When Ginger Couden of Seffner, Fla., was pregnant with her son Dylan, he probably grew comfortable with the bounces and movements that came with his mother's rigorous exercise routine.

Even though Couden took aerobics classes, walked and lifted weights throughout the first seven months of her pregnancy, she gained 50 pounds. After Couden gave birth to her son, now nearly 2 years old, she wanted to lose the weight without being separated from her newborn.

Couden decided to try Stroller Strides, fitness classes designed for new moms and their babies. She lost the weight and gained new friends.

"I did not want to take him to a gym daycare, and some gyms don't take infants in their kids' clubs," Couden says. "I did not feel comfortable leaving him while he was that young, but I needed the motivation of being with other moms."

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