Updated: May 27, 2021
Originally Published: Sep. 1, 2010
Lower Body Strengthening:
- Hand your toddler a bowl filled with Cheerios, but leave it unsealed.
- Take a quick moment to scroll through social media—just 7.2 seconds.
- Look around. Has your toddler managed to scatter every last Cheerio? If not, repeat step two. If yes, gently pry the empty bowl from their grasp.
- Is your little one crying despite the lack of food? Great! Now, squat to pick up each Cheerio instead of bending down or sitting on the floor. Aim to collect them all before the crying escalates to a full meltdown.
Level up: When this becomes too easy, let the dog in to join the fun. Race against her to recover all the cereal!
Cardio:
- Allow your preschoolers to host a “theater” production with their stuffed animals on the stairs, ensuring they have all 1,622 toys their grandmother has gifted them.
- Send the little ones upstairs with an old, broken toy that they suddenly insist is critical to their happiness. Lace up your sneakers; by the time you reach the top, someone should be either injured or wailing.
- Sprint up the stairs, dodging the strategically placed stuffed animals. Intervene with the fighting preschoolers.
- By the time you descend, the conflict will likely reignite. Repeat until you’re ready to toss every toy they own!
Level up: Reinstall those old baby gates at the top and bottom of the stairs to test your physical endurance and patience.
Yoga:
- During peak traffic hours, load the kids into the minivan, ensuring they can reach each other while buckled in.
- Hand them a few toys, then find yourself in a traffic jam. Don’t play any movies or music; let them get bored.
- After about fifteen minutes, they’ll likely start fighting, dropping toys, or demanding snacks. Wait five more minutes for maximum effect.
- When the noise becomes unbearable, stay firmly stuck in traffic and start appeasing them. As toys drop, contort your body to retrieve them without unbuckling your seatbelt. Separate any bickering while keeping one hand on the wheel.
Level up: For added mental exercise, bring along your partner and strive to maintain a calm demeanor while juggling these tasks.
Core Strength:
- About twenty minutes before nap time, take your three-year-old to the grocery store with a long shopping list.
- Ask her if she wants to walk or ride in the cart, then tell her she must do the opposite. As she collapses in a fit of defiance, lift her and try to wrestle her into the cart, engaging those core muscles.
- When it’s time to leave, rouse her from her cart-induced slumber and lift her back into the car seat, using one leg to steady the cart from rolling into that pristine Mercedes parked nearby.
Level up: Bring your school-age child along and let him push one of those dreadful kid-sized carts while you manage the above chaos!
Next time someone notices your sleek new look in those “good” yoga pants, channel your inner Gwyneth and say, “Really? I never make it to the gym. Just keeping up with my little ones is enough to keep me in shape!”
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In summary, your children can provide a unique workout experience, blending fitness with fun chaos. From squats to cardio and even some yoga, navigating parenthood can help you stay fit. So embrace the madness, and remember, you’re getting a workout while making memories!
Keyphrase: Kids help you stay fit
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