Stretch With Your Baby - Suggestion 1: Touch Your Toes

With every exercise routine, it is important to stretch! Teaching your child some quick and simple stretches will help create a good habit to help prevent injuries.

The first set of stretches involves touching your toes. Have your child try to follow along with you.


1) Stand up straight with your feet together and your arms at your side. This is the Start Position.

2) Raise your arms straight above your head.

3) Bend forward at your waist as far as you can comfortably go. Keep your legs straight, but do not lock them.

4) Guide your arms down toward your toes as far as they can comfortably reach.

5) Hold the stretch for 30 seconds.

6) Slowly rise back up to the Start Position.

Exercise With Your Baby - Suggestion 15: Bench Press

The standard bench press may or may not work for you, depending on the size of your child...if you have the ability to sit at an incline, that may help:

1) Lay flat on the ground with your legs together. 

2) Lift your baby up and have them lay flat on your chest with your arms underneath their armpits. This is the Start Position. 

3) Slowly lift your baby straight up above your body until your arms are straight up, but not locked. 

4) Slowly bring your baby down towards your body until approximately one-inch away. 

5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 for a total of 10 reps. 

6) Rest for 60 seconds.  

7) Complete 3 sets.