With two kids, it's hard to find time to exercise. The easiest way is to take them with me, and they do add some good resistance to my workout. Soon after Jonah was born, I began walking everywhere I could - specifically, everywhere within 12 blocks or 20 minutes. Our neighborhood is on a hill overlooking downtown, and it's about 15 minutes downhill to get to the river, a beautiful, rushing stream through this sometimes-parched city.
We almost always walk to the grocery store, but throughout the winter, on days when we didn't need any groceries, we liked to head down to the river. I got my exercise, especially on the trip back up, and Isaac loves the water so much. He stands on one side of the footbridge and stares down, runs to the other side and stares down, repeat, repeat. I don't think it's ever been his idea to leave; he could stay there all day. Meanwhile, little Jonah would take his morning nap in the stroller, still riding in the infant carrier and the cover all closed up to keep out the wind.
Isaac could really stay here all day, I think...
These pictures are from Feb 11 2010 (sorry - a little late). It wasn't a particularly warm day, but you can see that Isaac doesn't feel the cold. At least it was warm enough for the sun to melt the ice.
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