Visit to the Pumpkin Patch!

Today was a GREAT day, a little warm for October if you ask me, but great none the less. We had an AWESOME turnout in class, with 18 fit Moms, 4 of which we new members! Welcome Claudia, Emily, Karla and Maria. We're thrilled you joined and look forward to seeing you on a daily basis. After class we headed over to Asbury Church for a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. We had lots of fun making our kids pose next to the hay bales and pumpkins. Next week we're making Halloween crafts after class, hopefully the weather will be just as nice! 

 Getting ready to work our arms

 There were so many of us I couldn't even get everyone in the picture!!!!

 Awesome wall sits! Proof you CAN work out anywhere!

 Sweet Miss Emma G

 Travis, he's not happy but who can blame him, hay hurts :)

 The Havelka kiddos

 Mr. Matthew!!!

 Reese and Claire

Posing for his facebook profile pic...(kidding obviously he's too young for facebook)

A New start!

As many of you know, or may not know, Stroller Strides of Corpus Christi is under new ownership. Our fearless leader, Rebecca Haug and her family are headed to the big "D", and I mean Dallas (Weatherford to be exact) so she said a very sad good-bye to her Stroller Strides Family. I took over (Sara Bading) on October 1st, I hope that I can make Rebecca proud, AND continue to work my Corpus Christi Mamas into shape. I have been teaching classes 1-2 times a week for Rebecca since 2009 and am very excited to take on the challenge of being a Stroller Strides Fanchisee!
I am going to start doing a feature on our blog called "Mom of the Month". I figured this would be a nice way to showcase all the hard work these Moms do on a daily basis and show the world how fit and strong we really are.
This month we're kicking it off with a bang. October's Mom of the Month is Sarah Johnson!!!
Sarah is 5 weeks (she got the all clear from her OBGYN to start working out again) post-partum. Yes she's not only back to working out but did I mention she had TWINS, Camdyn and Delainey, 5 weeks ago. PLUS she has an 18 month old son name Cole. Sarah braved class this week sporting her new triple stroller but more impressive is that she made it to class ON TIME! If Sarah can get 3 babies under 2 up, fed and out the door to make it to class on time so can you! Sarah attended class about half on her pregnancy and delivered a few weeks early but was eager to get back to class and out of the house. I am so impressed that she's out there at 9:30 a.m. working out, pushing all that weight and still as happy and cheerful as the rest of us (even with her sleep deprivation)
Sarah you ROCK! You impressed a lot of us when we saw you show up to class on Monday as we all oohed and aahed over those sweet babies, and the awesome stroller you found to accommodate your needs. Keep up the good work, you truly are FIT FOR MOTHERHOOD!

If you are interested in coming to class please visit our website strollerstrides.net/corpuschristi for class times and locations.

LUNAFEST & Stroller Strides

Stroller Strides of Corpus Christi is so excited to announce that they will host LUNAFEST on Thursday April 29th, 2010 6:30 p.m. at Aria Sky Terrace & Lounge. LUNAFEST is a short film festival By...For...About Women. The festival is designed to bring together women throughout the community to help raise funds for the Breast Cancer Fund and YWCA of Corpus Christi. We are currently in the beginning stages of planning our event. If you would like to be involved please contact Rebecca @ rhaug@strollerstrides.net. We have 3 levels of sponsorship available and other ways you can contribute to this awesome event. You can also visit www.lunafest.org for more information.

Always Moving

The Murphree Family working out together!!!

Sara sporting her Halloween socks at our Halloween workout yesterday.

Me and my boys: Riley & Coen

Side shuffling for CANDY

The other day in class I told a few moms that sometimes I treat life like a marathon. It might be because I'm always moving. I'm still trying to decide if this is a good or bad thing. To be honest I have a hard time sitting down. Each day I wake up, get the kids going as quickly as possible, make breakfast, strap them in the car, drop Riley off, get to Stroller Strides, teach class, well you know the rest. It's called being a MOM! But if I rewind back to the teaching Stroller Strides I quickly realize it is the reason we sprint out the door each morning. Stroller Strides is my marathon. It is the one activity that we have done religiously for the past 3.5 years that has created wonderful memories, life lessons and given me so many hours of precious time with my two boys. So I may treat my life like a really long race (I've decided this is a good thing) but it has a sole purpose in the end. That is to be there for my family and Stroller Strides mamas. Finally I'm proud to show you the group that keeps me moving in all directions. We are Stroller Strides Corpus Christi! Thank you ladies for supporting Stroller Strides and my marathon.

FALL into Stroller Strides

It is officially Fall here in the Coastal Bend. Even though it may not feel like Fall we are all dreaming of cool crisp mornings during our workouts. Starting Monday September 28th our new schedule will start. All classes will start @ 9:15 am. We will still use the Sunrise Mall when it rains or gets really chilly. Between now and the end of April is a great time to take advantage of South Texas weather. We will do more outside activities and play dates. Most of all your workouts will feel invigorating and help you meet your fitness goals.

Monday-Texas State Aquarium

Tuesday-Brighton Park

Wednesday-Cole Park

Thursday-Brighton Park

Friday- Cole Park

Saturday-Brighton Park

We will offer our island class on the last Friday of each month.

Creating Healthy Homes

Stroller Strides of Corpus Christi is a proud partner with Luna Bar and Healthy Child Healthy World. We will be hosting a mini Healthy Home Party following class on Tuesday August 25th in the Sunrise Mall. Join us for free information and giveaways.

Creating Healthy Environments for Children

What it’s all about
Our children live in a world vastly different from the one we grew up in. More than 80,000 chemicals, most of which did not exist fifty years ago, are registered for use in commerce in the United States, and an estimated 2,000 new ones are introduced every year. These chemicals are used in everyday items such as foods, shampoos, toys, furniture, electronics, household cleaners, and lawn care products, just to name a few. The effects of most of these chemicals on human health are unknown.
Unfortunately, there is no pre-market safety testing required under any federal law for these chemicals and of the 15,000 most commonly used chemicals, more than 80% have not been tested for potential health effects on children. None have been tested for their health effects when they interact with one another, but that’s how we’re exposed to them.
What is this doing to our kids? For the most part, we don’t really know. It’s largely an unregulated experiment – and it’s being conducted on our children and us. One thing we do know is that childhood diseases and disabilities that have links to toxic exposures are on the rise and they deserve special attention because they are preventable. Children are more vulnerable
Beginning in utero, babies and children are different than adults — they are often much more vulnerable to environmental toxins.
• Pound-for-pound, children breathe more air, drink more water, and eat more food than adults. For example, the air intake of a resting infant is twice that of an adult. Also, children between the ages of one and five eat three to four times more food per pound of body weight than the average adult. Thus, they are more exposed to air and water pollution and pesticides.
• Children absorb more nutrients and, consequently, more toxins than adults.
• Because their metabolic systems are still developing, children’s ability to detoxify and excrete
harmful chemicals differs from that of adults.
• Children’s bodies are rapidly growing and developing, so chemicals that can harm development can do maximum damage at this critical time.
• Children are more likely than adults to come in contact with many of the contaminants around us each day. Children play on the floor where allergens, such as dust, and heavier-than-air chemicals settle and collect. Young children put everything in their mouth, which is a crucial part of normal development, the way a baby learns about the world.
Continuation of this program depends on your support. Please make a small donation today at www.healthychild.org.

Ashley McComb Photography & Stroller Strides

We've now have an official Stroller Strides photographer. Ashley McComb one of our very own mamas will now be taking all of our official photos. You can visit her website @

http://www.ashleymccombphotography.com/ or her blog
http://ashleymccombphotography.blogspot.com/