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I've never been in a dance class so wouldn't know how much they cost. I live in Canada too so whatever my quotes are wouldn't apply to you. I love doing aerobics though. They're fun after you learn all the steps and can start to keep up. I was getting to be a pro and haven't been there in a week 'cause of Spring Break being this week, they cancelled all the classes.
Kim
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TAMPAMOM23
3/16/06 8:13 P
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yeah I do ashbee, the only water I would go in near Tampa Bay! lol....where do you live?
yeah, I'm thinking about maybe joining a dance class...anyone know how much they cost?
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| Tampamom, My family go to the Clearwater Beach area every two months. You know where that is.
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It's a set of DVDs and a mealplan that you're supposed to follow for 10 weeks, I think it said 10 weeks. I'm not sure but I only did it twice since I got it. I think I'll be able to stay on track when my husband starts working and I can stay home. I ordered it on BeachBody.com and saw many ads for it before I bought it. They also have a set called turbo jam that looks great!
Kim
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TAMPAMOM23
3/16/06 10:15 A
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| what is yoga booty ballet?
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| Yeah, my son was doing so well for the first time, he wanted to be in front of the class. He was skating faster and faster trying to stay in front of everyone else. This little boy just ruined the rest of his lesson for him and he was so upset. I guess that is a good idea to let him know that he can talk to his instructor about what happened instead of him getting mad at the wrongdoer himself. That obviously didn't work. I told him to tell him that he didn't like it when he pushed him and to please not do it again and get up and skate again. My son was so upset that he got in trouble that he just sat on the ice next and didn't want to get involved. He was so excited about it when he started and then this happened and it just ruined it for him.
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NEWENGLANDER68
3/14/06 2:46 P
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| My son is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's usually the one that gets his hand caught in the cookie jar. I used to explain the situation to the teacher/coach/instructor, but then my son started to look like a little mama's boy. I finally had to explain to him that the only way to retaliate against someone who has done something to you is to bring it to the attention of the instructor and let them take care of yelling at or getting back at the wrong doer. I think he's finally starting to figure it out. The last time he got pushed down in the rink, he got up and was bound and determined to outskate his "arch enemy." It was the best skating lesson he ever had. Maybe I should have stopped sticking up for him before.
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I brought my son to skating lessons this morning and a kid behind him pushed him because he can't skate as fast as everyone else yet. I was so mad but waited for the instructor to say something. My son was on the ice and wouldn't stand up but pushed the other kid back and yelled 'no pushing!' but the instructor hadn't seen the other kid push him. I could see why she wouldn't get mad at the other kid as she hadn't see him push my son but she did get mad at my son for pushing the other kid and for yelling at him. I was angry because she didn't even give my son a chance but immediately got mad at him without asking him why he was angry and that it is not nice to yell or push even when you're angry. She immediately took a harsh tone with him and told him no pushing and no yelling without letting him express how he felt. I told him how to handle it the next time it happens but it made me angry that the other kid wasn't told not to push either as he will think that it's okay to push my son or any other kid if they aren't as fast as he is on the ice.
I wanted to talk to the instructor about the way she handled it as I know my son can be a handful but she shouldn't assume that he is the instigator. I know this is way off topic but I needed to get it off my chest. I was really annoyed and wanted to take him out of his lesson but let him try to get back up and try again. He was so hearbroken that she got mad at him that he just sat there so my husband went to talk to him. I know this is probably kind of the opposite of what we've been talking about too. My son can be aggressive but it's more helpful to help him understand his feelings and how to deal with them instead of immediately scolding him for the way he dealt with them. As well, she let the other kid go on his way and didn't say a word to him about why this had happened.
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NATALIE718
3/14/06 2:29 P
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| last year my daughter was walking by the swings and this kid twice her size kicked her in the face and she got drug under the swing he was on. i kept yelling for him to jump off. but he kept trying to stop with his feet and kept stomping on her back. i finally grap the swing and got him off. my daughter was bruised for a month. then when i asked that kid what he was doing. he said he didn't care that she got hurt cuze it wasn't his sister. some kids don't care whst they do to others. i think he was 6 and my daughter was only 2. so now i always stay close to my kids.
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| I know what you mean, I do get annoyed with other kids around my kids too, my daughter is only 1.5yo. I wouldn't want her to get hurt. I had yelled at one kids for jumping over my son when he was only 1.5yo and he kicked him on the head when he was jumped over him. I screamed like a mad woman. He was my only baby and for him to get hurt like that really hurt me too. He didn't understand why anyone would do that and was really scared to play on his own after that. He was playing on the infant playground those kids shouldn't have been there anyway. I shouldn't have waited for my son to get hurt tho so it's a good idea to remind kids about their size and how fragile they are. I can see where you're coming from.
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You should try a local park. We have a great neighborhood so it is okay for us to walk. But, we also go to a local park and it has a jogging trail so it is a great place for us it lets our son play and then we go on a little walk and then he can play some more. He really loves it but sometimes we have to watch him like a hawk especially when they are older kids around because they are not aware of him and I can honestly say I have got onto a few kids for almost knocking him down. I know I shouldn't have but that is my child and if anyone hurts him that is the least they would have to worry about.
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| I have to be worried that my son is going to run on the road or we're spending a lot of time standing in one spot as he has to doddle and stop to look at stuff along the way. It's a great learning experience for him but it's very stressful for us. We need to find a place to walk where we don't have to worry about cars and where there is stuff that he can look at without worrying about the exercise we're getting from our experience as a family. If we're doing any walking, it's not going to be something we can say is exercise! It'll just be for family time and fun!
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| My sons the same way he wants to do whats he wants when he wants to. He is only two what else is there for him to do.
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| I've always wanted a jogging stroller but have never really liked walking or jogging. I like doing aerobics classes, aquafit, or going to a gym. I know, I will eventually just have to do whatever I can to get in a workout. It must be fun to have a 7 & 8 year old to workout with you. They are fun at that age. I have nieces that age that I've invited to spend spring break with me. My kids are only 3 and 1 but they are fun as well. My son liked to jump around when I did my aerobics but not just around me, on me too, that wasn't fun. Hope you're finding time and I'm glad you're doing what you can to get some exercise. I think I'm just making excuses. My son's really hard to handle for walks as well.
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NEWENGLANDER68
3/14/06 8:55 A
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| I have a 7 & 8 year old, and they're both very possessive of my time. Instead of copping an attitude with them, I go for my walk or jog, and they come along for a bike ride. I even purchased 2 small exercise balls for them so they could join me in my workout. They're great cheerleaders, and the exercise is good for them. An additional benefit is that they are learning exercise habits from a young age. You may want to try a jogging stroller to take walks or runs with your baby. Good luck.
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It can be hard sometimes to find time for yourself but if you really think about it and sit down and plan it out you can find time. THat is what I had to do. I just had to sit down and find the time. And now I have 4 days I can go work out if I want to. I plan on just three but in case something comes up I have found away to get my workout in.
Ashley
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NATALIE718
3/13/06 7:46 P
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| i understand how hard it is to find time to exercise. my husband also works third shift. 6 days a week. so he sleeps untill 5 pm. plus i babysit on 2nd shift and they don't leave untill midnight. plus i have a 3 year old and a 5 month old.
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| Yeah, I found that scheduling that time really got me into actually doing it. I would write it in my planner to be sure I would get it done! We all deserve some time to ourselves!
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DARKESTMAMA
3/13/06 6:18 P
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My daughter is 13 months old, and since my husband works 10 hours a night graveyard, he sleeps all day. I work 2 nights a week as a vocational teacher. When she goes down for her afternoon nap, I use that time to do chores (dishes, laundry, etc.) I never quite seem to be able to fit in a good about of workout time, but I have a dvd called 8 Minute Fitness (it's older, it's definetly from the 80's) but I can usually fit in at least one of the 8-minute workouts (there's stretch, abs, arms, legs and buns.)
At night, after she goes to sleep I workout. I do between 30 minutes to an hour of working out to dvds. I don't have any equipment besides the dvds and 3lbs weights, and I don't have the financial capability to go out and buy alot of equipment right now.
Just remember: You DESERVE to have an hour a day to do what you want, outside of the everday chores. When you realize you DESERVE time to do what you want, you can find it
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Good luck hope everything goes well, I had my workout today and I feel great. Hope everyone has a great rest of the day.
Ashley
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've really fallen off my schedule as well as my diet but I'm slowly getting back on track. I only worked out twice last week at aerobics classes and did yoga Booty Ballet twice at home.
I've been going to my mom's every weekend though and she lives 1.5 hours away (driving) and we always fall off our diet there. This weekend, we did again, I had cheesecake yesterday and felt extremely depressed and guilty but told myself that I'm going to get back on track tomorrow and am allowed to allow myself those little indulgences as I will likely fall off my diet a lot more often if I guilt myself into a slump. I am also going to make more of an effort this week to hit the gym as I've been on a plateau for over a week now and haven't gotten anywhere. This week is the week that I will meet my 2 to 3 pound goal! Wish me luck!
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I recently joined Curves and before I had to sit down and think if I was able to do it. Well, I figured it out. On Tuesday's my son goes to Mother's Day Out for 4 hours. So, that gives me one day. On Wed. my grandmother can watch him for a little whild and on Friday's I will go during my husband's lunch hour. I really enjoy Curves because it is an hour and half work out in just 30 minutes and if you don't have much time it is great it works for me anyways.
Ashley
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| I know finding time is very difficult, so I did my exercise at night when all was quiet and had time for myself. Maybe you can find the best time for you either before or after kids are down, or perhaps at their nap time.
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 Over and over again. Today it was even better: it was a family event (with some improvise off course!!!). First my husband, my son and I went biking. Half hour after my son fell asleep while we wore biking and we went back home. Funny at least. After my husband and I just went walking another 30 minutes. It was just great !!! I am very happy again we could turn family moments into workout time !!!
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That is exactly how you do it. You MAKE the time. Because you aren't going to "find" any floating around magically. Good for you!
In the plane they always tell you to put the mask on the adult FIRST and then the child. Because if somthign happens to the adult, there is nobody left to take care of the child.
This is the same thing. You want to be around healthy for your kids.
VeganMom
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| I have a 2 year old kid. My husband has helped me a lot on staying with my kid in order to me go walking. Today it was different. My kid had a terrible night and my husband almost stayed awake all night. When my kid woke up I said dad go to sleep, me and our son will go biking. We had a great time for almost half an hour. I hope we can do this over and over again....
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I thought I could try doing little things to workout like dancing around with the kids and going out to the park but found that I wasn't getting enough so I bought some exercise tapes for home. Those didn't work 'cause my kids took their naps at different times.
I still feel guity but I've started scheduling time to do a workout at the gym, aerobics, or aquafit once per day at least. Because I've been out of it while sick for the last week, I decided to do two workouts yesterday evening. I did aerobics at 5:15, went home for a quick dinner, and went swimming with the kids from 7 to 8. I did aquafit from 8 to 9 and then went home. I spent some time with my daughter and put her to bed and then fell asleep very swiftly.
This was what our schedule was like for two weeks straight for a little while but I've been sick for the last couple of weeks so it hasn't been too bad. I did schedule time for the kids just as much as I scheduled time for workouts so that did help to take off a little bit of the guilt...
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Hi All,
Finding time is one of my biggest challenges too. I try to make me time a priority a few times a week. To make more time for exercise - I switched my gym membership to Curves for a quick, effective work out, I have started batch cooking - I prepare and freeze 1-2 weeks of dinners on the weekend, and I try to incorporate exercise in everyday activities like doing a kids fitness video with my son when we "play" or dancing around when I am cleaning the house.
Every little bit helps...
Be well,
Alicia
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SEETHEREALME
3/9/06 3:27 P
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Good for both of you for making the time! I have only been on SP for just over 2 weeks and I think that is the hardest part of SP. I have 2 small children myself, and have to set aside time after they go to bed and allow myself time to exercise.
Keep up the good work!!
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Hey, I'm a new mom (my baby is 9 months old), and I too have some problem in finding the time...
I was thinking to tell my husband to keep the baby two evening a week, to let me go walking/jogging for an hour or so around the park. It's been such a long time since I've had the time....
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MOODYGIRL530
3/8/06 1:47 P
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| the only that seems to be working for me right now is actually stopping evrything else(kind of with an attitude) and getting on the treadmill.I feel like I'm in a fight to put myself first sometimes and not feel guily about it. I have no set time to workout and it feels chaotic. I'm striving to have a set time because then I'll be in a "groove" and can be more consistent. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm going to have to get up before everybody in the house in order to literally 'put myself first'.
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