OOOOOOOOOO! I Can't Wait! I Can't Wait! I Can't Wait!

I've been thinking about ordering this for a few weeks and I kept looking at it and reading the reviews here and on another website and saw it was cheaper here, so I went and ordered it here. OOOOOOOOO! I can't wait to get this DVD.  I love kettlebells!  I have a lot of The Firm's workouts before DVD (yes, I'm that old!) and I know they are well done, well cued, well instructed and I know I'll just love this because it's with a kettlebell.  Nothing beats a kettlebell workout and I've done just about all the workouts out there.  This DVD comes with a 5 lb. kettlebell, but when a workout gets "easy", I just pick up a heavier kettlebell.

                                    

I'd like one of each color, please!

Russian Kettlebells

I know I've talked about this subject before, but I just can't say enought about Russian Kettlebell workouts.  I truly believe I've become addicted to them.  I've worked out with them 5 times this week and here it is Friday afternoon and I can't wait to get home to get swingin'!  My next workout purchase is going to be The Extreme Kettlebell Workout or may the Russian KB Challenge.  I can't decide.  Maybe I'll get both!

  They don't have a pic of the other one, but I do know it's a little cheaper than this one.  Kettlebells give the advantage of cardio, strengthening and conditioning all in one workout, so you don't really have to work longer, just smarter!


                                                                            
                                                       

It Just Keeps Getting Better!

Just when I thought I'd gotten the best kettlebell workout possible, I ordered Kettlebell Bootcamp by Angie Miller.  It just keeps getting better and better.  There are 8 workouts on this DVD.  I haven't done them all yet, but I've gotten up to 5!  And they are tough, but FUN.  Exercise used to be just down-right boring to me.  All those repetitous ups and downs, side to sides, over and over again.  No wonder I have so many videos of so many different types of workouts.  I just couldn't find the "right" one for me.  Now I have and I just can't say enough good stuff about kettlebells.




                                                                                                     

Sarah Lurie

Wow!  I just finished this workout by Sarah Lurie.  I just bought a 10 lb. kettlebell.  I was using an 8 lb. but it was sand filled or whatever they use and the handle was wider than a Russian kettlebell, so I decided to take the plunge.  I bought a 10 lb. Russian kettlebell.

This is a circut-type workout of three sets of each exercise but it is designed to be able to mix and match.  I haven't tried that yet.  I'm still sweating from the first workout!  I love these little bells.  They give you a cardio workout, strengthening and conditioning all in one workout in less time than any other type of workout I've ever done.  Excuse me, now, I must go lie down!!

My Defense of Kettlebells

I know I've written about kettlebells before, but I have had some negative comments on another blog that I post.  Comments like "they don't anything for me" or "they just don't work for me."  My first thought to these responses is "They probably are using bad technique or just not using the proper weight." Could it be that some people are lazy and just don't want to sweat and work out?  It is work.  Dah why do they call it a work out if it isn't work?  I ahve lost 40 pounds using these workouts.  But I have been watching my diet, too.  These two issues should go hand in hand.

I have several different kettlebell DVDs and have one on the way.  I like to keep a nice selection so I don't get bored.  That's another thing about exercise...it can get boring and then it seems to not work.  If you lose interest in anything, it stops working, right?

One of my favorites is by Giam.  I bought the whole kit and kaboodle.  It even came with a 4 lb. bell which I didn't think would do anything since I'm using an 8 lb. bell.  Boy was I wrong!  This has 4 DVDs and I think it is my favorite so far.  It's really hard to choose which one I like best because they all are effective.
For all they give you, it's well worth the price.




                      

If you're just starting out, I would recommend this video.  Gin Miller goes a little slower and shows front and side views of the moves and it's not as "dancey" as Giam's.

I wish they would put a short clip of each video so you could see what I mean.  There is a website that does this and it makes it easier to decide which one you think you'd like better.  But both of these videos are made with professionalism and integrity, something some of them are lacking.