Little Gym

So I've been on this workout kick. I'm doing Insanity, which is the most intense workout I have ever done and it lasts 60 days. It almost pales in comparison to this Little Gym business. I mean, what a beating...for ME! Unfortunately I do not have any pictures to share, but I wish I did of his big smile as he somersaulted over the rolling cushion thingy. This was 45 minutes of pure fun for him and 45 minutes of pure cardio for me. I wasn't really sure how he would react at first, even though he is pretty social, sometimes he can be a bit clingy in new situations.

So we start shaking the bells, he's not loving this part which I am surprised by. Maybe it was all the other bells shaking too that was a bit too much for him. Now onto the warmup. "Ok everyone, let's run!" Well Holt doesn't run, but all the other kids do. He's the youngest by 3 months in this class, and the 14 monther was still a little wobbly on the walking too. So I hold him and we run in a circle. Then I decide to let him run, more fun for him...more work for me. He's giggling and laughing out loud at his heart's content and I totally forget about the workout I'm getting. We continue to warmup and I realize I'm holding this 20 pounder the entire time. I know he wishes he could walk and run and jump like the others, but he just can't yet. Next is the inflatable bounce thing that miraculously blows up with all of us mommies and kids sitting on it flat. Holt is not sure about this, but once it is blown up he is loving crawling on it and chasing the bigger kids. He also loved Humpty Dumpty where he got to bounce and flip over at the end. Talk about an arm workout, holding onto him bouncing for minutes on end then flipping over 20 pounds of deadweight that has no idea what they are to doing upside down. Whew. I look at the clock, 30 minutes left. WOW.

Then we go to the bar. The instructor spins him over and Holt surprisingly is holding onto the bar like he's trying out for the Olympics, Mommy is so proud...and so relieved someone else is holding him for a second. He decided to do this again. Then he wanted to crawl around everywhere. In between each "skill" they turned music on and he would just stop and bounce and smile, because he sure loves dancing. I even taught him to raise one hand up in the air when he is dancing. Why? Because it's funnier.

Next was the beam, again the instructor walks him across. Holt went "running" across that thing with the biggest smile like he knew exactly what he was doing. At the end he got to stop, do a flip, then JUMP off the end! He kept crawling back to the stairs to go up the beam again...I think he liked it. I'm starting to cool off a little now.

Oh but he's off crawling all over the room again. I'm chasing him everywhere. We do the somersaulting thing and he's loving it. Then we sit and do the Duke of York or something like that. Basically for what seems like minutes I'm supporting Holt on my knees up and down, side to side, bouncing, then flipping over. This is a full on workout now, my glutes will definitely be sore. Then the balls come out. Balls everywhere, he's chasing them. I'm picking him up to shoot a hoop, chasing more balls. I try not to notice the sweat dripping from my forehead. I can't even remember everything we did because I could only think how I am definitely NOT doing Insanity when I get home. Fine Kyle, you can be disappointed I didn't do my workout for the day, but one trip to the Little Gym and you will know what I am talking about. I definitely considered that my workout for the day. However, I can't wait to go back. It was by far more exciting than his toys at home and walking around the neighborhood with Bentley for 15 minutes like we normally do in the mornings.