How This Mermaid-Haired Ninja Mom Gets Fit at Home

From Cosmopolitan

If you even bother with home workout equipment, you might have a yoga mat or a pair of dumbbells handy - but Charity LeBlanc (@Charity.Grace), 28, a mermaid-haired mother of 2-year-old Felicity and 6-year-old Oakley, has a legit ninja-training setup.

The Florida-based social-media influencer's ninja game is *ON* *POINT* thanks in part to an indoor training facility her husband constructed inside their family home.

Charity began ninja-training workouts, which involve freestyle movements inspired by martial arts and gymnastics to prepare the body to navigate difficult obstacle courses, about a year and a half ago when her friends built a ninja gym in their backyard. Right away, she was in👏 to 👏 it 👏. After all, the yoga lover had long enjoyed indoor rock-climbing and gravitated toward the monkey bars when she took her kids to the playground. After seeing her friends' setup, she'd practice on the edge of her own roof to scratch that ninja itch. (Which, BTW, most people shouldn't try at home!)

Last Christmas, Charity's husband won major brownie points when he surprised her with an indoor training course: The setup involves a ceiling beam that is secured for safety where she hangs nunchaku holds, rings, and other swing-like contraptions. There's also a 2-by-4 ledge for grip training, pegs holes, and a ledge with several different rock-climbing grips - all of which are surprisingly unobtrusive to the rest of the family's space. Here's how Charity uses it all:

Charity's indoor obstacle-training tools have helped her build strength and muscle control, particularly when it comes to building up the oh-so-vital grip strength that helps mere mortals achieve superhero status. The videos Charity has been posting suggest she's well on her way.

Charity and her husband aren't done tricking out their house just yet: Plans for constructing a full-on indoor rock wall are underway and a kid-friendly, outdoor obstacle course is also in the works. After all, the best part about having ninja-training tools at home is that she can practice with her family. "I'm able to be home with my kids, and we can work out together without having to pack everyone in the car or throw them in kids' care for hours," she says. "The only con is I have no excuse not to work out anymore - so no reasons not to reach my huge dreams and goals this year!"

Those goals include getting her yoga teacher certification, as well as auditioning for the TV show American Ninja Warrior as soon as 2018.

Here's to hoping she makes it to the small screen - or at least continues to post the world's cutest family videos, which often feature two mini-ninjas training right alongside their strong AF mom. Can you even with this crew?!

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