To stay fit

Mothers go “buggy training” with their babies

Fee Kichler demonstrates exercises on the baby carriage. She believes it is important for mothers to have time for themselves.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Mothers of small children want to stay fit with a new program. They can simply bring their little ones with them to special outdoor courses in and around Salzburg.

It's almost impossible to go to the gym with a small child. But how do you stay fit as a mother? Fee Kichler asked herself this question after the birth of her daughter. In a park in Munich, she discovered women exercising in a group - with children.

Sabrina Roth, mother of two-and-a-half-year-old Hannah, enjoys exercising with other mothers in the fresh air.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

The fitness trainer trained in the "Buggyfit" program, which originated in the USA. Now Kichler shows Salzburg women what they can do for their health in courses of the same name. It's a brisk but gentle walk with the buggy. Then they train in parks. The children are there.

Women like Melanie Winkler and Sabrina Roth come together in and around the city of Salzburg. Roth's daughter is two and a half years old and loves to take part in her mother's sport. She says: "I want to improve my health. I like doing sport in the fresh air with a group of mothers." "Becoming a mom changes your life radically. I want to get fit again," says Melanie Winkler, also a mother of a small child.

According to Fee Kichler, only mothers who have already completed a postnatal course should take part.