Yoga

Road Test: Best Workout DVDs

February 17, 2011 By Chelsea 6 Comments

A Breezy Mama reader emailed in and requested we cover this topic (thank you… and double thank you for the 8 pounds and counting I’ve lost…) and it couldn’t have been better timing for me as I was pregnant with my twins at the time trying to figure out when I would fit in my workouts once the babies were born. Turns out, basically, a fitness DVD is about all I’m going to fit in, aside from my walks with all five of my kids. To get to the testing of each of the majority of these DVDs, let me preface that many of the days went like this: After picnicking with my 2 year old, then picking up my 4 year old from preschool, I had about 45 minutes once I got home before I needed to nurse the twins in time to then take the crew to pick up my 7 year old from elementary school. I would get home, change, put the 2 year old down for her nap, cross my fingers that the twins stayed asleep, then encourage my 4 year old to test the DVDs with me (he did). All THAT being said, my requirements to get a high score were pretty specific. Clearly, I didn’t have a moment to waste, so I wanted to really feel as though I got a thorough workout with what little time I had. Of course I had several times where I had to pause and run upstairs to comfort a baby or re-apply a paci. Therefore, in addition to needing the workout to really make me sweat, I also needed to be able to “pause” when necessary and needed to be able to follow along with ease. Keeping my criteria in mind, the following EIGHT were the selection I was even willing to try. Even if they weren’t necessarily for me, make sure to read about them because it might be the way YOU prefer to exercise.

Kimberly Fowler’s The No Om Zone

This is a very busy mom friendly workout. What I love is that [Read more…] about Road Test: Best Workout DVDs

Holiday Stress Got You? Try these 5 Yoga Poses

November 30, 2009 By Alex 2 Comments

Thanksgiving and Black Friday are over, which means you are now in the throes of all things Holiday–holiday parties, holiday cooking, holiday shopping, holiday school crafts–you name it, you’re about to experience it. The whole thing can seem overwhelming, and push you to the brink of pitching your own tantrum. We don’t want that to happen, so Breezy Mama enlisted the help of yoga instructor Jenelle Carberry to give us the best five yoga moves to release tension. Read on, take a deep breath, and say, “Ohhhhhhmmmmm.”

Ming-Na on Motherhood and Being Out of this World

October 8, 2009 By Chelsea 8 Comments

Her new SyFy channel series, Stargate Universe, just premiered to the highest ratings ever for the franchise last week, but when it comes to having a third child, Ming-Na told Breezy Mama, “This shop is closed [laughs].”

That’s not to say she wouldn’t add on to her family of four. “I told my husband I would love to have a third child, but we need a surrogate [laughs],” the former ER actress shared. “Because this body [Read more…] about Ming-Na on Motherhood and Being Out of this World

What It Costs to Turn Your Baby Into A Genius

May 29, 2009 By Chelsea Leave a Comment

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by Chelsea P. Gladden

Many new parents can easily get suckered into thinking that if they don’t start their child in a music class by 5 months of age, she will already be behind all the other babies. Sure, it may sound crazy, but conscientious parents are just listening to claims such as “music helps brain development!” Speaking from experience however, walk into any music class for babies and notice lots of happy little ones lying on their backs, cooing to their mothers and/or fathers and occasionally shaking maracas off beat when they aren’t trying to suck on them to help with teething – little Albert Einsteins in the making!

What signing up for classes with your baby WILL do, is get you out of the house – a regularly scheduled and paid for class could be the extra motivation you need—and interacting with other parents. A little adult conversation will likely boost your spirits and in the end help you be better suited to give your child the love she needs. However, if you want to believe that it will also boost brain power versus just more drumstick-sucking-drool, here’s what it’s going to cost you. [Read more…] about What It Costs to Turn Your Baby Into A Genius