Our family is very energetic. We get outside and do things all day long, year-round. We’re active and we’re tired at the end of the day. But still TRMom and TRDad sometimes feel that we should be ‘exercising’ more. We could be in better health, or drop a few pounds, if we could just get in a few targeted cardio-type workouts.
In our childless years, it was all a lot simpler to fit in some serious exercise. Both TRMom and TRDad were very active back then. TRMom would go for long power walks, and used a stationary bike at home. TRDad picked up his fancy-pants road bike and entered various biking events, even a stray triathlon here and there.
But now that there are children about, the exercise time has dwindled. For one thing, we like to keep
the pack together. We refuse to put our kids in daycare just so we can hit the gym. It can be an expensive practice and just doesn’t fit the way we like to have our family function. Plus, we’re pooped at the end of the day. We spend all day working, running about with our kiddoes, and exploring the world. The idea of hitting the gym once the kids are asleep doesn’t seem feasible.
We have found that by waiting it out a bit, we solved this dilemma. After trying various schemes that allowed one parent to get their exercise on, we discovered the best method was to exercise with our kids. We keep the pack together. We ride to the store, to various restaurants, and just cruise around the neighborhood. Now that Bluey has his own bike, he holds his own as the family sets forth on a bicycle adventure.
You’ll see us out there, exercising together, exploring our world.