EXERCISE

Drop kilos with Dorothy the Dinosaur

I have found a great way to get fit while having fun with my kids for no cost! I've just had my third child and have been struggling to find time to exercise without them. I don't want to pay gym fees or to pay to have them looked after while I exercise. Then it occurred to me that I spend a lot of time during the day trying to wear them out, so why not incorporate that with my exercise routine? Now I get out their Wiggles DVD and exercise and dance along with the kids to get fit! It's an activity we can share, can be done any time and is a huge saving compared to hundreds of dollars in gym fees!

Exercise with other Mums

I have saved over $1000 on my gym membership fees this year, by coming up with a simple FREE solution that is much more fun!
As a busy mum with teenagers, a toddler and a home business, my exercise always meant a lot to me, but the costs of my gym membership were becoming a real issue. At $25 per fortnight, it was costing $650 per year, plus almost the same per year in childcare while I went to the gym five times a week!
I decided to start a walking group by putting up brochures at my local kindy for parents with prams. This way I started meeting lots of new mums and dads, and we all spend time outdoors, which is much nicer than inside a sweaty gym! We usually all meet at a park following our walks or runs (as people are at different levels of fitness), and this has also become like a free play group with all the toddlers and bubs.
This has saved me loads of time as well as money, as instead of driving to the gym, putting my child in care and then home again, we leave from nearby so no car, no fuel, just strap my son in the pram and off we go! This has been a great move as I have not only met heaps of great people, I have also picked up lots of wonderful ideas on saving, as we all talk and share hints along the way!