Workout classes help new moms (and moms-to-be) exercise and meet others — and the kids seem happy to watch
By Lewis Taylor
The Register-Guard
Published: July 21, 2008 12:00AM
It’s 9:30 a.m. on a Friday, and Liz Amen and her 14-month-old daughter, Katie, are getting a killer workout.
Well, at least one of them is.
Amen steps on and off the raised
planters at Alton-Baker Park, keeping a close eye on her toddler, who
sits contentedly in a line of strollers filled with a dozen other
babies and tots.
While the moms (and one dad) bob up and
down, working up a sweat, the little ones munch on raisins and suck on
sippy cups. A few of them look like they could easily go for a nap
right about now.
For many new moms looking to lose a few
extra pounds of baby weight and not have to pay for a baby sitter and a
gym membership, working out in a group with a jogging stroller and a
baby (or two) is a winning combination. It’s called Baby Boot Camp, and
moms say the results speak for themselves.
“I gained 56 pounds during pregnancy,”
Amen says. “Not only did I lose the weight, but I lost 15 more pounds.
... Honestly, I was not a physically active person when I had (my
baby). Now, I love to get out and be active.”
Amen says she still complains when her Baby Boot Camp instructor, Meredith Mills, makes her do an...
