I wake up early. So tired. Need coffee stat! By the time I’m actually awake and no longer a zombie, the baby is fed, happily playing and my husband is off to work.
I missed my opportunity to work out, yet again.
Fast forward 8 hours later. My husband is home and I just want to spend time with him and cook dinner. Plus, there’s that tired thing again.
Am I ever going to make it to the gym? I miss workouts!
I finally had enough and started scouring Craigslist and consignment shops on the hunt for a jogging stroller.
I knew I would never get going on my workouts unless I could bring my baby, Molly, with me. After looking for about a week I found one for $35!! YES! What a steal!
Molly and I drove thirty minutes to pick up the stroller and that very same day I took it to the bike shop to put air in the tires. Time to run!
About 5 minutes into the run I thought, “Wow. I’m out of shape.” It wasn’t going as easily as I thought it would go. No one had told me how hard running with a stroller really is.
Fifteen minutes into the run my shoulders were aching. I tried alternating my hands so that at least I could have one arm free to sway and give me some kind of momentum.
I never realized how much I rely on my arms to help me run! Then I hit a hill… whoa. Pushing the stroller up wasn’t nearly as hard as trying to control my speed going down. Weeee! Hold on tight Molly!
It’s been two weeks of running with a jogging stroller and I’m slowly getting the hang of it. A good workout playlist definitely helps! I love the freedom it gives me to work out when I feel like it. I’m not forced to get up early and forfeit my precious sleep.
I’m nervous about winter coming and forcing me back indoors, but hopefully I can find a baby yoga class to continue involving Molly in my workouts.
Thanks for the great post! When I first started jogging with a stroller while getting ready for a 5k, it was difficult for me as well. This video REALLY helped. Here, here and here are a couple of great websites to help you get started jogging and working out with your baby. I actually stopped jogging this summer, because the heat was really getting to me, and now I do long power walk walks, with a couple of sprints and that feels much better on my body and I feel like it is the same amount of cardio level as I was doing before.
Do you have any great jogging with a stroller tips?
Or on Facebook!*All pictures in this post are from the very talented Christy Baldwin Photography.
