Baby at the gym?

Question

You do you, but I feel like it's unsafe. A co-worker posted a picture of her 5 month old in his stroller in the workout area of the gym. She brought him with her to work out. I respect self-care, and choices, but eek it scares me a little.

Answer

Actual gyms (like not inside apartment complexes) will not allow children because it is unsafe. If you’ve been a member of a larger gym for a while you know how often there’s an ambulance parked outside because of a fainting or weight accident. People can be careless. 
That said, smaller apartment complexes can be considered on a case-by-case basis. My building has one and when my son was first born I would go during the day when literally 0 people were there. He would be asleep, I would jump on an elliptical for 20-30. It was just us and he was an infant in a stroller. I wouldn’t have let him run around and play on the equipment though, had he been older. Too many variables.

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The gym allows it? I’ve been to gyms with drop in child care options while you work out but I’ve never seen babies near the equipment. They’d have to draw the line somewhere

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I’ve never heard of this being allowed in a gym? Some have daycares, but I would never put my baby in one of those.

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Yeah I’d never do this 😬 and I’m curious to know what gym is allowing her to do this in the first place.

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Well that’s awful young but I have seen little kids in gyms before. There are special areas for moms who inside some gyms that have treadmills and ellipticals facing a gated play area.

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I couldn’t do it because if I left my child in a stroller the whole time I was working out, he’d be throwing a mega tantrum.

Baby at the gym?

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