Apparatus and method for exercising with a child attached to the legs

A leg-attachable apparatus for exercising with a child, the apparatus comprising:

• a child wrap element having a portion configured to wrap around the body of a child to secure the child to the legs of a user, at least a portion of the child wrap element is wide enough to cover the torso of the child;
• a leg wrap element having a portion configured to wrap around and attach to the legs of the user, the leg wrap element extending at least from the ankles to the calves of the user and enabling the body of the child to be positioned on and supported by the leg wrap element while the leg wrap element is attached to the legs of the user thereby preventing the child from falling through the legs of the user;
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• a connecting portion integrated between the child wrap element and the leg wrap element, the connecting portion being tapered with a wide portion adjacent to a lower edge of the child wrap element and a narrow portion adjacent to a widened portion of an upper edge of the leg wrap element, the connecting portion being configured for positioning between the legs of the user while the connecting portion is also positioned between the legs of the child while the child wrap element is secured to the child and the leg wrap element is secured to the legs of the user, the leg wrap element including a releasable hook and loop fastener.