| Getting any exercise done while watching kids can be | | | | options to work well up to age 4 or 5 with my kids but |
| challenging, but sometimes managing it can be the only | | | | your mileage may vary. |
| way to stay fit. The specifics differ depending on age, | | | | Older kids can sometimes be incorporated into your |
| and of course may be helped if your health club has | | | | exercise routine; or rather you can be incorporated into |
| child care, although they won't watch my nine year old | | | | their play. Maybe you cannot run or go to the gym, but |
| and he wouldn't stand for it either! | | | | an hour of playing tag or hide and seek might be a |
| With toddlers it's often not too hard. They tend to | | | | much harder workout! You need to stay flexible. And |
| sleep a lot, and might happily sleep in their playpen | | | | keep in mind that you can't take something inherently |
| while you put on that exercise DVD or happily sit in a | | | | boring, like running laps for example, and convince them |
| bike seat or a jogging stroller for a while. I found these | | | | it's a game. They're not stupid! |