Stroller Strides February Calendar

Classes for the Spring are finally starting back up this Friday! Here is the rest of the February Calendar!

Fall is Here!!!

Finally! Fall is here! After months of 90+ degree weather we now have beautiful breezy mornings in the upper 70's! Ah, bliss! If you haven't been out to Stroller Strides yet, ya gotta go! It is great to get out, get some fresh air, and get those muscles moving!

Truly, it is awesome! Come see for yourself!

As Seen on TV!

So if you are a Houstonian, you know that we have had a near drought this summer! No rain! A handful of showers over the past three months with lots of blinding sunshine...right?! Last night I was both anxious and excited about Stroller Strides Memorial re-opening for the Fall after a brief summer break!

Then the rain came! Lots and lots of it! It rained off and on throughout the night and this morning. I thought to myself "NO!!! No one will show up for class and it will be me and camera crew!" Thankfully it wasn't just me! My dear friend and fellow Stroller Strides Allison came to class today! Awesome mommy!

Ryan from KPRC Channel 2 and his camera man were such good sports! They filmed the entire class and put together a mini masterpiece that aired this afternoon during the 4 o'clock hour!

So without further adieu, here is 2 minutes and 19 seconds of Stroller Strides Memorial on the news!

Stroller Strides Memorial on KPRC Channel 2 News from Valerie Gay on Vimeo

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Join us tomorrow Sept 4th!...

for a free class...that will be hitting the airwaves via Channel 2 News!

Come out for fun time and great workout tomorrow morning at 9:30 am at Memorial Park! The weather is much cooler in the morning now so it should be great workout weather tomorrow!

I am excited to welcome Channel 2 to come out and do a story on our fit mamas here in Houston! Don't miss it!

Hope to see you at the park!

July Class Schedule

Well mamas, July is going to be one hec of a busy month! Truly what month isn't?!

I will be out of town for the rest of the week as well as the last two weeks in July and have booked weekends till...well till pretty much the end of the year!

Until I find another instructor class is going to have to be sporatic this month.

So here it is, the class schedule for the remainder of July:

July 13, 15, 20, & 22 - 8:45 am at Memorial Park.

Please use the "contact me" button up top if you have questions about class, need directions, etc!

Thank you Houston area mommies for your patience and understanding!

-Val

Grrrr

Sorry I just have to vent and give those of you who might be trying to contact me a heads up!

I love Stroller Strides but our email and phone system sucks! Royally sucks! Either my email or my phone number (and at times both) don't work and there is never a good explanation of why that is! If you are one of the many whose calls or emails I never returned I promise I am not ignoring you!

So for those of you who venture here from the Stroller Strides Memorial website, please use the "Contact Me" button above to contact me about class info, registrations! Other franchisees and pretty much anyone else who needs to get in touch with me, please do the same! Otherwise there is a good chance you will never hear from me! If you are one whose call or email was never responded to, please send me an email from the "contact me" button too!

I apologize for the rant and for any inconvenience this might have imposed!

Thank you.

Whew, breathe!

My Favorite Fit Mamas!

This weekend the other three Houston area Stroller Strides owners and I participated in the 1st Annual Mom's Night Mixer. It was a lot of fun and we met so many other small business moms and even ran into a few old friends!

The best part (for me, the eater anyway) was the GIANT dessert bar complete with chocolate fountain and Starbucks coffee!

They ran out of goodie bags before I could get one, but I was totally satisfied with my free fish tacos cards from Berryhill...mmm Berryhill!

Ami Almquist (Stroller Strides NW Houston), Elizabeth Kelley (Stroller Strides Pearland), Christina Tatavak (Stroller Strides The Woodlands), and me!

I am so lucky to have some of the best Stroller Strides mamas to work with in Houston! They are awesome!

New Stroller Strides Location at Cullen Park Grand Opening!

Stroller Strides is coming to Cullen Park and is great for moms who live in or near Katy! Go and enjoy a fun free class, light refreshments, raffle prizes, and sign up specials!

When is this grand event you ask!

Here are the details:

When: Tuesday, June 23rd at 9 am
Where: Cullen Park
(19008 Saums Rd: Located off of Barker Cypress/ Saums Rd. just north of 1-10.
We’ll meet in the main parking lot, by the splash pad. Sign in will begin at 8:30 a.m.)

What to bring: Your kiddo(s), sturdy stroller (no umbrellas please), water, sunscreen, and blanket, mat, or towel for ground exercises!

Have questions?
Contact Ami Almquist at amialmquist[at]strollerstrides[dot]net
or visit
http://strollerstrides.net/houston

Have fun and stay fit this summer with the nation's leading mommy fitness program!

A great day for Pictures

Another beautiful morning for Stroller Strides! I wish the weather was always like this!

Here are a few pics from class! My legs and bottom are still sore!

I always love the kids want to join in on the fun!

Stroller Strides Coupon Code for Doce Vida Fitness

Doce Vida is a new fitness apparel company offering ultra-soft, full-motion 12% stretch fabric that feels like butter against your skin as it wicks away moisture so you can keep your body moving in comfort and style. Doce Vida has a seamless fit for continuous movement. Their apparel is fitted to maximize the benefits of reducing muscle vibration and to instantly slim. Starting today, Doce Vida Fitness will offer you and your members a 20% online discount using the unique code SSTRIDES09.

Lisa Druxman (founder of Stroller Strides) will be writing a product review for the Stroller Strides blog on Monday and she will be giving away a $50 gift certificate for Doce Vida product to one of the lucky people who leave a comment on that blog post! Good Luck!

Stroller Strides Memorial April Newsletter

LOTS of information in this one! I meant to post the link earlier but it has been a non-stop crazy few weeks!

Here is the newsletter.

*This newsletter is the one that I put together because of the amount of information I wanted to relay this month. The normal Stroller Strides version will go out next week!

Vote for Stroller Strides at Start Up Nation

Vote for Stroller Strides in the Start-Up Nation Leading Moms in Business contest! You can submit one vote per day for each of your favorites. I have been putting in my daily vote and then browsing around at some of the other mommy owned businesses! There are some impressive and inspiring business mommas out there! Click here to cast your vote!

This is why it is storming in Houston!

I finished (mostly at least) next month's calendar! Can you believe it! Most of the time the calendar goes out around the 15th of that month!



To download the calendar click here!

Updates will be sent out throughout the month! Next step, the April newsletter!

Oh, and I hope you like the new Spring blog design! I wanted something bright and fun and so got to work on the new design!

I have a lot of great announcements, including one that has had me smiling for two days now (but I just can't let that secret out yet)!

I'll be updating the blog throughout the weekend so check back!

Class Moved Indoors Today

It is going to be in the 40's and windy so we will be moving indoors to Memorial City Mall. Class time still at 9:30!

Stroller Exercises

Here are a few easy and basic stroller exercises to help you get started in your exercise routine!

More Stroller Strides Fun!

It was another beautiful day today and did an extended ground workout! I thought it would be fun to get down to the kiddos' level!

The best part about Stroller Strides...

...for the kids anyway is the playtime!

Even though it was a rainy day today we still had a great workout at the mall! The nice thing about the mall (other than the new Cold Stone I just found) is the indoor playground!

Here are a few pics of our cuties having fun!

February Newsletter

I'm a little late on getting this out, but here is the February Newsletter. Take a look for some great information, articles, and recipes! Enjoy!

February Newsletter

Congratulations Rosa!!!

Welcome to our newest Stroller Strides member, Stella born February 4th!

Making 2009 a Mom-Fit Year

I've mentioned Bookie Boo before but in case you are new to the blog, it is a website that is known as a fitness hangout for moms. It started out as a small forum, but has since then become a very popular site!

Our own Lisa Druxman (founding Mama of Stroller Strides) will be doing a webinar where she will answer questions about workouts, nutrition, and more!

This is a great opportunity that will help you get those fitness goals on track!

The webinar will be on January 14th at 7pm. You must be a Bookie Boo member to log in. You can sign up at http://bookieboo.com