{"id":44600,"date":"2014-12-08T14:28:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T20:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=44600"},"modified":"2021-09-26T09:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:53:32","slug":"baby-exercise-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/baby-exercise-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Baby as a Piece of Exercise Equipment: An Illustrated Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Baby-Exercise-2.jpg\" alt=\"Use baby as exercise equipment. \" width=\"900\" height=\"825\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When <a title=\"New Dad Survival Guide: The Skillset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/new-dad-survival-guide-the-skillset\/\">you\u2019re a new dad<\/a>, it becomes hard to fit in a good workout. But you\u2019d be surprised as to how many exercises you can perform using only your kiddo (and a car seat). What\u2019s more, when you use your tot as a piece of exercise equipment, you get a workout, while your little champ&nbsp;gets all the benefits that come with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/articles\/the-importance-of-roughhousing-with-your-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roughhousing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s win-win. Note: Make sure you wait to do these exercises until your baby is ready for the action. Before you start tossing them around, they should be able to hold their neck up and sit up by themselves. In other words, don\u2019t catapult a 6-week-old newborn like a cannonball.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Baby kettlebell swing.<\/li>\n<li>Baby goblet squat<\/li>\n<li>Baby medicine ball toss.<\/li>\n<li>Baby torso rotation.<\/li>\n<li>Baby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/bro-basics-how-to-do-a-bicep-curl\/\">bicep curls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Baby front raises.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! 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