Watch the Kids and Still Workout Workout

This upper and lower body strength workout builds tone. You can watch the kids while you workout without sacrificing your fitness time.

More often than not these days, I am getting in my strength workouts while the kids play. Sure, I could get my workout done in the early morning, but I reserve that time for working. After the kids go to bed at night and all the chores are done, I am usually too tired to hit the weights or am finishing up some work for the day.

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As a result, the kids more often than not are playing about while I sweat. Therefore, my workouts have to be simple enough in pattern to take breaks from to referee a fight or grab them a snack. My workouts have to contain straight-forward moves so I can keep an eye on the kids so no one gets hurt or finds themself digging in a toy bin or tool box he should not be.

A few stand out memories of trouble the kids have gotten into while I workout include:

• William riding his Strider bike right off the side of the porch. (He was fine.)
• Zoey standing in a snow sled and falling straight back. (She was fine.)
• Hazel almost tipping herself out of a kiddie pool that I turned into a ball pit.
• All kids getting too close to the tools about the house. (We are in the middle of a remodel.)
• Almost opening a box that contained all the hidden Christmas presents. (I need a better hiding spot.)

This Watch The Kids Play & Still Workout Workout covers those basis. Using this workout, you can strength train your upper and lower body while the kids safely play.

Watch The Kids Play & Still Workout Workout

This upper body and lower body strength workout is designed with mid-range repetitions. This means you can use mid-level weights (though heavier is better) for more muscle tone.

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Watch the workout video here.

Complete 8 reps of each move in Set 1 for a total of 2 rounds. Do the same for Set 2. Repeat the pattern a second time for both Set 1 and Set 2.

Set 1

Front Lunge
Plie Squat to Overhead Press
Step Ups
Mountain Climbers

Set 2

Bicep Curl
Y Press
Car Drivers
Mountain Climbers

Set 1 takes you through some lower body strength that works your hamstrings, quads, and glutes.

Set 2 will tone your biceps and shoulders. Those car drivers are a sneaky burn!

Workout Form Cues

For each move, keep your core tight and engaged as well as your glutes tucked directly under your hips. You want to avoid having a “duck bottom”.

Keep your shoulders down throughout each upper body move. If you feel your shoulders rising up towards your ears, or that you are overly tense, put the weights down, engage in some arm circles and shoulder rolls, before picking your weights back up and trying again.

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