Answer: Mommy and Baby Fitness and our team of certified instructors have created fun, unique warm ups that we do with the baby! We lift them and dance with them and utilize them as weights to great Mom and Baby related songs!! After the warm up with baby, we put them in their car seats, strollers or on mats right beside us and continue to work out while they watch (or sleep or play). We use the babies again for upper and lower body work, abdominal conditioning and our "Mommy Meditation — Stretch". And the next thirty minutes is devoted to baby with rhymes, songs, kneebouncers, fingerplays, parachute games, bubbles and so much more!!! So both Mom and Baby benefit from this program!

2. Question: What if my baby needs to feed during the class?

Answer: We work around our babies' schedule; so feeding, diaper changing, caring for baby goes on throughout the class. That is why we have created a 2-hour program, so that if Mom needs to care for her baby during part of the class, there are still lots of activities and benefits left to enjoy!!

3. Question: I have a really fussy baby and I don’t think he/she will corporate in a class!

Answer: Fussy babies love Mommy and Baby Fitness programs because there is so much Mom and Baby interaction. After the warm up with baby, if they are fussy Mom can still do the class holding baby to calm them down! All of our classes are geared towards Mom and Baby together!

4. Question: It has been years since I have exercised and I am really out of shape! Will I have trouble keeping up?

Answer: This is the perfect program for you!! All of our classes are post natal, fun and easy to follow. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, frequent water breaks and "rests" are encouraged, and our instructors will demonstrate various ways to increase/decrease the intensity of the workout to fit every fitness level from beginner to elite! This program offers the most fun you will have exercising with your baby!

5. Question: What if I miss some classes? Can I make them up?

Answer: Mommy and Baby Fitness understand new Moms and Babies…..sometimes there are illnesses, doctor's appointments, vacations, up-all-nighters, or a variety of other reasons for missed classes. Our missed class/make up policy allows any missed classes to be made up at any of our locations within the 8 week session that you are registered in………so you will always be able to attend 8 classes anywhere!

6. Question: For the strollerfitness class, do I need a special "jogging stroller"?

Answer: Not at all. Mommy and Baby Fitness focuses on the post natal aspect of a new Mom and we never "run"………we power walk incorporation muscular conditioning as we go to make it a great workout for every fitness level. Any brand or make of stroller is suitable. We have even had some Moms do the strollerfitness class with a "snap and go" and it does work, but a regular type of stroller is best!

7. Question: I have heard about fitness classes that you do with the baby in the "snuggly" or front or back carriers but my baby is heavy and it is hard on my back…..do I have to "wear" my baby?

Answer: With Mommy and Baby Fitness programs we interact with our babies and utilize them as weights, everything in these programs are modifiable…..using a "snuggly" or baby carrier is totally optional — we generally do not use them as part of our program but they are of course optional and they do come in handy for younger babies who would perhaps sleep in them while Mom works out.

8. Question: Can Dad participate in this class with baby?

Answer: Absolutely! Some of our locations are restricted to women only, but we do have many locations that Dads can attend!