Secret to shaping up

[Plumfoodie]

Hey all ive just bought myself a kettle bell 5kg from tesco i hav also been given a couple ov the kettleworx dvds ive got fat burn, abs, arms and shoulders, butt and hips, chest & back and legs and thighs so do i mix it up with these 3 times a week or stick to the same one for a week??

The fast fat burn (a lot of cardio) and fast abs are each 10 minutes if memory serves me, the others are all 20 minutes. So if it were me I'd probably mix it up a bit and approach it like body building (ie maybe do a lower body one one day, upper body the next workout, throw in some abs/cardio for the final workout that week, then the next week do the lower body and upper body ones that weren't done the week before) if you want to rock it three times a week. So for example week 1 arms & shoulders, then butt and hips, then abs/cardio, week 2 chest & back, legs and thighs, and abs/cardio. There isn't a set schedule for those like there is for the core/resistance/cardio trio (which is the 20 minutes 3 times a week). Personally I wouldn't be able to do the same one for a whole week, after doing arms & shoulders my arms and shoulders were killing me for about 3-4 days!

Have fun and let us know how you get on.

 

[emma_partington27]

The fast fat burn (a lot of cardio) and fast abs are each 10 minutes if memory serves me, the others are all 20 minutes. So if it were me I'd probably mix it up a bit and approach it like body building (ie maybe do a lower body one one day, upper body the next workout, throw in some abs/cardio for the final workout that week, then the next week do the lower body and upper body ones that weren't done the week before) if you want to rock it three times a week. So for example week 1 arms & shoulders, then butt and hips, then abs/cardio, week 2 chest & back, legs and thighs, and abs/cardio. There isn't a set schedule for those like there is for the core/resistance/cardio trio (which is the 20 minutes 3 times a week). Personally I wouldn't be able to do the same one for a whole week, after doing arms & shoulders my arms and shoulders were killing me for about 3-4 days!

Have fun and let us know how you get on.

Thanks thats great gunna start monday

 

[Cat Lover Sue]

Morning Swingers and welcome Em! Just done Wk4 Cardio - I am dripping. I never knew my hands could sweat so much. And it was the double kb hold. I swore - a lot at Ryan!

Em - glad to see you're getting sorted. To do the programme proper you need the Cardio, Core and Resistance dvds. Fast Abs and Fast Fat Burn are good fillers but they are just 10 minute sessions, although still with a warm up and cool down on them so you can do them standalone. The others you have are dvds targetted to specific areas of the body and again don't form part of the 18 session programme proper. However all the dvds will introduce you to moves and give you a flavour of kettlebells.

Occasionally Groupon have deals on the kettleworx programme and there are sometimes folk selling on ebay - but these can be at similar prices to buying them new.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Sue, good on you for swinging in this (relative) heat wave! Very impressed as I have spent the morning quite unproductively and unabashedly sunbathing in the garden. Which I would not have done (even though we are not overlooked) before starting kettlebells!

I agree that 'winging it' with the standalone kettleworx dvds won't be quite the same as doing the proper 6 week programme, I think it will provide some benefit though if it's not feasible to get the set. As you say a lot of the eBay sales are at prices quite close to new! Groupon seems to offer the best deal when it comes available, definitely worth watching out for.

 

[daisybell18]

Hi Emma. I am a relative newbie to kettlebells and started off with the Kettlercise DVD. It is a lot cheaper than kettleworx. There are 50 min and 20 min sessions as opposed to a 6 week programme but the intensity of workout is there. I think it is as good as KWX but I enjoy the structure of the 6 week programme so have stuck with this for the past two months.

Plan to go back to Kettlercise with the dour Gary Noble at the end of this 6 week stint.

Kettlebells have been one of the best elements of my weight loss programme. My arms, legs and stomach are definitely nowhere near as flabby as they would have been and my backside has all but disappeared! KBs rock! Good luck and let us know how you get on. The group on here are fab for advice and motivation - you know who you are xxx

 

[Plumfoodie]

Has anybody done kettleworx with a foot injury and can suggest exercises to avoid and replace with something else? I've either broken a bone or strained/sprained something in my foot and want to carry on but obviously not aggravate things!

 

[Donzy84]

Has anybody done kettleworx with a foot injury and can suggest exercises to avoid and replace with something else? I've either broken a bone or strained/sprained something in my foot and want to carry on but obviously not aggravate things!

Maybe stick to exercises that don't involve moving legs to much, can u put pressure on ur foot? X

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[Plumfoodie]

Maybe stick to exercises that don't involve moving legs to much, can u put pressure on ur foot? X

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Thanks Donzy, yeah weirdly I can put weight on it, but it hurts if I move or flex it. I think you're right, I'll have to avoid too much leg movement and see how I get on! No baseball catcher's heel raises, that's for sure!

 

[Donzy84]

Thanks Donzy, yeah weirdly I can put weight on it, but it hurts if I move or flex it. I think you're right, I'll have to avoid too much leg movement and see how I get on! No baseball catcher's heel raises, that's for sure!

Ouch def! So hopefully u'd be ok with swings and squats then when it's lunges just do a different exercise (don't just watch them work on tele!) x

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[Plumfoodie]

Ouch def! So hopefully u'd be ok with swings and squats then when it's lunges just do a different exercise (don't just watch them work on tele!) x

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I just managed to do core week 2 and funnily enough the bits that gave me the most trouble were the swings and squat/row in the warmup as I never realised before how much your foot moves slightly to keep you stable! I'll have to see how I get on and just be sure not to do anything silly I guess! x

 

[Cat Lover Sue]

Hi Plum - I have done KW with a broken little toe. Just tried everything and if I couldn't do it I did another move. The planks were the worst for me and anything involving a back step lunge type thing - made the cool down interesting!

 

[Plumfoodie]

Hi Plum - I have done KW with a broken little toe. Just tried everything and if I couldn't do it I did another move. The planks were the worst for me and anything involving a back step lunge type thing - made the cool down interesting!

Thanks Sue, good to know. In the cooldown hip stretch I just put the top of my foot on the floor rather than tucking my toes under, which seemed to work ok. I'll persevere!

 

[Cat Lover Sue]

Core Wk4 just finished. There's a rare sighting of a yellow circle in the sky this morning so thought I'd better get it done and out of the way before it gets too hot in the spare bedroom. Was I right - 8.30 and it is roasting. Gotta make the most of it as its forecast to pee it down here again from Thursday!

 

[Donzy84]

Core Wk4 just finished. There's a rare sighting of a yellow circle in the sky this morning so thought I'd better get it done and out of the way before it gets too hot in the spare bedroom. Was I right - 8.30 and it is roasting. Gotta make the most of it as its forecast to pee it down here again from Thursday!

The sun is shining!!!!!! Just done 20min kettlercise this morning much prefer kwx but fancied a change x

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[daisybell18]

Back to kettlebells after my minor ab strain. Gave myself an extra few days break and intended to use the 4 kg today. When the warmup started I thought "what the h*ll" and picked up my new mate thug. Did all of week 3 resistance with 8kg except the one arm press. So pleased I did as no ill effects and I felt great afterwards.

 

[Donzy84]

Back to kettlebells after my minor ab strain. Gave myself an extra few days break and intended to use the 4 kg today. When the warmup started I thought "what the h*ll" and picked up my new mate thug. Did all of week 3 resistance with 8kg except the one arm press. So pleased I did as no ill effects and I felt great afterwards.

Well done!
I started back on wk1 today did warm up with 10kg then switched back to 8kg x

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[emma_partington27]

Ive dun 2 sets today dun core week 1 and fast burn set 1

 

[Cat Lover Sue]

Hi Em - have you got yourself the Core, Cardio and Resistance DVDs now? Well done on getting into it. It works wonders.

 

[daisybell18]

Ive dun 2 sets today dun core week 1 and fast burn set 1

Can you walk today?

 

[emma_partington27]

Can you walk today?

Yeah i feel fine lol want to do sumthin today but not sure wat!