The hubby and I have not had any decent exercise since baby J was born. Juggling our erratic work schedule and the care of our baby does not leave us a lot of time on our hands to plan and actually stick to a fitness regimen.
I already gave up my gym membership and the hubby's bike has been gathering dust for the last 22 months.
Now that baby J is more grown up, I've been thinking about what exercise we can do that would still allow us to spend time with our baby, something that would also get her involved. I initially thought about going jogging again, but that would mean buying a new stroller, one that is really meant to be able to withstand the stresses of being pushed around through different terrains. So, jogging was out.
I started thinking about what we had in our neighborhood, something that is easily accessible and would not cost much. So, the idea of playing badminton again came to mind. Since we had rackets already, we just had to buy the shuttlecock and the net. It was also a bonus that the badminton court was free of charge.
We have only started playing badminton for approximately two weeks, but at least, we are no longer couch potatoes. Baby J also joins us when we play. She would explore the play area with her nanny and meet other kids her age and watch us play in between her activities. She enjoys those times we bring her to the court. The next step is to think of a sports activity where baby J will have an active part in the activity as well...
It is actually a blessing that the hubby and I are on the same page when it comes to the care of our baby. Hubby works twenty-seven to twenty-eight days in a month, so naturally, every spare time we have, we try to spend together as a family. So far, we have managed to work around this situation, not without effort, but we are still managing to give full-time hands-on parenting to baby J, and for that I am grateful.
I already gave up my gym membership and the hubby's bike has been gathering dust for the last 22 months.
Now that baby J is more grown up, I've been thinking about what exercise we can do that would still allow us to spend time with our baby, something that would also get her involved. I initially thought about going jogging again, but that would mean buying a new stroller, one that is really meant to be able to withstand the stresses of being pushed around through different terrains. So, jogging was out.
I started thinking about what we had in our neighborhood, something that is easily accessible and would not cost much. So, the idea of playing badminton again came to mind. Since we had rackets already, we just had to buy the shuttlecock and the net. It was also a bonus that the badminton court was free of charge.
We have only started playing badminton for approximately two weeks, but at least, we are no longer couch potatoes. Baby J also joins us when we play. She would explore the play area with her nanny and meet other kids her age and watch us play in between her activities. She enjoys those times we bring her to the court. The next step is to think of a sports activity where baby J will have an active part in the activity as well...
It is actually a blessing that the hubby and I are on the same page when it comes to the care of our baby. Hubby works twenty-seven to twenty-eight days in a month, so naturally, every spare time we have, we try to spend together as a family. So far, we have managed to work around this situation, not without effort, but we are still managing to give full-time hands-on parenting to baby J, and for that I am grateful.
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