Get in Shape With Your Baby and a Stroller

Fitness Expert, Lisa Druxman, M.A., founded the company Stroller Strides in 2001, after the birth of her son, because as a new mom she had little time to work out. The company has grown nationwide with hundreds of locations and has been recognized by Entrepeneur Magazine as one of the fastest growing franchises. Stroller Strides offers a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. Most locations offer outdoor classes taught by a specially trainer instructor. Classes consist of power walking and body toning using your stroller and exercise tubing (provided).

Extra perk: Published in a 2004 issue of the International Journal of Nursing Practice, researchers in Australia concluded that moms who participated in a 12 week stroller walking class showed fewer symptoms associated with postpartum depression compared to mothers in a non-exercise mom-baby play group.

Check out the website www.strollerstrides.com for a location near you and also have a look at her book, Lean Mommy.