3 month old and exercise

Can you walk the baby in a stroller?

Oh yeah I did!! My favorites were squats and lunges while holding baby. You can also do some really good waited reverse crunches using the baby as a weight. If you lie on your back with your knees up have the baby sit on your feet, put your hands behind your head and incline up a little, the straighten your legs out and bring them back up ( I dont know if im explaining that correctly, but if you exercise you should know what I mean) Also leg raises while the baby is laying next to you. Tons of stuff you can do, just get creative. You can even do arm curls with the baby. Think of them as a weight that keeps getting bigger as you get stronger. Its kinda awesome

If you need some "you time" for working out put dad to work looking after the little one for an hour or two as needed.......

Get a good carrier and walk. Great exercise and all babies love it.

If you are just starting out exercising. There are tons of things you can do with baby. I do almost all my floor exercises with my baby. Abs holding baby, legs like squats while holding baby, bridges with baby on lap. And if you are one of the lucky ones that your baby will nap lol take advantage of it! If time it limites do a fast(20mins) high intensity workout like jump rope, burpes, jumping jacks stuff like that.
If ita nice outside the stroller is awesome you can walk run do lunges squats ect while pushing the stroller
Good job on being a mom and keeping up with exercise!

jesslynn6486 wrote: »

Thank you guys! I'd love to start walking of course with all the rain we've been getting and it being cold it's put a damper on those plans.

You can keep an eye on the radar and walk between showers.

And a light shower doesn't worry me.

I've lost loads of weight walking.

Beware of making excuses!

Do something metabolic/circuit based while they are napping.

Something as simple as alternating burpee/kettlebell swing ladders can get you in and done in 8-10 mins. If you live in a house with a set of stairs - run them for 8-10 mins. Lots of great things can be done in under 15 mins, giving you time to cool down and shower before you're needed again.

I looked after my daughter a lot when she was really young and I did a bunch of nasty and short work that tided me over until I had a bit more time to get back to my regular training.

jesslynn6486 wrote: »

Thank you guys! I'd love to start walking of course with all the rain we've been getting and it being cold it's put a damper on those plans.

Just walk around the house! Or put on some music and dance while holding baby. It all counts.

My youngest is now 1.5 and I hold him while I do squats, twists, heel lifts, marching etc. He loves it. My little girl does exercises along side me. She is 5. She even makes up some exercises of her own and we have fun doing them. I think it's more fun and way less stressful to incorporate your little ones into your routine. If they aren't sleeping. Most days I wait for them to sleep and burn through a routine but I make them feel included and wanted if they are awake and I really need to get some exercise time in. It might take a little longer, but everyone is happy and there isn't any frustration that could lead to any kind of resentments...

jesslynn6486 wrote: »

Thank you guys! I'd love to start walking of course with all the rain we've been getting and it being cold it's put a damper on those plans.

"Walk at Home"...........these are walking videos/DVDs. Low impact so they are quiet during nap time

www.youtube.com/user/walkathomemedia

www.youtube.com/user/jessicasmithtv

My youngest is 7 now. But when she was younger I learned to wake up at the Crack of dawn, it is still my favorite time of day, me time, get my exercises out of the way and the rest of the day is family loving. Except when I was training 2 a days for races. I used various workout videos at home. My favorite and the one I saw the most gains from was insanity and supreme 90 x