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Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Metro: Fayetteville
Interests: A new and exciting playgroup combining fun and fitness. Lose those extra baby pounds while both you and baby make new friends. We will enjoy walks (weather permitting), trips to baby friendly gym, family picnics, etc. Pregnant women welcome.
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2/22/2006
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| MOM AND BABY EXERCISEThese are some of the exercises we plan on trying in the playgroup. So we wanted to make them available so that you could keep using them at home. Let us know how you like them!
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN OFF OF A WEBSITE. I LOST THE WEB ADDRESS AND AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR IT. HOWEVER THE PERSON WHO WROTE IT IS CARRIE MYERS-SMITH.
MOM AND BABY EXERCISE
Incorporating baby into regular exercises can be fun for both mom (or dad) and baby and provides mom with an opportunity to recondition muscles that may have become weakened from pregnancy and allow her to interact with her child. Babies love to watch their parents work out, especially when there is music. Some babies will be lulled to sleep by the rhythmic movement.
Mom and Baby Exercise Guidelines
- Ensure mom has received approval before participating in a mom and baby exercise program.
- Babies should not be held or worn in a baby harness during strenuous, high-impact activities.
- Do not use hand-held weights or barbells around an infant (or any child).
- Never release your grasp of the baby when the exercise lifts the baby off the floor.
- Never let holding an infant compromise correct form and posture. If an exercise cannot be performed properly while holding the infant, the baby should be set down.
EXERCISES:
- CURL-BACKS: Lay baby on lap (thighs) during abdominal curl-back exercises. Hold onto baby's hands.
- AIRPLANE RIDE: Lie on back and bend knees to chest. Place baby on lower legs (shins) and pretend to give him or her an airplane ride. Never release your grasp of the baby.
- KISS-THE-BABY CRUNCHES: In same position as airplane ride, perform abdominal crunches. As mother curls up, baby kisses are given. Older babies can sit on mom's tummy.
- BABY LEG LIFTS: Lie on back with knees at a 90-degree angle and baby resting on lower legs. Lower legs, moving heels toward buttocks, then lift legs back to starting position. Keep lower back pressed against the floor throughout entire movement.
- HORSY RIDE: Have baby sit on mom's tummy during bridging. Baby will feel like he or she is going on a "horsy ride."
- FLYING BABY: Bench press while holding baby rather than weights. Baby must be able to hold head up for this exercise.
- KISS-THE-BABY PUSH-UPS: Lay baby underneath mom while mom does push-ups. Mom kisses baby each time she lowers her chest toward the floor.
- LEG EXTENSIONS: Sit on the edge of a chair with both knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place baby on one shin. Hold onto baby's hands and straighten the leg that the baby is on. Repeat on the other leg.
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| POSSIBLE FUTURE PLAYGROUP MEETING PLACESListed below are some of the places that the playgroup may be meeting at for future sessions. This will give us a chance to get out and switch things up a bit. We will let you know the week before if we plan to meet at one of these places. They are all free or at most have a very small fee.
*Lake Rim Park--1455 Hoke Loop Rd., Raeford N.C. (located off Raeford Rd., near Walmart)
*Rowan Park--W. Rowan St. & Woodside Dr. (located near historical downtown Fayetteville)
*Mazarick Park--1368 Belvedere Ave. (located off Bragg Blvd.) 910-433-1541
*Wilson Park--Ft Bragg (located off of Butner St. on Ft Bragg)
*Fayetteville Museum of Art--839 Stamper Rd. (located off of Bragg Blvd., Behind Eutaw shopping center)
*Cape Fear Botanical Garden--536 N. Eastern Blvd. (a small fee) 910-486-0221
*Cross Creek Mall--located off of Skibo & Morganton Rd.
*Fascinate-U Children's Museum--114 Green St. (located in Historical Downtown Fayetteville)
*Smith Lake Rec. area Ft. Bragg--910-396-5979
*Downtown Alliance--Historical downtown Fayetteville
*Barnes & Noble Booksellers--121 Glensford Rd. 910-864-0840
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| EventsPlease check out the EVENTS section of our website. It is located at the top left of the page. It is set up the same as the Review section, however it will inform you of upcoming playgroup events. It will tell you when and where and all other important details about our next meetings. Please check back weekly. We will also announce the information in the previous playgroup meetings. However it will have all the up to date information for you in case you missed the week before. We look forward to you being with us!
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| ReviewsPlease feel free to check out the review section of the website. It is at the top left hand side of the webpage. In it you will find information on books, movies, websites, music, and destinations. These are places that have been recommended by someone in the group. If you click on Reviews (top left), you will see a list of things that have been reviewed. If you look on your left hand side you will see THREE sections. Show, Browse Reviews, and Postings Archive (has the calendar on it). Under Browse Reviews you will see a list of categories such as Pregnancy Books, Pregnancy Websites, etc.. Click on the one that interests you most and you will see a list of reviews of things pertaining to that perticular topic. Then underneath the title of each review you will see a description of it. It also tells what it is whether it is a book, website, etc.. Then it rates it. One being not as good and five being the best. Please keep checking this section for its newest updates!
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| FIRST MEETING!OUR FIRST PLAYGROUP MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 28TH AT 10:30 A.M. PLEASE CONTACT STEPHANIE OR ASHLY FOR MORE INFORMATION. | | |
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