MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN

I work out while my daughter is taking a nap. That gives me about a 2 hour window of time to workout and then catch a nap myself if I need one. If, however, that isn't possible, you could also wait for him to go to bed for the night and get a workout in then.

I try walking too whilst my 2 year old is asleep in her stroller, again, not very easy when she tries to escape. So I just bought Jillian Michaels '30 day shred' and Im doing that at home every day it's 24 mins long for the whole work out. it's tough but it is supposed to have amazing results (check on the forms here) lots of members have done it.

GET A WAGON. Omg. I can take my kids walking for an hour and they just sit back and play with toys, eat snacks, and what have you. (2 years, other is 8months)

My kids are 6, 5 and 3... sometimes we'll go to a playground that has a walking track that stays pretty close to the play area. I also joined the YMCA and it has a childwatch program so I take my kiddos there for about an hour. Then I do videos at home... and my kids do them with me. I give them their own "yoga mats" which are really old receiving blankets. Gives them some space from each other and they actually try to stay in their spot.

Ive got 3 kids, the youngest is 2. I drop him off to nursery earlier than needed so i can walk or cycle to work.
We go swimming as a family and although i cant swim because i have to watch little one i tread water the whole time actually burns quite a few calories.
I take them to National Trust gardens where i can walk while they run around safely without worrying about cars.
I take them Geocaching, which is basically walking but with a treasure to find at the end, its a world wide thing, look it up at geocaching.com.
I bounce and play on our 14 ft tramoline with my kids and although i dont log this one as its not on there i can feel im burning load of calories and am happy just knowing that im exercising while having fun.
We go on a 1-4 mile walk on the night time as a family, i get an ice cream for the kids enroute, that always makes them enthusiastic, i also live near a moor with a large rock formation so i make the walk longer so they can rock scramble, which also makes them enthusiastic.
Me and the kids make obstacle courses round the house and garden and time each other, thats fun.
Basically i make sure there is something in it for them so they want to join in, its great knowing im not just improving my health im improving their's too and setting them up for a lifetime of good habits.

I have two kids.
I work out while the 7yr old is in school and I let my 4 yr old go watch cartoons in my bedroom while I exercise in the living room.

I workout after she's down for the night. I don't feel like I get much out of really short workouts, and that's the only way to get a long enough uninterrupted slot of time to get something done. This also means that sometimes, I'm not done until 11:00 PM.

My kids are 4, 6, and 8, so it's pretty easy to workout when they're around now (they ride bikes and I walk, or they watch movies in their toy room while I workout in the living room, etc). But when they were younger, I did a lot of walking at night with my best friend after our kids were in bed, or did exercise DVDs (turbo jam was my favorite) during naps or at night. Night time is my favorite time to work out and I'm a total night owl, so it works for me. If you have netflix, there are lots of different workouts on there if you need/want variety.

I have a 4yr old, so when I get home from work, he for the most part stays out of the way when im doing my workout, or he will sit on the couch and cheer me on while I do my Turbo Fire {lol}, but if he has extra energy then my Husband usually will do something with him, like go outside, or color... keep him occupied until im done and then we can all do whatever, together.

My son is one so I completely understand. I started dropping him off at daycare early so I could hit the gym before work. I would love to do 30DS which i have at home, but its almost impossible in the mornings with him or in the evenings after work because he doesnt want to sit still for 24 minutes (open to suggestions from anyone on how to incorporate 30DS in somehow!) but also, go outside with them! I got my son a little tikes cozy cruiser for his birthday and he will let me push him all over the yard for HOURS. Just some thoughts

I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 month old. I wait until they both go to bed (7:30pm) to do my P90X work out. Then I shower and go to bed. Back up at 5am to get ready for work!

I'm trying to teach my son to copy me when I work out. Sometimes it works and it is so cute. Other times I have to wait until he is in his crib napping.
Today however, we took a walk outside and he was fine in his stroller, especially after I let him run around in the park. Then he napped on the walk/run back home.

My daughter will try to do the 30ds with me and it's just the cutest thing!

I am a single mother of 2 babies who also works full-time. In the beginning, I did workout dvds at home once my babies went to bed or before they got up, but now, I have joined a gym that has a daycare. They get exposure to other kids their age and mommy gets her "me" time. If you want to do workout dvds at home, I highly recommend 30-day shred by Jillian Michaels or Turbojam - they are both my favorite with great results.

I go to the gym after work before my husband or I go pick the girls up from grandpa's house. I could go once they were down to bed but once I'm home I don't like to go back out.

videos! You can make ugly faces and sounds that you may not want to make @ the gym. Plus, you dont have to drag the kids to yet ANOTHER daycare where you dont know the people.