New Year’s Resolution Help – Get in shape!

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

All week long we’ll be offering our tips and ideas to help you tackle your (and our) New Year’s resolutions. Whether you’re a staunch believer in resolutions or not, we hope our cool picks will help motivate you as we hope they do for us! Between...

Yoga for Kids – more plausible than you might think

by Stephanie Slate | Entertainment + Media

The thing about kids –and I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume it’s not just my own who are like this– is that they don’t always have the patience to hold yoga postures or meditate. But they certainly like stories. And...

Because every child deserves a loving “om”

by Lexi Petronis | Random Coolness

It was only upon attending an awesome preschool class a few months ago that my daughter learned there was a difference between “yoga” and “yogurt.” Now, she is a huge fan of both. Presumably for different reasons.That’s why I was excited...

Booty Wrap – The fanny pack gets a much needed makeover

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

I’m dying to make a reference to the fanny pack as being the butt of all tourist jokes — oh wait, I think I just did. But let’s be fair, there is something to be said to a hands-free way of carrying a little cash and your keys when you’re out...

BOB Strollers – rolling out the Revolution SE for 2011

by Melissa | Baby

There’s a running store on my block with a BOB stroller displayed in the window. Every time I pass it, I marvel at the lean, mean, baby-transporting machine. So when I had the opportunity to give their new 2011 Revolution SE a road test, I was both...

Why yes, I do want to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes, thank you very much.

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

I have never been what you’d call a fitness guru. I never mastered downward dog, and I haven’t had a gym membership in years. But about two years ago, with 40lbs of my third baby weight to lose and my sister-in-law’s bridesmaid’s dress to wear...

Ubisoft Just Dance 2 – they could call it Just Embarrass Yourself 2. And we’d still love it.

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

I have waited three months for the Ubisoft Just Dance 2 for Wii to come out. Three months! Because that’s how long it’s been since the Cool Mom Picks team monopolized the display model at the Blogher conference, challenged our friends at Mamapop to a...

More incentive to get the kids to play outside – How does 75 bucks sound?

by Elizabeth | Kid Style

I love this time of year. Now that it’s not grossly hot, I feel inspired to do fun activities with my kids outdoors. But in a few months when the temperature dips? Yup, it’s a long winter and there are only so many times you can walk around Target to get...

Time to make my yoga pants proud

by Stephanie Slate | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only mom who has seen a marked decline in the amount of exercise I get since having children. Relaxing moments seem to have taken a steady dive, too. But suddenly, thanks to a wonderful new family exercise DVD called TOT YOGA,...

We need to move it, move it.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Doing Good, Food + Recipes

Michelle Obama may be known for her sculpted arms, but her commitment to health and exercise goes a lot deeper. Last week, the First Lady introduced a new initiative, Let’s Move!, which is supported by the newly created Partnership for a Healthier America. Their...