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Exercise with toddlers: Clever mom hacks for hectic lives
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Sep 23, 2020
- Break exercise up into small chunks of time. Even ten minutes a day is a great start.
- Check out apps and online videos for short exercise routines you can squeeze in whenever suits you.
- Walk or cycle whenever you can to build exercise into your daily routine.
- Do squats while you’re picking up toys.
- Do calf raises while you’re chopping vegetables.
- Walk up and down escalators and avoid elevators.
- Join in during playtime, there’s nothing like a game of tag to get your heartrate going.
- Check if your local gym offers childcare or a creche—many do.
- Go for buggy walks with other parents and catch up while you get your steps up. Choose hilly areas for a more intense work-out.
- Participate in a mom and toddler workout by incorporating your baby into your exercises.
- Find toddler exercise videos on YouTube for you both to try.
- For fun ideas to keep your increasingly mobile toddler active, check out our 12-18-month-old’s activity planner.
Sources:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/get-active-your-way/
https://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/exercise-and-the-working-parent