Fitness Fun for Babies & Moms

The project will enable parents to safely exercise with their children in a secure environment, recognize physical developmental delays for early intervention, encourage early movement by giving the parents the tools to help develop their child's fine and gross motor skills, to encourage a love of exercise. This stage of growth is important for brain development and the stimulation of all body systems for mother and child. Help mothers recover physically, mentally, emotionally from childbirth, boost self-esteem.

Strengthen muscles to help with carrying, lifting baby.

Strengthen pelvic floor, preventing bladder, urinary problems.

Support weight loss by boosting metabolic rate.

Prevent sadness/baby blues by increasing endorphin release.

Increase energy, release stress by reducing cortisol levels.

Boost self-esteem through physical empowerment.

Baby Yoga: parents will learn from instructor through hands-on stimulation and developmental exercise activities, such as age appropriate fine and gross motor activities. Other benefits would include socialization and parental bonding.

Post-partum Exercise & Yoga: Moms will learn from instructor how to recover physically and mentally from child birth, setting and achieving personal health goals. Other benefits would include socialization, shared experiences and breaking isolation. Participants are active in their own  post-partum health recovery and become positive examples for their families.