Kids at the gym

I go to a gym 3 times a week for group training.  I love it!  It's my time to take care of me and not be focusing on other little people.  I'm getting stronger, I have more endurance, and I'm starting to lose some weight, so I'm happier.  I really love the atmosphere there, and the owner/trainer is great!  I would recommend this place to anyone who lives nearby.

It is a small gym.  One room with lots of weight equipment and other weird things for us to train with.  It's perfect for the intense training that takes place there.

It's not perfect for bringing children along.  There is no separate room for the kids to play in.  He is ok with us bringing our kids if they are well behaved and stay out of the way.  Some days, depending on how many people are training and what exercises we're doing, the kids are allowed to work out next to us, or hold his hand and walk around to "help" us.  They love that.  One day when we were pushing the prowler sled across the floor some of our kids got to sit on it instead of adding weights.  They had a blast!

I really try not to bring the kids, since it's supposed to be my time alone.  But there are times when it cannot be helped.  Daddy is out of town this week on business.  So all three days this week I'm dragging kids with me to my sessions.  They really do well, but this week it's been crowded so they can't be near me.  They have to hang out in the corner by the door and just wait for me to finish.

Before and after our session starts they get to have some fun on some of the equipment.  Most of the time they swing and flip on the hanging rings like little gymnasts.  They love flipping over to hang upside down.  Well, yesterday as they were hanging like monkeys as I was rolling out, they both ended up swinging too far and hitting their heads on the concrete wall.  Being the mom that I am, I made sure they weren't seriously hurt and then I laughed.  It was kind of funny to see.....

I'm hoping to find a babysitter for tonight's session.  While I love my kids, it's so much easier to get a decent workout in when I don't have to worry about whether they are going to crack their heads open.