Lisa Druxman

I am the founder of Stroller Strides, the country’s largest fitness program for new moms. We offer stroller based workouts that are fitness for mom and fun for baby. I am a mom first and foremost and love to blend my passion for fitness with motherhood. I am the author of Lean Mommy, a book which I hope inspires moms to be healthy role models for their children.

Hometown: San Diego, CA United States

Occupation: Chief Founding Mom of Stroller Strides

Interests: I love running and being outdoors, which is pretty easy here in San Diego. I enjoy pretending that I know how to garden and playing in the waves with my kids at the beach.

Posts

Everything I Ever Needed To Know About Health, I Learned From Being Pregnant

I've been a fitness professional for nearly two decades. I've learned the foundations of fitness from conferences to books to certifications. But it wasn't until I became pregnant with my first child that I realized what it meant to take care of my health. It changed my perspective on everything....

Getting Sick

I am just recuperating from 2 weeks of nasty cold and sinus infection. Yuck! I can't tell you how much it slowed me down. And if you know moms (especially moms who work), we can't afford to slow down. But it occurred to me that maybe just maybe my body is smarter than I am. Just for a couple of w...

Skin Deep: Is the "Mom Job" Really Necessary?

I was just appalled when I read this recent article in the NY Times Skin Deep: Is the 'Mom Job' Really Necessary? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/fashion/04skin.html?emc=eta1 It seems that all moms in America are being told that their body after baby is not acceptable and that plastic surgery i...

All I ever needed to know about health, I learned from being pregnant.

I've always taken decent care of myself but it wasn't until I became pregnant that I learned what it truly was to be healthy. All of my behaviors revolved around what was best to grow my baby. I chose foods that would fuel me, I drank more water and I stopped drinking caffeine and alcohol. I exer...

Model Moms

It's always a wonder to me why we are astounded by the rates of obesity and eating disorders in children. We are all frightened by the new realization that for the first time in history our children will have a lesser life expectancy than their parents. Yet, what are we doing to change? Moms cont...

Goals

Run the Carlsbad 1/2 Marathon in January (1 followers)

Run a marathon when I turn 40 (I've given myself a few years for this one) (1 followers)

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