 🙂