Category Archives: Kettlebell

Motivation Monday- mountain climbers on crack

https://youtu.be/js8_1nUlV88 Mountain climbers have become a staple in my workouts. We've done them in all here types of XIT classes that I take weekly (boxing, XIT, and kettlebell), and have become an exercise that I Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- just shuffling along

I've mentioned the importance of varying your time on the treadmill through different inclines and speeds, but it is also beneficial to vary how your move through space. Walking and running are basically the same Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- triple threat leg exercise

If you've got a limited amount of time at the gym, I always like to do compound movements like this one. Since it is actually three separate leg exercises combined into one, it packs a real punch. Even just three sets Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- listen to your body

I love to lift heavy and pride myself on always pushing myself to lift heavier each time I attempt any given exercise . Right now, however, I'm still dealing with an overuse injury with regards to my right wrist. I Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- Learn to Tabata Your Cardio

Tabata is a form of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and consists of 8 intervals of 20 seconds of high intensity followed by 10 seconds of rest. In this case, we had a quick session of Tabata cardio in between Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- friends make workouts so much better

I had the pleasure of getting to do two different workouts with one of my oldest friends while on vacation last week. I post a blog post about our first workout and this one will focus on the second workout. This Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- my introduction to The Nerd Gym ( & partner fast/slow supersets)

My family is out of town this week for spring break, but that doesn't mean no workouts for me. Since we're spending our vacation in my hometown, I got the awesome opportunity to work out with me best friend since Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- everything is harder on one leg

Since I added the XIT kettlebell class to my workout routine, I have become much more comfortable with KB cleans. It's rare to have a class that does not involve at least one exercise that utilizes a clean. Most Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- never give up never surrender

The hatred that used to be reserved for burpees has now been redirected towards inch worm push-ups. For anyone who had never done an inch worm push-up, you start in a standing position and then you place your hands on Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- my competitive nature kicks my own butt (which I’m ok with)

This was the very first time I encountered side-to-side or lateral burpees. It amazes me how many different variations of burpees exist. These are pretty touch with the side to side jumping between each burpee. I was Continue Reading »