| Last night I went to a killer pilates class, one of those | | | | across the ceiling as they held on to the handle and I |
| things we all love to hate. The teacher announced | | | | held on to their legs; and parachutes, balls and hoops |
| she is starting a class for moms and babies up to 25 | | | | in an array of sizes. |
| pounds. Their weight matters because the class | | | | We all now know that to stay healthy we need to |
| involves the moms lifting the babies for an hour and | | | | exercise every day. If your children are in the habit |
| at some point a heavy baby is tough to keep lifting. | | | | of getting some activity when they are very young, |
| It reminded me of the Gymboree classes I used to | | | | it will be a routine that will stay with them throughout |
| attend with my kids. They were wonderful for many | | | | their lives. Organized sports are great, but not all kids |
| reasons. First, we got to spend time together doing | | | | are athletic, and not all parents are bought in to the |
| something really fun. Next, the kids got lots of | | | | rigors of their child being on a team. Playing soccer in |
| exercise, jumping, running, bouncing, and constantly | | | | the backyard, swinging on the swing set, tossing a |
| moving throughout the hour. They were also | | | | ball back and forth, are all physical activities that will |
| exposed to gym equipment they had never seen | | | | keep you and your children fit and healthy. And, they |
| before, including uneven parallel bars; pullies that flew | | | | are lots of fun! |