New StrollerFit Classes

A brand new facility has opened in Milford, MA ad we are goign to try out StrollerFit classes there 2 days a week for the next fw weeks to see how it works.  Come Check out the Milford Sports Center at 132 Central St, Milford, MA.

We will be holding StrollerFit Monday and Friday at 9:30 AM and Mommymusclesculpt at 9 AM on Wednesday.  Come try a class or two for free and if you join at the first class you will receive 20% off the joinikng fee and a free gift.

We are also planning for the summer and classes at Southwick Zoo and Louisa lake.  We hope you will come and join us and see what e are all about.

www.StrollerFit.com/BlacksoneValley

http://www.milfordsportscenter.com/


Don't forget we are still offering Restore the Core at the Village Congregational Church in Whitinsville Thursday's at 8 PM and Saturday's at 8:30 AM

Changing up the StrollerFit Routine

I was talking with Wendi in Akron the other day (congrats Katie on the new baby girl!)  about changing routines during the StrolelrFit classes.  I change the middle of the workout everyday with new moves, drills, challenges etc., and I change the core and stretching we do on a daily basis.  Some of my moms even comment on our meetup about the moves, specifically what they like and what they don't and what is feeling ther burn.

Then I read an article about cardio exercises.  It talked about the benefits of cardiovascular.  By adding regular cardio to your routine, you can improve or increase your:


- Heart Function
- Fat Burning
- Metabolic Rate
- Immune System
- Mental State
- Quality of Life

This is Great news! As a general guideline, you should do 30-60 minutes of cardio 4-6 days/week. Your heart needs it! Cardio is like weight training for your heart muscle – like any other muscle your heart needs to be worked out and pushed to its limits to maintain optimal performance.   This made me excited, because my StrollerFit moms and I do 4 days of Cardio with weight training mixed in and one day of straight weight training.

But then I started to think, some of the moms are complaining of being on a plataue with their weight loss, as am I.  I realized that my warm up is usually the same, so it is time to change it up.  Look out Ladies, this week it is all about new moves in the warm up.  Plus I had a Hanukkah, Holiday Party this weekend and I know I was good all day with my eating, but the peanut butter cookies made by Kerrie were amazing and I ate too many!  So we will be working extra hard to keep the "Fitness Takes No Holiday Challenge" and trying not to gain the Holiday
Pounds!"

I know when you’re doing too much of the same thing your body will hit a plateau even when you are eating right!

PLATEAU = STOP LOSING WEIGHT or STOP SEEING RESULTS
The article said "A good guideline is to introduce a new form of cardiovascular exercise about every 30-60 days. For many of us, we have things we love to do and do not want to stop. Your body will respond to the change of pace."  So this is what "I am going to do in class this week.  Try to help myself and others, over the platgeau and make it fun.  I am going to bring new music to help us get moving and to keep it fun and exciting at StrollerFit and Mommymusclesculpt!

Watch out ladies, the challenge for me to change it up is on and who knows what to expect.  Make sure yo0u bring your bar to class everyday!

Snow Day

Here are some photos of the kids playing in the snow while I cleaned off the driveway.  Mommymuscle sculpt was cancelled but I got a workout with the shovel and snow blower.

Then on Thursday and Friday I made Strollerfit classes with extra burn using the muscle bar alot, it was great!

6 Reasons to stick with your Fitness Routine thru the Holidays

#1 - Exercise has the ability to improve your immune system and help you fight off colds, flu and other infections. It can even help you recover faster from a minor infection. So don’t stop exercising just because you are a little bit under the weather.
Why Does Exercise Improve Immunity? No one really knows for sure, but there are a few theories:When you exercise, your body increases the speed at which it removes waste products."

# 2 - Increased immune function – cardio vascular conditioning makes your immune cells function better every day due to increased oxygen uptake

#3 -Cortisol flusher! Moderate exercise is a great way to flush coritsol (stress hormone) which can make us crabby, tired and hungry for sugar!
#4 - Fat burner! Proper exercise burns fat, lowering your risk of many diseases and conditions.


#5 - Happy hormone producer- exercise increases the amount of serotonin in our system which elevates our mood and helps us sleep better!
#6- Carbohydrate conserver - more fit you become the less carbohydrate you expend during exercise which means you have more energy for all those things you wish you had the energy to do!

Exercise is amazing so keep up the great work ladies! 

If you have not already tried StrollerFit, Mommymusclesculpt or Restore the core, get out and try class for free on us!

Kids say the darnest thing and tales from a crazy StrollerFitclass

I am experiencing the things Joey says and am amazed on a daily basis what he knows.  Yesterday, we were talking about sharing with Juliannan and his friends.  He told me he has one firend - Emily.  When I asked about her sister Carissa he said, no she is Emily;'s big sister like I am juju's big brother, not my friend!.  I can't believe he knows that and can relate the two.

Now today at Strollerfit, things were a little crazy.  It was raint and cold and all the boys wanted to do while we were warming up is run around at RBI's so we let them.  When we started to move they still did not want to be int he strollers, so they played on one side and we worked out with the babies on the other.  It was funny to watcxh evan 3, Joey 2 and Christopher 18 m, play and follow each other into all kinds of games and trouble.

The boys wsaw us line up for line runs and they joined us.  then we did a stroller obstacle course and they again followed us, doing kicks and high knees and the funniest was them trying the football runs.  The best part was when we went to get water and they all got there drinks and Evan says "Mom I am tiured, that was hard wark."  We laughed and his moms tracy's response was priceless,  she said "Your tired?  Wait til you are 40 years oild kid!"

Then they all joined us for wall squats, 10 seconds in, Evan falls to the floor and says "That's hard"  It was hysterical. 

My favorite part was while we stretched, Christopher decided to sit in a chair, and scooted so far back, his butt went through the back and he got caught by hsi legs, he was fine and was laughing, he wanted to do it again, when his mom Jesy got him out.  The rest of us had to laugh it was funny.  We then promptly put the chair away.

After our hot momas challeneg the StrollerFit moms have become competitive on 2 things planks and wall squats.  I am adding side planks to the challeneg and we are going to test our selves and see who can hold them the longest in proper form at the end of the Fitness takes NO Holiday's challenge.  The winner will get a cool prize from a local business.

Who knows what tomorrow will bring at Mommymuscle sculpt.  I am thinbking of giving the boys a nin weighted bar to do the MMS moves and see what happens.

Hot Mamas Challenge

So it is wednesday and the challenge will be over next monday!  The homework will be emailed in a few minutes but I just read another email that made me think about all of the Hot Mamas that come to StrollerFit...  For those that were at Mommymusclesculpt today with Stan, you will understand since I am others almost p'd in there pants.

Did you know.....

Many women experience bladder control issues during and post pregnancy.  MaryBeth Knight from StrollerFit writes that our babies are cute, but do we have to suffer?  NO!

The pelvic floor, or a weak pelvic floor is the reason for this problem.  If the pelvic floor loses strength then the bladder loses control!

Did you know there are 2 types of muscles in your pelvic floor?  One is the slow twitch whose job is to support the pelvis for long periods of time, just like your claf muscle that allows you to stand for a long period of time. 

The fast twitch fibers found in the pelvic floor, and these fibers act as an "extra closing force"  to prevent leakage from the bladde4r when you sneeze, laugh, cry, lift heavy objects or have to "hold it" until you find a bathroom nearby.  It is these muscles that can be damaged and forced to become inactive during and after childbirth.

The fast twitch fibers of the pelvic floor fire as a reflex.  Meaning, you don't think about contracting them, you just do it.  Before childbirth, if you had to sneeze, these fibers contracted before you sneezed to prevent leakage.  However childbirth and something called "reflex inhibition" can render these muscle useless after childbirth.

Reflex inihibition is a protective reaction the body has towards injury. Your pelvic floor muscles were injured during delivery, if allowed tobe called into action before they healed from the birth, further damage to them could have taken place. Therefore, to allow them to heal, the body shut them down... but what happens to a muscle when it isn't used for a long period of time? We lose it!

This is exactly why we HAVE to retrain the pelvic floor, and every other muscle that was mistreated, underused or overused during pregnancy!

Not only does pregnancy and childbirth weaken the pelvic floor, but so does being overweight! Every extra pound that a woman carries is felt by her pelvic floor. Extra weight causes the pelvic floor muscles to fatigue and increase the risk of incontinence.

When Marybeth created Restore the Core ALL of this information was taken into consideration. It is why we place a the mommymuscle fit 'n fun balls between our knees and squeeze them!

Women all over the country are able to run, jump, sneeze and hold it! If you or someone you know has these issues, RTC can solve them! (but only as long as they CONTINUE to perform the exercises) the issues will return after a few months on not exercising the muscles!

If you want to increase your ability to regain the fast twitch reflex, add 10 quick squeezes of the ball into one of your tabletop moves! THis quick pulsing on the ball will awaken the fast twitch fibers!

Hope that gives you some insight into why RTC really helps with bladder control and stress incontinence! And another reason you shoudl hget up on saturday at 8 AM and join us for Restore the Core!

I hope this gives you something to think about. 

Fitness takes no Holiday Bonus points, come to Restore the Core Saturday and get 5 bonus points. 

My crazy day and night with the Strollerfit Moms and my kids!

Tuesday was a busy day.  First I ran errands with the kids.  Then I took them to StrollerFit.  The weather was beautiful and we had class poutside again, yeah!!!  Then I quickly went home, feed them, because they were hungry (it did not matter that were on our way to lunch, their belly's spoke and they were hungry).  SO I took a quick shower and off we went.

I was excited to meet some of the StrollerFit Moms at Daily Bread in Whitinisville and am glad it has reopened.  They closed to restructure in August and it was a sad day.  Joey and I love the bread and sandwiches.  We all got food and then went down the street for a picnic.  It was fun to watch the kids run (and crawl) around.  It was another warm day for November. 

Then we picked Joey's friend Emily up from School and we played outside while we waited for her sister Carissa to get off the bus.  Joey loves the bus.

After I made Scott, Joey and Julianna dinner I went with Jennifer and Jesy for a moms night out.  We went Early incase Jennifer's Husband had issues getting Bryce to bed.  The plan was to go to "The Citizen" in Worcester and have wine, cheese and chocolate.  And we did.  The food was great the bartender was fantastic.  He made great Mocktails for Jen and Jesy.  Bryce went to bed with little issue and we stayed out til 10.  But I warmed then  we would be working it off on wednesday.

Wednesday was a 2 1/2 workout day.  I had a special StrollerFit class in the morning for the teachers who were off.  then I went with Joey to a new sports class which I helped with. Then in the Afternoon I taugh Mom n tot yoga and Mommymusclesculpt and I definatley made the ladies work off last nights goodies.

For the Fitness Takes No Holiday's Challeneg - Here is a bonus - come to class on friday wearing a shirt that matches your childs (color not design) and get a point, if your whole outftit (pants, shirt and socks match) get 2 bonus points.

Fitness Takes NO holiday Food Tips!

So I have been doing some research on food to help myself and the StrollerFit Moms make it thru the Holiday's without gaining the Holiday Weight. Coming to class and exercising is a must, but what about the food.


We all know a calorie is a calorie, right? And we also know that to lose weight you must burn those calories (coming to StrollerFit, Restore the Core, Mommymusclsculpt and Mom n' Tot Yoga will help with that). But Did you know that all calories are not created equal?

For example - lets look at a 200 calorie piece of cake verses a 200 calorie piece of chicken. They both have 200 calories, but your body does not look at them the same way. The cake is loaded with simple carbs. and sugars, which ultimately make your blood sugar sky rocket, you get a quick burst of energy and then your insulin goes up and the bad begins to happen....

Insulin promotes fat storage and the energy kick does not last long. It goes up and them plummets so you begin to get tired and crave more sugary foods (I have felt that way after eating a low fat snack pack and bet so have all of you, not know why you are now tired.)

But the chicken does not do that to your body....lean protein has a total different affect on your body. Protein takes the most energy of all nutrients to to break down, so you feel fuller longer. There is also no affect on your insulin!! This helps you lose weight. For those of you working out, the protein helps your muscles repair and build (remember muscle burns fat and the cake won't do that!)

You can not eat just protein. Fat and carbs are important too, but they must be the right fat and protein. you need to eat the best foods that will give you the best results, help you lose body fat, tighten & tone, and feel energized throughout the day.

I am referring to eating natural foods, unprocessed without chemicals and preservatives, not the 100 calorie snack packs. These foods work with the body and will boost metabolism, boost energy and boost fat burning. Especially when paired with a great workout like StrollerFit!!

So for the holidays, try these 10 food to help lose body fat and keep the holiday pounds off.

1. Lean, boneless chicken breast (seasoned well), protein is good!
2. all natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter, no matter what your age, everyone loves PB&J (on Whole Wheat bread, see #3)! Plus Peanut Butter is a great source of Omega 3's, protein and complex carbs.
3. Whole Wheat Bread - (rye and pumpernickel are good too), just make sure is says "Whole Wheat"
4. Turkey Burger's are a great substitute for ground beef (make sure it is lean turkey - white meat, if not, you might as well eat beef). Extra lean 93% ground beef is good too.
5. Spinach-high in vitamins and a great source of fiber and protein too (Bet you did not know spinach has protein)
6. Garlic is a "Super" Food - a great way to flavor foods and it is filled with immunity boosting powers, something we all need during cold and flu season.
7. Apples are high in Fiber and and when used with a little peanut butter you have the perfect pre-workout snack.
8. Oatmeal...Start the day with a great complex carb. for energy and it contains protein. You can add anything to make it your own. I like apples and cinnamon or honey and blueberries.
9. Eggs...They always get a bad wrap for cholesterol but research shows they are a great way to start the morning. People who eat eggs in the morning are fuller longer and less likely to get mid morning sugar cravings. (I like 3 egg whites with spinach and mushrooms on a Arnold whole wheat sandwich thin. Sometimes I add shredded cheddar for added flavor or a tbs of bacon bits, or both)
10. Quinoa..if you have never tried Quinoa, you should. It is a powerful grain from South Africa. It is a complex carb. that contains essential amino acids (the only grain to have this). I have a great recipe for a side made with Quinoa and a breakfast dish. I will post both on the food blog, later at http://funfitrecipesfromsf.blogspot.com/

(During holiday meals, remember eat what you enjoy, just don't over eat and make the holiday a one day event, do not eat the leftovers and make it an event that keeps repeating)

Also, remember to drink lots of water and stay hydrated and do not go to holiday meals or parties on an empty stomach or you will overeat.

Hope to see you all at the Fitness Takes No holiday workouts from November 3 thru the end of December. Anyone that emails me a healthy tip before November 3rd will get a point for the challenge.

Fitness Takes NO Holiday!

We ALL have places to go and people to see...

We ALL have excuses for not fitting exercise into our holiday routine.. NO MORE!


This year make time for yourself and enter the New Year feeling and looking great…

"Fitness Takes No Holiday" begins November 2nd and lasts through December! Each time you come to class (StrollerFit, Mommymuscle, Mom n Tot Yoga or Restore the Core), you can receive points. She with the highest attendance percentage* wins! Prizes TBD, but we all know the real reward is the changes you will see in your body.

Exercise is essential for keeping us healthy during the holidays, so make yourself a priority!

There will be FIVE class days that will receive double points...which ones are they? Well, that's a secret...Follow the blog to find out!

I also will be blogging about challenges, the person(s) who meets them at the next class gets an extra point for that day, and the first person to class also gets a point, so lets start racking up the points!

What a crazy week

Monday-Ran the Tufts 10K

Tuesday - took Papa to the airport, he went home, Joey and Julianna are sad, but grandma stayed, YEAH!!

Wednesday - went to Joey's sports class, taught Mom n Tot Yoga, Mommymusclesculpt, took the kids to swimming, taught my own swim classes, swim 1500 yards with Eric in 40 minutes, he pushed me hard (training once again for the big Boston Harbor Swim Across America Cancer swim, I took 2 years off due to pregnancy and lack of post pregnancy training, but not this year, Eric and I already committed and I think Jeff is in too!)

Thursday - taught Strollerfit, with lots of new moves, hope the moms are feeling the burn as I was, then Thursday night Joey and I had a 2 1/2 hour sleep battle which leads me to Friday morning.

Friday - woke up to SNOW!!! IT was light but that does not matter, it is too early. Joey let Raven the dog out and I could not find her, she came home 3 hours later, as we were loading the car and taking off to NY with my mom. The drive was nice, the kids slept and then we ran around and saw some friends. We are staying with Aunt Maryanne who cooked so much food, you would have thought 50 people were coming to dinner.

Tomorrow we are seeing lots of friends (maybe I should say later today as it is 4 am sat and I can not sleep) and hoping for warm weather Sunday so we can go to Making Strides, the Breast Cancer Walk that mom and I volunteer for every year with our friends from NY. If it is cold and rainy we are not going, which will make mom sad, but thus is life.

Then we drive home Sunday to prepare for next week. Mom leaves Tue and we will miss her. Wish she was closer, but the cold is hard on her so I do not think she will be moving back east anytime soon, Vegas is the best weather for her, so we will continue to travel.

Ladies watch out, here comes new moves and a new Restore the Core session!!!!

Running the Tufts 10k and my thoughts

All day today, I had a thought or two on what I would say in my blog, but I don't remember them exactly. Let me start by thanking the moms that helped me train and trained with me for the
Tufts 10 K race for Women (since Julianna was 6 weeks old, we did a few 5K's on the way).

I did it faster than I did in years past and Congrats to Robyn for finishing her first race!!! Her husband is probably made at me, I decided it was too cold to take the kids and convinced her of the same, so we told Paul and the kids to stay home. It was a great day for a race, but too cold to sit around for a few hours (especially since the girls were sick only a few days ago). I am sorry Paul, for changing the plans, Robyn would have loved you all to be at the finish line, next time, I promise.

This leads me to an apology I owe a friend. Last spring, I was upset because a few of us ran together with the kids in the Strollers while we trained for the 5K's and 10K's and at one of the races, one of my friends decided to run without the kids. I felt blind sided by this and was upset and know I may have said some hurt full things to her. I did not mean them to be hurtful, I was hurt and lashed out in the wrong way. I said over and over my comments were all in fun, but they were my way of saying I was hurt without coming out and saying it. Since then the relationship seems strained and Joey and Julianna have suffered by not seeing the friends that they saw 5 days a week all spring and I lost a friend, or at least I feel like I have lost her. She and I talked daily and now we barely email. I do not care that she has decided not to come to class anymore, but I do miss her and I am sorry.

I am not a runner, but a swimmer and a biker. I have run for triathlons and did 5K's and the Tuft's 10K as training runs, but that was all before Joey and Julianna. Since Joey was born, all running has been done with the kids in the Stroller and I am use to running that way, but running without the kids today was like taking off the drag suit from practice in swimming. It was easier on my body and I ran a better pace which made me faster. This helped me to realize that my friend was not trying to hurt me last spring, but to make her run more enjoyable. Her children together and Stroller weigh more than mine. I now see the light and hope she will forgive me and m y stupid mouth.

As for today, the race was great and then I went for a long walk with my dad, Joey, Julianna and Raven our dog. My legs are killing me, but it was an amazing day and one I am glad I shared with Robyn and my Dad.

Hopefully my legs will feel better and I will be able to use the new moves I learned at the StrollerFit convention in class on Tuesday. We did a kettle ball workout and I used my mommymuscle bar to do the moves. Between that and the workout with Marybeth on Sunday, I have a lot of great new stuff for Mommymusclesculpt on Wed. Ladies, I hope you are ready.

StrollerFit Convention

Yesterday I was at the StrollerFit Convention and I learned some new moves to do with the Mommymusclebar in both Mommymusclesculpt and StrollerFit classes and am hoping to learns a few more this morning before flying home. I am also hoping Julianna will sleep a bit more, she is exhausted and her teething must really be hurting her, let the teeth come soon, PLEASE!!!!!!

Last night I won an award for being a Chatty Cathy online, not be, just because I blogged a few hours after Julianna was born, OK so I usually have a lot to share and this is a great way to share with a lot of people.

I have been sharing a room with Wendi from Akron (miss Katie from Akron, she is not here and we miss her!!!) and she has been a trooper helping me with Julianna's teething. We have had some great conversations and I will miss her when today is over, until next year.....

Ladies, the biggest news is to look for the Mommymuscle Challenge in January!! I learned all about it yesterday and it will be done by StrollerFit moms across the country all at the same time, which I think will be an amazing experience. Stay tuned for details and many other exciting things to come in the next few months, I have pages of moves, marketing ideas ad games to play in StrollerFit class including one with band aids....

See you all on Tue and pray for no rain tomorrow for the Tufts 10K, because I got a new tire for my Stroller and am ready to go, as long as my legs stop burning from my workout yesterday, I need a massage, maybe Scott will give me one when I get home, probably not! Wendi from Akron is a massage therapist, maybe she will give me one, before we leave?????? Probably not, no time and she want so to get home to her joey, who is a 4 hour drive away and I do not blame her.

Another amazing week

I have had the start if this blog in my head all week, but have not had time to sit and put it into words.

Let me start by saying I am sad, but the season of classes at the zoo is coming to an end. This coming Monday will be the last one til next spring, boo hoo hoo. But we are going to have a big adventure this Monday after class with the animals and I am excited to end on such a big note!

We started our "Hot Mamas" Challenge Tuesday with 5 participants and an Drea an honorary member who had to go back to work this summer but is going to try to do the weekly challenges from home. This weeks challenge was to add a vegetable to lunch and dinner. This was tougher for me than I thought with all the running I did this week, I had soup twice at lunch and had to add a salad and then only had lettuce, what a boring salad because I finished all the other salad fixings the say before. The other challenge at home was to do sit ups and push ups nightly, adding 5 to the count every day. Some of the moms complained, but that is why it is a challenge, to challenge to mind and body. Next week should be interesting..

I had a moms night out Thursday at Healthy Habits Kitchen with the Waltham SF moms. Pam, Annette and her friend went from here. It was fun and I brought home a lot of great foods. Pam and I drove together which was nice, we have not spent time together in a while with our busy schedules.

Friday, I did an open house for the 3 programs (Restore the Core, Mom n Tot Yoga and Mommymusclesculpt with Baby weight) I am going to be holding at Midtown Fitness in Milford and it had a small turnout, but I received lots of emails from people wanted to come to the classes, so hopefully they will register. Thank you Molly and Jesy for all of your help.

Then I went home for a nap, Julianna is teething at night so my sleep has been worse then normal. Usually I am asleep early and up early, and she sleep through the night. Not the last few nights, she nurses and goes down by 9, sleeps 4 hours, nurses, sleeps with me or cries and wakes up every 1-2 hours to nurse for 15 minutes, I thin k it is soothing her. I can feel the teeth but they have not broken through, for my sanity I need to teeth to come through.

Today, it is rainy and cold and I am suppose to be a vendor at Douglas's October Fest with Emily - Advertising StrollerFit and the 3 other classes and my new addiction heritage Makers (I made a big sale last Tuesday, yeah, hope more come in.). They are saying Thunder and Lightning, if that is the case, I may break the rules and come home. I can not afford to be sick with my trip to Ohio on Wednesday and my mom and dad coming to stay with Joey. With my moms tumor marker up again and new treatment she can not afford to get a cold from me.

I am excited about Ohio, seeing my cousins and the StrollerFit conference. It should be a good time and I can not wait to see the new programs and the other Sf owners.

StrollerFit Bring a Friend Promo, "Hot Mamas Challenge" and new class Open House

OK, so there is a lot going in at StrollerFit in Blackstone Valley this month.

September 28 to October 31st A Great Time to Try a StrollerFit class for Free!!!!

Bring a Friend Promo: If a friend joins between now and October 31, you both win! You and your friend will receive a free month on EFT!

Bring a Friend Raffle: This is a great month to introduce your friends to StrollerFit. For each friend you bring, your name will be entered in a raffle for a massage gift certificate!

Don 't forget about the "Hot Mamas Challenege" during the 8 week challenge there will be an attendance Raffle: For each class you attend during the "Hot Mamas Challenge,", your name will be entered in a raffle to prizes from local vendors..details to follow on Tuesday at the beginning of the challenge!

Don't forget to bring friends to the Open House at Midtown Fitness Friday, October 2nd from 11-12, giveaways and much, much, more! Midtown will be offering Restore the Core, Mommymusclesculpt with Baby Weight and Mom n' Tot Yoga!

My first Rescue of the Summer

Friday's StrollerFit class was held at the West Hill Dam Park. We had a great workout and then planned to spend the day at the beach there and have a BBQ. But guess what happened....

It Rained!!!

So we packed up and went home. On our way out, Jesy realized Christopher's Whale was missing, I saw it in the middle of the lake, so I jumped in, swam for it, got it and came back. I used my lifeguard swim stroke to keep an eye on it and Christopher was happy to have it back. That was my first save of the summer and I am glad I could help. I hope it is the only save I have to make, I love rescuing toys, do not want to rescue a child. I am thankful that my StrollerFit moms and Stan, my Dad who comes to Mommymuscelsculpt and other group activities keep an eye on there children, over the years I have seen many moms and dads who do not watch and that is when there is trouble.

Remember even with a lifeguard parents should still always watch there children around water.

After my rescue we went home, the kids had a bubble bath, the parents had showers and then we had lunch at my house. It turned out to be a fun afternoon anyway.

Member of the Month

In June I started to award the member of the month, it was an easy decision to choose Drea. She helped me out so much and always put so much into her workout. Plus she could do a million (exaggerating a bit) push ups to plans and back. She definitely deserved the inaugural award, but choosing a mom for July was a little more difficult. It needed to me someone who went the extra mile in her workouts and who was willing to try new exercises and get out of her comfort zone.

After much thought I new who it was. A mom who when we met her was not shy but a bit cautious and who spent time getting comfortable in the group but took a risk by getting out with people she did not know for the benefit of her son. I have watched them both blossom and come out of there shells. She has been come a leader in the class and someone who makes new moms as welcome to the group as we made her feel. She is a great mom and has just started participating in Mommymuscle Sculpt which I know will help her to achieve her goals even faster.

The winner of August's Member of the Month is Jesy Payne!!

Jesy deserves this award for all her hard work and for working hard everyday to be healthy and teach her son Christopher to be healthy and how important exercise is.

Keep up the great work Jesy!

Check out her member of the month information at http://www.strollerfit.com/BlackstoneValley

What a day...

We slept a little late on Tuesday and then stayed in bed to watch GMA. I was exhausted after the battle with Joey over sleep but looked forward to a nice day without rain. I heard thunder around 7:45 AM and it began to rain, but it did not rain for long, so I hoped it was a passing shower and then it would be over. We were suppose to start running again and begin the 10K training. We had not run in weeks due to to the rain (27 out of 30 days in June).

Jen and Brian showed up and Robyn came over (her kids were still asleep at 8:30 AM) and off we went. Joey asked for KayKay and I told him maybe later. We were about 1/2 a mile in when it started to drizzle then the sky opened up on us, we stayed at the church under cover til it slowed down and we walked home. We had planned on heading for RBI's on foot but there was no time and the sky still was dark gray.

We loaded the kids into the cars and off to StrollerFit we went. Good thing we did not go on foot because the sky opened up on us again. We did class indoors, and it was a great workout. Julianna and Emily had lots of boys to choose from. It is so weird, because last year it was Joey and lots of girls, currently it is lots of boys.

After class we headed to Hannaford's where Joey got to drive the car cart and I found some of the Seapak products. I used my coupons for Seapak shrimp (Joey loves shrimp) and other coupons and when I was done I bought $48 worth of groceries for $16. I am really challenging myself to use coupons and save. I do well sometimes, other times I don't, but I was excited about how well I did then.

I went home made a spinach and mushroom pasta bake for lunch and then Joey took a nap with no fuss in his big boy bed. I was hopeful that bed time would be so easy....

We did dinner and bath time a bit early, so Joey could watch some Thomas and read books with Scott and I in our bed. Julianna had her dinner, cereal and green beans and she was asleep by 6:30, which was early. At 7 we took Joey into his room and did more books and then he screamed "I don't want it, I fine" when we tried to get him to bed. I gave him my blanket which kept him in bed for 10 minutes. I tried laying with him, when I thought he was asleep I left and in a few minutes he was standing in my room. Scott came up to help and Joey had a fit. SO I told him he had 3 choices; his bed, his crib or the floor. He choose to sleep on the floor next to my bed. I kept hearing him sniffle, it was heart breaking to listen to, but finally stopped. at 10 PM when I was sure he was asleep, I picked him up and put him in his bed. He has been there all night. Julianna did not wake to eat until 3:45 AM, she slept for over 9 hours.

I hope Wednesday after Mom n' Tot Yoga, MommymuscleSculpt and StrollerFit (if it does not rain at night) that Joey will choose to sleep in his bed without a fuss, but I have a feeling we are in for another battle, I guess we will have to wait and see.

I am looking forward to Mom n' Tot Yoga starting Wednesday.