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Kristina
I want to start jogging some while on my daily "walks" with my 10 week old son but am not sure if you're supposed to jog with regular strollers. I have a travel system by Graco and it seems plenty sturdy and safe for a moderate paced jog. I'd rather not spend more money to get another stroller when my other one's brand new and I use it for everything else.
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It isn't recommended. They aren't made for jogging. Hit up a yard sale or craigslist for a good used jogger. Most of them will accept any car seat, and your baby is old enough to go in the stroller without the car seat if it doesn't fit. I got my jogger on sale at babies r us for $60, when she was 2, even though we already had four different size strollers. I sold all of them but an umbrella stroller and the jogger. I am pregnant again, and bought a sit n stand, but will use the jogger as the primary stroller.
It isn't recommended. They aren't made for jogging. Hit up a yard sale or craigslist for a good used jogger. Most of them will accept any car seat, and your baby is old enough to go in the stroller without the car seat if it doesn't fit. I got my jogger on sale at babies r us for $60, when she was 2, even though we already had four different size strollers. I sold all of them but an umbrella stroller and the jogger. I am pregnant again, and bought a sit n stand, but will use the jogger as the primary stroller.
Jogging stroller versus travel system â pros and cons, & what about hiking?
Woodland H
Iâm thinking of getting a jogging stroller to use on our local hiking trails here. Has anyone ever hiked on trails using a jogging stroller? Or is it just meant for dirt roads & that type of terrain? What is it like hiking? Oh also, do jogging strollers come w/ the infant car seat? Does the basket underneath have ample storage compared to a travel system stroller?
What else are the pros & cons of jogger vs travel system? TIA!
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Our Jogging Stroller turns by lifting the front wheel, which is a hassle to use for strolling around town, so we've got a variety of different types of strollers. I've used the jogging stroller on trails and mostly mulit-use paths (paved and dirts paths for biking and walking), never used it for hiking back country and while it's easier to push, I would think it would be unstable for hiking purposes (if the trails are bumpy and have obstacles).
The jogging stroller really isn't great for babies that aren't sitting up yet, it doesn't come with a special infant seat and we much preferred a standard stroller when our little guy was an infant (he could recline and sleep, plus the shade bonnet was bigger to protect him from the sun.
We opted not to get a Travel System, and it's worked out great. We've never had a problem with getting the baby in and out of the carseat to the stroller, and it's less gear to carry around. Car seats are in the cars permanently and we only used our infant seat carseat in shopping carts for a few months.
All in all, the jogging stroller is not getting used much at all, I prefer using the Kolcraft Contours stroller for our little guy. I suggest you visit some stores and see the different types personally, then shop on line to maybe save some money.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes!
Our Jogging Stroller turns by lifting the front wheel, which is a hassle to use for strolling around town, so we've got a variety of different types of strollers. I've used the jogging stroller on trails and mostly mulit-use paths (paved and dirts paths for biking and walking), never used it for hiking back country and while it's easier to push, I would think it would be unstable for hiking purposes (if the trails are bumpy and have obstacles).
The jogging stroller really isn't great for babies that aren't sitting up yet, it doesn't come with a special infant seat and we much preferred a standard stroller when our little guy was an infant (he could recline and sleep, plus the shade bonnet was bigger to protect him from the sun.
We opted not to get a Travel System, and it's worked out great. We've never had a problem with getting the baby in and out of the carseat to the stroller, and it's less gear to carry around. Car seats are in the cars permanently and we only used our infant seat carseat in shopping carts for a few months.
All in all, the jogging stroller is not getting used much at all, I prefer using the Kolcraft Contours stroller for our little guy. I suggest you visit some stores and see the different types personally, then shop on line to maybe save some money.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes!
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