You start slowly and work into keeping your heart rate up for at least twenty minutes, in a range appropriate to your age. If step classes are not your thing, just some time on a treadmill, exercise bike or swim in the pool will do the trick. The most effective workouts are done at a lower intensity for a longer duration of time. If you exercise too hard you don't burn fat, you burn glucose, or sugar. Joining a health club is a perfect way to work out and catch up on some reading.
Most clubs provide around two hours of free or minimum cost child care .
The kids get some playtime and you get a well deserved break. The biggest advantage to lifting weights i s building more lean muscle mass. The more muscle you have the, more efficiently your fat burners work. Muscle weighs more than fat, but clothes fit better because your body is tighter. It's great to feel strong, and helps when carrying those three and four year olds around.