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42 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || NOVEMBER 2015 Perform these like a circuit: Do one set of each exercise with minimal rest in between. When you%u2019ve done with one set, grab some water and repeat twice more.The great thing about running is that you can just put on your shoes and go. Any cardiovascular exercise, 20 minutes five times a week is not only a great way to start in your fitness path but also to get you warmed up before your work out. Sit on the edge of a sturdy chair or any sturdy platform, with hands next to hips. Slide your bottom off the edge and bend elbows to 90 degrees. Be sure to keep your back close to the chair, and then push back up. Do 10 to 12 repetitions.Place entire right foot on a stair or a sturdy platform, and step up with left leg following. Step down with left leg, reaching back about 12 inches; follow with right. Do 12 times, keeping chest lifted, then switch sides and repeat. As you get stronger, try this move with weights, perhaps holding your baby %u263aHolding a weight, (put your child on your shoulders) stand with legs slightly wider than shoulder-distance apart, toes out. (If you don%u2019t have a kettle bell, as shown, hold a barbell in each hand.) With chest lifted, bend knees and stick bottom out as if sitting in a chair; lower until knees are 90 degrees; push back up. Do 12 to 15 reps.