Brooke Burke-Charvet shares her fitness secrets and talks frankly about life in a blended family in the January 2012 issue of Fitness.  The Dancing With The Stars co-host married actor David Charvet this past August, formally bringing together their four children:  Brooke’s two from a previous marriage – Sierra (9) and Neriah (11) – and the two they have together, Rain (4) and Shaya (3).  She spoke about how she keeps on top of it all.

I wish I were always calm in the chaos. I have children with very strong personalities, and as elating as that is, it can also be deflating. There’s a lot of action in my household, and sometimes I’m a referee all day long.

Having a blended family is a challenge. Two of my children are with their father part of the week, so when they come home they want me all to themselves. Then my other two children, who have had me all to themselves, suddenly have to share me, and that can make them very needy. My business is crazy, too. There are so many moving parts to my life, nothing ever happens perfectly. I’ve learned to just roll with that.

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