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

what a whirlwing the last few weeks have been...

I hav not posted in a few weeks.  Between the kids and I being sick and al the crazy things we have been doing, life has been busy.

Where to start.  We wet to NY for Scott's Birthday the weekend of Janaury 30.  It was very cold when we went into NYC on sunday so we stayed inside the hotle my cousins were at, but had a great time anywa.  It was fun to watch Joey with my cousin shimon playing on the bed.  Julianna got an early b-day gift, an american girl baby doll and Joey got a plane which he loves and continues to tewll me it is going to fly to Californ (which is whre all planes go in his world).

We have been working on potty training with Joey.  He uses the potty when he gts up in the morning and at bed time, the rest of the day is hit or miss, no pun intended.  In the past few weeks he has been hysterical, one day he told me he could not pee on the potty, his peckie was broken and needed batteries, I proceeded to call Scott and Ask where do you put thebatteries in that, and we had a good laugh.  He is very literal sometimes, last week, we were home and he was in his big boy underwear and I reminded him, he was not to p in his underwaer and remember to keep them dry.  So he says, mommy the floor is wet, I peed on the floor, but my underwear is dry.  I forgot to say you need to pee in the potty, so he did what i said and kept the underwear dry.  I love potty training..

As for Julianna, she is going to be one on thursday.  She is walking a few steps on her own, she is a climber, she is climbing up the stair and if i forget to close the bottom kitchen drawer all the way she climbs in and sits in it.  She loves to draw or maybe i should say she loves to eat the crayons. 

I love having the two kids, they are so different and it is amazing to watch the grow and change.

We are into the 4th week on the StrollerFit Mommymuscle Challenge and I think the moms that are participating are getting a lot out of it.  It has been great fun.  We have gotten some new moms that are joining us and I am lookign forward to taking class outdoors.

I hae lots of pictures to post, I will try to do that tonight.

Motivation fortoday..

Flat tire motivator? I'll say it again...if you have a flat tire, do you get out of your car, pop the other 3 and sit on the side of the road and cry? NO OF COURSE NOT!!!! You fix the tire and continue on your journey. So don't pop your other three tires, fix the one flat one and move on..."

This is for al of you out there tha did not get all your workouts in this week or ate something that you thought you shouldn't have or the scale went up instead of down.  I hope this helps you get through this small heartbreaks and makes today better than yesterday.

Injury Proof Your Body!!

Wendy a StrollerFit owner in California reminded me today with her blog, how important it is to strengthen and recondition your Core especailly after pregnancy.

Here is what she wrote:

After hearing about yet another friend with a back injury from doing a normal, every day task I felt compelled to say something. One of the perks of bearing our children is alot of stretching, loosening and sagging in many parts of the body...including the abdomen and core. Vaginal delivery or cesarean..same result in this department ladies. I know, I know, this is not something any of us need to be told. We know it! We feel it! We live it!
So the news is this, you CAN do something about it. I quote, "Retraining the core muscles will allow a mom to move through her life with lower risk of injury to her back, less muscular fatigue, less energy loss and greater self esteem." Straight from the restore the core instructor manual. Every single week, someone tells me or emails me about their personal experiences as they build core strength. It doesn't always sound like the quote, but it always is a version of it. "I find myself sitting up taller in the car." "My low back doesn't ache anymore after 30 minutes or MORE of rocking the baby in the middle of the night." " I bought a new pair of pants yesterday... a size smaller than I wore before having my child." "I can run without fear of peeing my pants." Don't be alarmed, these are actual quotes from actual moms. How could I make this stuff up if I wanted to?
What is my core? you might ask. Well, your core consists of all the muscles that attach to your spine and pelvis. These include abs, back, legs, hips and more. By training or retraining all of these muscles to balance each other out and work together you build a strong core. A woman with a strong core will actually engage her core muscles before moving her arms and legs. For example, if you have to reach across your body to quickly catch a bouncing ball (or sprinting 2 year old) while twisting you are much less likely to injure yourself if you have engaged all the core muscles first. Ha ha! Saved from days of ibuprofen, ice, walking slowly and explaining to a child why you can't roller skate with her today.
The restore the core format does just this. A hundred sit ups a day will train your rectus abdominus (the "six pack" muscles down the front of your body) but it will not strengthen your back, obliques or hip flexors that can save you from injury. In each class, we strengthen the core muscles one by one and increase the challenge over time. And there is hope for those of us who have "babies" who are not babies anymore. No matter how long ago you had your children, you'll benefit from this class.

Come try it! Your first class is free. http://www.strollerfit.com/
 
If you live in Central Massachusetts 2 new Restore the Core Classes will begin next week contact cari at Cari.Fisher@StrollerFit.com or StrollerFitblackstonevalley@gmail.com

New Members and new classes

I recently had two new members join my StrollerFit lcass, Jackie, mom of Mason  and a pediatric resident and Karen, mom to Landon and Kaia na d the Editor of the Daily Northbridge Times (an online local news site)  Both are participating in the 8 Week Mommymuscle Challenege with many of my other StrollerFit moms.  I want to welcome them all to the group and let moms know that they can come try class for free anytime.  All are welcome.

Karen is doing a blog about the challenge.  If you want to follow along with KAren about her progress check out the blog at http://www.northbridgetimes.com/SiteBlog-482.113122_Northbridge_Nation.html

On other news, 2 New Restore the Core Classes will begin next week at the Village Congregational Church in Northbridge.  They will be 6 week sessions, Thursday Evenings 7:30-8:30 PM or Sat from 8:30 AM -9:30 AM.  Come try one or both classes.  You do not have to be a mom to participate and husbands are welcome too.  Hope to see you in class!