You're a new mom dying to get back into pre-pregnancy shape or maybe better, but finding the time, motivation, proper exercise routine, daycare, and energy is a challenge that is sometimes too difficult to overcome. You've tried the fitness dvd's, health club, personal trainer, or walking with your partner but none of it seems to fit your needs. It's either too time consuming, too demanding, or not fun & flexible enough. If this sounds like your situation then you need to check out Stroller Fit, the best mom and baby group fitness workout currently available.

Stroller Fit is a fitness class for you and your baby/toddler that incorporates strength training, cardio intervals, and stretching along with friendship, and loads of fun. Their workout group is one of many all over the country but what makes them unique from all their competitors is mommymuscle. "a proprietary fitness method designed to retrain the muscles we use during pregnancy and delivery, and to build those we need to do our jobs as mothers" explains Amy Clay, a spokesperson for the group.

"Mommymuscle focuses on the core muscles, the back, the legs and the arms – everything we need to tote an infant in a carrier, a diaper bag and three bags of groceries, or to hoist a 25-pound toddler into the crib every night". The method is awesome because it addresses recovery from a pregnancy as well as exercise progression. It's also available on dvd for days when you just can't get to class.

Another way that Stroller Fit is unique is their conceptual fitness technique. Clay explains "We get babies engaged in what’s going on around them. For example, when we do wall squats, we count to ten out loud and use our hands to illustrate the numbers. When we do trains, we have wooden train whistles that the toddlers can blow. We also help older children build eye-hand coordination and begin to learn about fitness through exercises like rolling the mommymuscle balls back and forth, throwing them, and so forth". The added bonus with this type of training is that your young child is also learning about the importance of exercise and most importantly how fun it is.

Stroller Fit even incorporates a challenge to keep moms focused on their goals which is incredibly important when baby often takes center stage. According to Clay, Stroller Fit instructors "work hard to make sure Stroller Fit classes are tailored to different fitness levels from expectant moms, to moms 7 weeks post cesarean, to inexperienced moms, to those who are lifelong athletes!". This is an effective strategy because less experienced moms can learn from more experienced ones and the more experienced ones can help others make progress which makes the workout very social and fun.

Interested in trying it out? Visit the Stroller Fit site to find a group in your area.

The best stroller for you and baby!