​About aquaBelly Baby™

Created in 2013 aquaBelly Baby™ "Water Fitness for Mom & Baby" is the newest addition to the line of programs that aquaBelly® offers.  aquaBelly Baby™ is the perfect way to exercise and bond with your baby.  Enjoy a fun and exciting class with your little bundle.  Classes are 30 minutes in length and give you a full body workout with your baby.  Meet other Moms with babies similar in age.  It is a specialty class that involves using your little one as you strength train.  You must be able to hold your little one for the duration of the 30 minute class, but not to worry, baby will not go under the water.  What a great use of time where you and baby are able to "Socialize" while you get a full body workout!  This class is a multi-taskers dream!   
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Communication

Hi!  You've reached your name here with aquaBelly Baby - a fun way for you to exercise with your baby!  Thank you so very much for your interest in our fabulous program. Kindly leave a message with your name, email address & phone number.  I will return your call within 3 business days.  For faster response time we will send you an email within 2 business days.  For the most immediate information please visit yourwebsite address.  Thank you and have a wonderful day!

​Health Care Professional Communication

A great way to generate business is to network with OBGYNs, Pediatricians and Pediatric Dentists.  You can even arm your clients with "Health Care Professional Packets" for when they visit their Doctors.  Off to teach an informational class about fitness & nutrition for Mom and Baby.  Be sure to send a Thank You note if a Doctor has offered to meet with you, have a presentation or provide your marketing materials in their office.

​Exercise Descriptions 

NOTE: In aquaBelly Baby™ Classes, most exercises do fall into the category of Full Body as the Mom must be using her upper body to support the baby.  With that in mind, as you plan for your classes, please try to mix up the muscle groups used within the exercises for a well-balanced workout.
Warm Up
  • Essential exercise (pelvic tilts, hip circles, kegels)
  • Tire Jumps (hold baby tightly in towards chest)
  • Shoulder shrugs and shoulder rolls
  • Windmill (baby in one arm while circling other and switch)
Upper Body
  • Baby Curls (bicep curls with baby facing in or out)
  • Flying Baby Cakes (over head lift with baby facing in)
  • Tricep Giggles (baby faces in with arms straight out in front of mom small and repeated lifts about 2-4 inches up and down)
  • Monkey Swing (feet hip width apart, baby at chest, swing slowly baby out to one side with arms fully extended out to side and switch)

Lower Body/Full Body
  • Curtsey Lunge (baby in front facing in or out where leg lunges behind other leg in a curtsey)
  • Squats with Tots (can be done sumo or adductor style)
  • Lunges with Lovies (baby facing in, deep alternating leg lunges)
  • Giddy Up (baby sits on raised knee and knee lifts)
  • Peanut Pump (calf raises)
  • Pony Ride (seated at steps one leg straight out baby facing in and holding babes hands, only those with great head control, raise up and down and then switch legs or you can do both legs together)

Cardio
  • Baby Jogger (variety of jogging: high knees, booty kicks, alligator, gallop)
  • Hop Hop Squat Tot (two hops in squat position to left, squat, two to the right, squat)
  • Run to Nowhere (jog in place with baby in towards chest then push out with arms extended, every few steps arms switch)
  • Bunny Slope (in low forward lunge position start with  baby at one hip switch legs and side of baby)
Core 
  • Love you to Infinity (infinity symbol with arms out straight, baby facing in or out)
  • Tick Tock Tot (start with baby on one side holding with both arms, feet hip width apart, slowly slide baby down toward the knee of one side repeatedly.  Do again on other side)
  • Ballroom Baby (baby faces in or out straight in front, mom swivels hips to side, squats and to the other and squats)
  • Sunrise Sunset (feet facing forward more than hip width apart, lunge with toes forward to left baby on left then as you lunge toward right baby is raised to the right in an arc)
Cool Down
  • Baby Warrior (warrior pose with baby out front facing in or out)
  • Tree Tots (tree pose with baby facing in or out and can be at chest level or higher)
  • Baby Glider (baby upright yet slightly leaned back gliding all the way from side to side)
  • Twinkle Toes (relieve up and down with baby facing in or out followed with lifting toes off of the ground) 
  • Side Stretch (hold baby on one hip and reach up the free open and then over and switch)
  • Quad Stretch (hold baby in one arm, reach back and grab ankle with free arm and then switch)
Breathing
  • Belly Breathing (in through nose filling belly while pushing belly out and out through mouth to deflate belly and fully exhale
  • Segmented breathing (4 even breaths in through nose and four even breaths out through nose)
  • Diaphragmatic Breathing (in through nose while rolling shoulders back and out through mouth rolling shoulders back to neutral)