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Welcome to the 3rd Edition of Fitness For Moms, October 31, 2007 . Happy Halloween. Now that you’ve gained your little one’s big bags of candy treats, we’ve brought together a terrific collection of articles to help you combat that mountain of “evil, diet busters!” Pull out your water and be ready to get motivated [...]

As promised in Babystep #8: Try New Activities, I was excited to be introduced to HyperStrike, an online fitness program designed to be your virtual personal trainer. I signed up for the fourteen day free trial to give it a whirl and provide you with an honest assessment of the program. My review covers the [...]

I was able to complete every HyperStrike routine this week. Here’s what I accomplished: Sunday: Day Off. Monday: HyperStrike Strength Training Routine 60 rep jump rope warm-up High Medicine-Ball Crunch (2 sets/12 reps) Arm-Reaching Rotation Crunch (2 sets/12 reps) Cable Leg Extension – Standing 15 lbs (2 sets/12 reps) Long Sitting Band Foot Eversion-Unilateral (2 [...]

I finished reading Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool a few days ago. I was very impressed by his discussion about offering children consequences to their actions. By giving them choices, they are “in control” of their consequences for the actions they commit. The concept sounds obvious, but [...]

We went to the hair salon, and Asher did not want to get his hair cut. Luckily, Robin is wonderful with children. Asher loves going into the shop, but as for today, he didn’t want to have anything to do with the scissors or clippers. He whimpered and cried the whole time. With big tears, [...]