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October 26th, 2009 by Christian Hill

When I had my first child, I was in awe of how beautiful she was. After looking in the mirror, I was not quite as happy about what I looked like. The skin on my stomach was sagging. My abdominal muscles had no tone at all. The worst thing of all, though, was the foods that I craved during pregnancy were now firmly attached to my hips and thighs. I knew that if I didn’t make the effort to get fit as soon as possible that time would slip away and I would still be unhappy with my appearance at my daughter’s first birthday.

I had read a lot about how post natal fitness was important. It offered so many benefits to new mums. It helped drop leftover weight from pregnancy, built strength and increased energy levels. It also was known to help ward off postpartum depression.

While I originally chose breastfeeding because of the health benefits for my daughter, I soon learned that it had a great benefit for me. One, since I wanted to make sure I was giving my daughter optimum nutrition, I ate better. Two, it burned calories. Between the calories I was burning and the healthier diet, I started losing some of my baby weight.

Since a lot of my body’s fluid was passing out through breast milk, I upped my water intake. It gave my weight loss a little bit of a boost. However, I knew I needed something more to increase my weight loss and help get my hips and thighs back into shape. Since the doctor hadn’t cleared me for full exercise, I decided to start with a low impact workout such as walking. Regular pushchairs really aren’t made for faster speeds than walking so I started looking around for a jogger stroller.

After searching out many options, I finally found a baby jogger pushchair I really liked. Once I had this stroller, I began to take my daughter to a lake nearby so we could jog together around the walking track. It gave my daughter a chance to get some fresh air and have a fun ride, while I had myself and good workout.

As soon as my doctor permitted me to do regular workouts, I picked up the pace. I was scared at first that the stroller would be to bumpy when jogging. Instead, the smooth ride gave us both a good time.

It was soon after this I began to notice other moms doing the same thing with their children. Apparently, I was not the only mother who had the idea of jogging with a pushchair. It worked out great for everyone though, the babies enjoyed their ride, while the mothers worked out and talked about each other’s similar experiences.

Once the pounds started slipping away, I added in some strength-training to help tone up. It wasn’t long until the flabbiness disappeared and my stomach began to get taut again. Today I look better than I did before pregnancy.

Of all the fitness related products I have purchased throughout the years, I would say that the jogging stroller is my favorite. No other product can allow you to have a great work out and spend time with your child simultaneously and comfortably. Even now that she is a little bit older, we still go to the track near the lake and jog around in her stroller.

If you liked to jog or walk before you even got pregnant, it is an easy way to get your body back into the shape you want. A jogging stroller is created to comfortably ride your child safely while allowing you to do your jogging and hold on. These strollers will most of the time cost more than normal ones but they do not have the same unique abilities that the pushchair strollers do. That fact will make the price worth it. Just picture you and your baby jogging together safely and comfortably.

Before you choose the jogger stroller for you come and see the awesome range of the latest Baby Jogger pushchairs, you wont believe how easy it is to get fit whilst spedning time with your little one.