{"id":6685,"date":"2012-02-22T15:19:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=6685"},"modified":"2012-02-22T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T21:38:33","slug":"fun-and-free-fitness-for-ottawas-new-moms-strollercize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2012\/02\/22\/fun-and-free-fitness-for-ottawas-new-moms-strollercize\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and FREE fitness for Ottawa’s new moms: Strollercize!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>t’s hard to believe a whole ten years (!) have passed since I showed up for my first Strollercize outing at Boomerang Kids <\/a>on Bank Street. I can barely remember being that girl, shy and still overwhelmed by being a new mom, looking for any excuse to get out of the house and interacting with grown-ups for a change. <\/p>\n

I remember showing up clutching my signed waiver, trying to stand near the back and getting pulled in with a warm welcome. I remember loving the circuitous loop we did along Queen Elizabeth Drive and the Canal, and the way the instructors made it possible for everyone to work at their own speed and their own level while still challenging us and keeping us energized. I remember sitting in the sun on the grassy bank near Lansdowne Park doing stretches, and doing pushups against benches and the rail along the Canal. I remember those outings becoming the highlight of my week. And I remember in October of that year I ran my first 5K, pushing Tristan’s stroller in the CIBC Run for the Cure, something I’d worked toward that whole summer at strollercize.<\/p>\n

It’s a shame, really, that I haven’t blogged about how great that experience was before now. I’d more or less forgotten all of it, though, until I got an e-mail a few weeks ago from Jules Hilliker. She’s the coordinator for the (completely FREE!) strollercize program offered through Boomerang Kids stores in Ottawa, and the energy behind Fitness with Jules<\/a>. You can’t read an e-mail from Jules without feeling energized and enthusiastic — she’s got that infectious kind of energy that radiates out of even her written words. And when she asked for my help to spread the word about the strollercize program, I couldn’t help but say yes. Jules’ e-mail said in part: ‘Over the years hundreds of new families have found Strollercize through word of mouth, the only thing that saddens me is when a Mom shows up with an 8 month old and says, “This is amazing, how come I did not know about this earlier?”‘ And I was smiling, both from Jules’ enthusiasm and from the warm memories from my own strollercize experience.<\/p>\n

Strollercize runs all year long out of the Bank Street location, but the program will be returning to all stores in March. If you’re looking for a fantastic FREE way to get out of the house, meet other moms and get a little exercise, I can’t say enough great things about it. Interested? Here’s the details from the website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

WHAT you need…<\/p>\n

The baby!
\n Comfortable walking shoes
\n Dress appropriately for the weather – we walk rain or shine
\n Water bottle (for you)
\n Small snack<\/p>\n

HOW to join…<\/p>\n

Just show up on the day of your choice, and bring the signed waiver (available at the stores, or download one from the site<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Call Boomerang Kids if the weather forecast is calling for +30C or -30C.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Jules for reaching out and reminding me about this terrific program. Makes me want to have another baby — or maybe I can borrow one and join in?<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for another great suggestion for free outdoor fitness, stay tuned! I have a great suggestion for you coming up. No babies required!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to believe a whole ten years (!) have passed since I showed up for my first Strollercize outing at Boomerang Kids on Bank Street. I can barely remember being that girl, shy and still overwhelmed by being a new mom, looking for any excuse to get out of the house and interacting with … Continue reading “Fun and FREE fitness for Ottawa’s new moms: Strollercize!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ottawa-family-fun","category-ottawas-hidden-treasures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6685"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6693,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6685\/revisions\/6693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}