Getting Started

This is my first blog post on here so let me introduce myself.
I'm the mother to 4 children (19yrs, 16yrs, 2yrs & 3 months). I now own a StrollerFit® Powered by MommyMuscle® Franchise in St. Louis and I love it! I've been a personal trainer for a few years now and when I had my 2 year old I couldn't stand the idea of going back to work full time. It was too many hours away from him and I couldn't afford day care if I only worked part time, so I knew of someone who already ran a StrollerFit® franchise and was able to teach classes for her. She later decided to sell her franchise and I was more than willing to buy it from her. At this point I was pregnant with my next son and was a little concerned about everything that was going to have to be done for the business while I was pregnant and taking care of a toddler. It got a little chaotic from time to time but overall it's been a wonderful experience. I had to find, train and hire an instructor right away so I could go on maternity leave 3 months after I bought the franchise. That was probably the hardest part but I have a great instructor now that teaches part time for me, she's absolutely wonderful.
It also helped me to stay fit during my pregnancy, since I had to be there to teach classes it got me out of my house on those days when I really just wanted to be fat, pregnant and lazy. I didn't gain nearly as much weight with that last baby either, which now of course I'm really grateful for. I've got 15 pounds to go and with the support and motivation from all the moms in StrollerFit® class I know I won't have a problem reaching my fitness goals and neither will they.