re: Stroller Strides?

Wow. That is SUPER creepy. Do me a favor? Don't...join them.  

Quoting Instigator ™:“ Wow. That is SUPER creepy. Do me a favor? Don't...join them.  ”

I'm torn now.
I want to do it, but that's a little....intimidating.

Quoting Household 6:“ I'm torn now. I want to do it, but that's a little....intimidating.”

They might try to eat your young....don't do it!

Quoting Household 6:“ I'm torn now. I want to do it, but that's a little....intimidating.”

Really? They are like super freaks trolling on the internet waiting for someone to say something about them. They are going to ask you to drink a special koolaid or something. Go to a gym. Read online about workouts. Get a DVD and do it during the baby's naptime.

Quoting Instigator ™:“ Really? They are like super freaks trolling on the internet waiting for someone to say something about ... [snip!] ... drink a special koolaid or something. Go to a gym. Read online about workouts. Get a DVD and do it during the baby's naptime.”

Lol, I need friends though!
I'm just not sure if Jesus juice friends are the kind I need  
I really liked the idea at first though because it's a workout you do WITH your baby, and that sounds bad ass because it means I can work out and not have to worry about a baby sitter.

Quoting Household 6:“ Lol, I need friends though! I'm just not sure if Jesus juice friends are the kind I need   I really ... [snip!] ... you do WITH your baby, and that sounds bad ass because it means I can work out and not have to worry about a baby sitter.”

The DVD thing is good. I did that. Gyms like LA Fitness have 5$ a month childcare with a membership. I did that, too. $50 a month to hang out with much older looking women pushing a stroller around?

Also, there are TONS of sites on awesome workouts to do at home using your baby as a free weight. Although, that sounds like child abuse, once you see the pictures on how to do it, you'll get it.

Quoting Instigator ™:“ The DVD thing is good. I did that. Gyms like LA Fitness have 5$ a month childcare with a membership. ... [snip!] ... your baby as a free weight. Although, that sounds like child abuse, once you see the pictures on how to do it, you'll get it.”

Oh, and the friend thing, there are free mommy groups for that.  

Quoting Instigator ™:“ The DVD thing is good. I did that. Gyms like LA Fitness have 5$ a month childcare with a membership. ... [snip!] ... your baby as a free weight. Although, that sounds like child abuse, once you see the pictures on how to do it, you'll get it.”

I don't want to leave my newborn (well 6 week old) with random childcare people though. Lol, and in Stroller Strides' defense, the woman who talked at our baby class was like, mid-20s and hot.
She was inspiring lol.

Quoting Household 6:“ I don't want to leave my newborn (well 6 week old) with random childcare people though. Lol, and in ... [snip!] ... Lol, and in Stroller Strides' defense, the woman who talked at our baby class was like, mid-20s and hot. She was inspiring lol.”

True. I didn't start the gym thing until Bentley was a few months. All of the spokespeople will be young and hot. It's a trap.

Quoting Instigator ™:“ True. I didn't start the gym thing until Bentley was a few months. All of the spokespeople will be young and hot. It's a trap.”

Lol, I may go to the free class and see what it's like.
I'm just so much more motivated when I have other people around.
I'd totally just sit around on BG and WATCH a workout DVD if I had one lol.
We have trails behind our house but I'm scared to walk them by myself.

Quoting Household 6:“ Lol, I may go to the free class and see what it's like. I'm just so much more motivated when I have ... [snip!] ... around on BG and WATCH a workout DVD if I had one lol. We have trails behind our house but I'm scared to walk them by myself.”

Yeah. Going to the free class wouldn't hurt.

Quoting Household 6:“ Lol, I need friends though! I'm just not sure if Jesus juice friends are the kind I need   I really ... [snip!] ... you do WITH your baby, and that sounds bad ass because it means I can work out and not have to worry about a baby sitter.”

check out your gym/pool/local places to workout. alot of them have mommy and me classes. I joined a mommy and me play group and have been thinking about joining mommy and me yoga (but Im not big on yoga). I live in a town with less than 1000 people in it - if we have it you have it too! lol

Quoting Cute_aza_Button:“ check out your gym/pool/local places to workout. alot of them have mommy and me classes. I joined a ... [snip!] ... and me yoga (but Im not big on yoga). I live in a town with less than 1000 people in it - if we have it you have it too! lol”

We probably do have some but I haven't really looked into them at all.
I'm a bad work-er out-er lol.

Quoting Household 6:“ We probably do have some but I haven't really looked into them at all. I'm a bad work-er out-er lol.”

me too but I moved here when I got pregnant and I didnt know anyoe so I figured I would try the mommy and me stuff. It is actually pretty awesome. it's like being able to go see friends while a babysitter is watching them (there is a coordinator and they play games and stuff) but you are watching them too
it rocks

I was a bit of a skeptic for 2 years, while I just had one kid but decided to try it out after I was given the go-ahead from my doctor after a complicated 2nd pregnancy. I can say that the franchise owners really are passionate and it is a GREAT workout and the $50 membership isn't bad at all!! I think of it this way... if I joined 24 hour fitness, it's $50 a month (super sport) and then childcare would be an additional $6 a day. It adds up. Even if I went with a simple gym, it's $30 a month in membership dues plus $120 in childcare! ($3/child). With stroller strides, it's like a boot camp style workout that involves the kids! I love it and love even more that I don't have to send my girls to childcare which is disgusting! (they get vaccuumed daily but do NOT get sanitized often at all!- i know this bc I worked there!)

You don't have to attack the franchise owners, but just check it out. The first class is free, so you really have nothing to lose. I have lost 12 pounds in the 3 weeks since I've joined.... it's certainly effective. It's also not just a walk or run... we run for 5 minutes, stop and do circuit/ resistance band work then continue. Completely do-able. Give it a shot and have an open mind. It's a GREAT workout!