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In this article we are going to cover a wide variety of areas in
regards to baby products with an emphasis on strollers, yet at
the same time make sense of it all.
In a recent article in Business Week Online, Reena Jana says,
"Infant-related products are a booming market. A sales survey
from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association indicates
that retail sales have hit $7 billion in 2006, up from $4
billion a decade ago."
With baby products being all the rage, how do you make heads or
tails of it all. Getting in on the act are active fathers, who
still want to stay active, yet be around their child while doing
so.
A recent study showed, "men with newborns and toddlers get only
four and a half hours less physical activity per week than they
did before being a parent." According to the study out of the
University of Pittsburgh, there are three solutions to this.
These solutions are, exercising with the children like jogging
while they are in a stroller (make sure you have a stroller
suitable for this activity), having alternate workout sessions
with the wife and taking advantages of free moments to do
crunches or wash the car, among others. Basically any downtime
you may have (which as I know isn`t much), do some type of
excercise.
Ok so we have seen that you can get fit while having a baby
using your time wisely and having the right baby gear to do it,
but is baby gear easy to assemble? Elizabeth Donovan of Fairfax,
Virginia doesn`t think so. "The most challenging baby equipment
is the portable play yard. Yes, it looks simple enough, and the
directions swear that `anybody` can put it together. But even
with a master`s degree, I`m no match for it!" claims Donovan.
Many moms agree some of the directions that are included with
the products are hard to read. "I didn`t know how difficult it
would be to put together a double stroller. I went back to the
store to beg them to let me have the display model," said
Katrina Gagliano-Cheek of Chesapeake, VA. A little advice from
parents, if you are mechanically inclined, and do not know
anyone who is try and get the item already put together.
Ok, so you and the family want to go on a trip, an advernture
if you will. Rich Reid, a professional wilderness photographer,
says, "The BOB Ironman Stroller has shocks, so one can take the
baby even on long walks on gravel roads." He goes on to mention,
"It also has copious space under the seat for storing
baby-related things, and also The Pathfinder child carrier melds
ergonomic technical backpack features. It has a weight-bearing
suspension."
Of course with all baby products you are sure to get a few
recalls, so I wanted to list some of them here that I have
found. There is a recall of about 14,300 units of Phil & Teds e3
Strollers with doubles seats by Regal Lager Inc. because
children can touch the rear tires when in the stroller`s add-on
seat. This can pose an abrasion hazard to children. This recall
involves the e3 Buggy which is a three-wheeled stroller with a
black steel tubing frame. An additional seat, known as a Doubles
Kit, can be added behind the main stroller`s seat allowing a
second child to ride in the stroller. You will want to contact
the manufacturers of these products to obtain more information.
So you now know you can exercise with a baby (giving the right
tools), baby products have instructions that may be less then
desirable, so get it put together, and you can take that family
adventure with the baby included. So get out there and enjoy!
Who says life should change once the baby comes along.
By: Michael C. Podlesny
About the author:
About the Author:
Michael C.
Podlesny is the Managing Director of
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