DID YOU KNOW? 4lbs in 2 months? Uugh!

The average American will gain four pounds between Halloween and New Year's Day. Doesn't sound like much? It's just about enough to push you up to the next clothing size!

YOU don't have be average! You can have that extra cookie, you just need to work for it! The bottom line for keeping weight off this holiday is remembering that you have to work off what you put in. Make it fun - something you look forward to - a place and time where you can be social as well as burn calories, have fun, special time with your child ... Think of fitness as the holiday gift you give yourself.

In order to keep us all motivated, StrollerFit is holding a special event Nov 23-Dec 31 called Fitness Takes No Holiday. We're giving away prizes for highest attendance (as if not seeing your waistline grow is not reward enough). Check it out at our site! We're sending weekly emails out with great motivating tips, too. If you haven't already received the first one, email us, and we'll put you on our list.

You and your family will be super-proud. A happy mama makes for a very happy family!

As many of you are aware, I am coming up on my due date (around the holidays) and the wee-one may join us sooner than any of us expect! Let's keep our fingers crossed I'll make it as late in the year as possible ... and Wendi is due to deliver in February. In anticipation of our growing families, and our growing number of students, we have added 2 new members to our Instructing Team!

We are thrilled to welcome Claire Periard as a StrollerFit Instructor in Training. Claire began with StrollerFit, along with her daughter, Mia in early summer and has been an avid StrollerFit mom ever since! Her background in Collegiate Sports and some Coaching experience make her a great fit for our moms! Expect to see her jumping in on Monday and Friday classes in the near future!

We are also thrilled to welcome Erica Graffein, mother of 2 collegiate-age kiddos, who was one of our very first Restore The Core Students. Erica has been a pillar in the Restore The Core classes for over 10 months! She's personally experienced the positively wonderful changes that Restore The Core brings to a woman's body, has months of one-on-one workshop experience, and will soon be leading our some of our RTC classes!

Visit one of our classes! Click HERE for a full StrollerFit and Restore The Core Class Schedule in Fairlawn and Medina. Next time you see either of these talented ladies, share some kudos and welcome them aboard!

Picnic, Parade & Pilates

Hi All! It's a rainy morning in Ohioland!

We had the annual Family Picnic on Sunday, what a blast. I officially discovered that it takes 20+ family members to wear my son out for the afternoon, but he sure did have fun! I've put some pics up of him swimming & going down a waterslide all by himself, and one of my Great Aunt Jerry eating a grilled jalapeno popper! Gotta love that spunk! Hopefully you have someone just like her in your family, too.

We're looking forward to the Bath Community Day Parade this Saturday (Aug 1 - can you believe it's almost August?)! Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Come to the Community Day parade and festival! Looking for something even MORE fun to do? March in the parade with StrollerFit & StrollerFriends! Our kids love it ... I think Lohen has the parade wave down. It'll be so much fun! Post-parade the fire department will be putting on water shows, there will be a dunking booth, home made goodies, fresh roasted corn, free inflatable rides, and all kinds of traditional, summer, small town fun. Call me at 330.903.1317 with questions, if you'd like.

Oh, and I must say great job last night ladies! We had a fabulous Restore The Core mat workout, hope you are all feeling it this morning! Way to widdle the middle!

Have a happy and healthy day!

Katie

My 20-month old plays the harmonica better than I do!

OK - I've known all along my son had some mad skills just waiting to blossom ... but when I greeted him at Grannies yesterday evening, he was standing in his diaper playing the harmonica wiggling his bootie, expecting me to do the same!

While he plays better than I do, it would still be a stretch to refer to it as music, but as his mom, I just couldn't be prouder of the little guy for figuring this out (at least until he gets one at home and proceeds to make me crazy). So, for the mean time, I'll bask in the glory of his first and early dive into musical culture.

I'd love to hear of any party tricks your babies have (human or pets - after all, our babies are our babies!).

-Kate