working out with 2 kids under 5

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  • Alisonswim46
    Alisonswim46 Posts: 208 Member
    Check out www.gonoodle.com

    It's for kids, but there are some great movement channels! There are short yoga videos, interval videos, running in place, Zumba and other types of dancing! You and your kids can do it together. I use it for my second graders all the time!
  • mjtaylor87
    mjtaylor87 Posts: 242 Member
    Joenali wrote: »
    Check out www.gonoodle.com

    It's for kids, but there are some great movement channels! There are short yoga videos, interval videos, running in place, Zumba and other types of dancing! You and your kids can do it together. I use it for my second graders all the time!

    Awesome i will be looking in to this for my next work out
  • jayemes
    jayemes Posts: 865 Member
    @Gloriam_Sanguinis That's awesome - I'm totally doing this with my 4 and 7 year olds!
  • mjtaylor87
    mjtaylor87 Posts: 242 Member
    I try to do these things but again im still new. I weight around 300lbs and im not strong enough to be safely lifting them and me. I would love to do things like this and one day i will but i just cant yet.
  • raquele3394
    raquele3394 Posts: 180 Member
    edited July 2017
    mjtaylor87 wrote: »
    yeah i try to do it after they go to bed but by that time i am beat. we have to be up at 5 am and i am not a morning person so working out in the morning is very hard for me. and they take nap but that is while i am at work. I feel bad cause i only have from 4pm when we get home till 8 which is bed time to spend with them. that includes cleaning the house, making dinner, getting everyone's stuff ready for the next day, and fitting in a work out. So i try to put them to bed at 8 and then do a work out till 9 and then be in bed by 10. its just by that late at night i dont feel i get the best work out in.

    In my city, I go to the YMCA and it has free babysitting. Not sure if Ymca is near you. In the afternoon I sometimes take the kids to the park. I bought a double running stroller and seat them with a seatbelt, water, goldfish. After I also have the option to go around the playground while they are playing. I bought my double stroller for $40 on Letgo. It does not need to be fancy! I hope that helps

  • raquele3394
    raquele3394 Posts: 180 Member
    mjtaylor87 wrote: »
    so im trying to find good work outs to do with my kids around. if i get on like a stationary bike or treadmill they want to know when they get a turn. if i try to go for a run they run off in different directions or wont listen, if i do floor Exercises they want to climb on me. i cant afford the only gym in my town with a day care and have no family that will keep the kids so i can go work out. I was thinking about getting a bike and buying one of those trailer things that they can ride in while i pull it but i worry i am not in shape enough to keep that going. has any one tried one of those? are they hard to pull?

    You can also put the 2year old on high chair and dance. For the 5 year old you can have him exercise with you! I also have Fitstar and my 7 year old does with me. Fitstar is an App that you download on iPhone or tablet. I love it
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    There are you tube videos that show how to use your kids as weights in your workout. Sounds like they would like that!
  • kimtober
    kimtober Posts: 52 Member
    There are lots of bike trailers that also have a handle to use it as a stroller. I pulled my 2 and 4 year olds around in a bike trailer and it was lots of fun and not terribly difficult. Make sure to bring snacks for them!!

    I fit in short workouts at home whenever I can. Maybe while the kids eat a meal or are occupied with a game. I like the Pop Sugar workouts on YouTube because they have a bunch of different lengths--from 10 minutes to an hour. I usually do multiple 10 minute workouts do I at least feel like I've finished an entire one if I get interrupted. And yeah, getting on the floor always means getting jumped on!!
  • girlgeeklula
    girlgeeklula Posts: 85 Member
    As others have mentioned, using your kids makes for a great workout. I work in daycare with early toddlers, and they love when I do squats and shoulder lifts while holding them (10 kids, 3 squat and lifts per kid, ranging in weight from maybe 20 lbs to closer to 35+).

    They also have taken up liking to march around the room with me singing (Ants go marching) which gives me high knee workouts. Factor I'm my daily movement of just walking and squatting down in general with the kiddos and it's a pretty good workout.
  • sak20011
    sak20011 Posts: 94 Member
    I would look on craiglist for a used BOB/double jogging stroller. If you haven't been on a bike in ages and are getting back into shape, I think pushing 2 kids in the stroller might be a better bet. You can also do 3 short 10 minute exercise bursts a day--10 minutes of burpees and squats, for example; 10 minutes at work going up/down stairs; 10 minutes at the end of the day. I also did dance parties with the kids--put on music and just danced around. they loved that. I now have a gym with childcare, though, and its very nice.
  • Mummatobe24
    Mummatobe24 Posts: 27 Member
    My children are aged 2 and 10 months old. I work out 5 days a week at home doing fitness dvds, it was a really hard routine to get into but it has worked. I tried to get my two year old involved and my 10 month old I just have to keep my eye out on where she is.
  • karahm78
    karahm78 Posts: 505 Member
    Honestly I just kept doing it around them.... eventually the novelty wears off (wanting a turn, crawling on you, etc). My daughter only walked on the treadmill once or twice after pestering me, then after that I was able to exercise in peace lol.
  • kavahni
    kavahni Posts: 313 Member
    Check this out:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtMgeRkSKk
    Also google YouTube "mom exercising using kids." You'll find lots of options!
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