As a new mom, I’ve had to get creative in order to fit in everything I want to do in a day. I’m sure many of you can relate – you might be juggling a job and trying to be supermom, in addition to finding time for yourself for exercise or fun.

I’ve found a great way to multi-task – I work out with my baby. He thinks it is so much fun, and I get a great workout while spending quality time with him.

Here are a few things I do:

• bicep curls, holding my baby with one hand under each of his arms.
• overhead press, holding my baby with both hands so that he can look down at me while I lift him up and down
• cradling him close to me in both arms, I do sets of squats and lunges – this also can work for getting him to sleep when he’s fussy
• lying on my back, I bench press him, which he thinks is the most fun of all. I give him a kiss on the nose each time I lower him, and he giggles on the way back up
• this might be obvious, but stroller walks are great! I run errands close to home with him in the stroller, and we make dates with other moms and babies to walk together.

Leah Hitchcock Ybarra is a mom and fitness instructor who blogs about health and fitness