Exercising at Home

NOT the harmonious exercise seen in my home

I told my friend T I had started to exercise.  She was enthused and asked which gym I had decided to go with.  I said, “the one in my living room.”  Yes, no sweet exercise machines or private trainers or childcare, but it’s free and it’s convenient.  The travel time can’t be beat.  Only complaint: when I’m huffing and puffing and FEELING LIKE I’M GOING TO DIE, it’s less charming to have my toddler literally run in circles around me in our living room giggling while I tough it out through another series of jumping jacks–this I don’t like so much.  Actually, this I don’t like at all.  Sure he’s cute, but not the time or place.  And LOVE that he thinks it’s “funny” and fun to lie on my back while I try to rock out a push-up.  As far as I’m concerned, any mom who decides to exercise with her children on board should receive an automatic Medal of Honor each year, or perhaps even more realistically, on a monthly basis.  That would be more motivating.  In any case, yes, I do get a little miffed with my dear Jillian when she tells us repeatedly that “anyone can workout and workout hard, and anything else is a myth”.  Um, as far as I can tell, there are no toddlers visible in her exercise video.  But then again, maybe I am just oblivious b/c I am so concentrated with not landing the “down” of a jumping jack on my own toddler.  Gracious, no wonder we Spidels end up in body casts…

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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