03/07/2010 by FeedCrazy.

Just because you had a baby doesn’t mean you have to abandon your active healthy lifestyle. You might have to put a few things on hold but not for long. After your baby is old enough to fit into a stroller you can resume your jogging routine with with one of the many jogging stroller choices available today.

The InSTEP and Graco companies are two popular ones that offer a variety of different design options. There are different themes such as safari or wildlife-based. Each of these jogging strollers comes with a 12+ inche swivel wheel which can be locked if you want to jog or walk at a brisk pace. When ready, all you have to do is unlock and rotate it for moving around the tight corners. Also, you don’t need to worry about stability issues because the strong steel frame provides the necessary security and safety.

Fun fact: These days the safetech triple jogging stroller is gaining popularity

While you’re away from home, these conveniences really help out. Cool features such as parent tray with lid are ideal for storing those nice-to-haves and not having to hold anything in your hand. The soft belly bar and the five-point harness protects the baby. The screen on these strolelrs is a fine mesh which will keep your baby safe in the forest.

Fun fact: The bestselling strollers on various auctions sites are of the triple umbrella stroller variety

The Schwinn Free Wheeler ST stroller will give you the confidence to navigate the different treacherous terrains. So, put on your favorite pair of outdoor shoes and get your little one ready. The stroller will satisfy all your different requirements. The 12 inch swivel wheels in front make it easy to turn and the 16 inch ones in the back provide stability.

Fun fact: The newest strollers on the block are the triplet strollers

The firm, rear suspension provides the safest and comfortable ride. The canopy on these joggers is big enough to shelter your child from harmful UV rays and it’ll keep the baby cool too while you are jogging. With the large under seat storage and a parent pouch you will plenty of space for all those essential items. This stroller can hold upto 150 lbs without any strain.

If you’re worried about the suspension system, you’ll be glad to know that it is adjustable. So as your kids grow you can adjust it also for the different types of terrain you will encounter. Another neat feature is the foot-activated real wheel parking brake. The rear wheels can be locked too. So this is a nice extra precautionary step.

Did you have babies a few years apart? Are you dying to get yourself back into shape? Excellent! Joggers of the double and triple variety are a godsend. Now you wont feel guilty for not working out and not even for leaving your kids behind. You can take your baby along while getting a workout in. No more excuses.

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03/07/2010 by FeedCrazy.

If you have a cat you will know what good company they can be. A cat makes a wonderful companion. It’s the ideal pet for both adults and children. However cats do have some annoying habits and one of them is scratching.

At some time or another all cat owners find that their cat is scratching. I don’t mean that they’re scratching you, it’s much more likely that they’re scratching the legs of your furniture.

It is so common for a cat owner to discover one day that the legs of the furniture are covered in scratch marks. So why do cats love to scratch? And why would providing a cat scratching pole help with the problem?

Scratching is a normal behaviour for a cat. They do it to sharpen their claws. Chances are you’re not likely to stop your cat from scratching. It’s much better to direct their attention to a much more suitable place to scratch, namely a cat scratching post.

How do you do that? You do that by making sure that it is unpleasant for him to scratch the furniture and much more pleasant to scratch the scratching post. A cat scratching post is a piece of cat furniture specifically designed to be scratched so that your favourite feline can relieve his need to sharpen his claws in an appropriate place.

A scratching post isn’t complicated They consist of a simple pole covered in a common material such as carpet or sisal, something that cats love to dig their claws into.

So how do you redirect his attention away from the furniture and towards his scratching pole? Firstly it’s important to remember that cats respond to positive reinforcement, not negative, so don’t punish him. Try a more lateral approach, for example wrapping something around the legs of the furniture to make it less attractive to him whilst providing him with a good scratching post. If he takes the hint and uses the post that’s fine, if not then try rubbing some Catnip on it to attract him to the post.

It’s not always quite so simple, it all depends on your particular cat. But if he is heading purposely towards your furniture legs then pick him up and put him next to a scratching pole , and if you do this regularly should get the idea.

Don’t ever consider de-clawing your cat. Declawing should be outlawed. But it’s fine to trim his claws from time to time just to make sure they’re not so sharp. Once you’ve learned more about those annoying little habits of cats, like scratching, you can redirect his attention quite successfully, keep your cat happy and make him a lifetime companion.

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