Cat Lover Sue
Slimming and Swinging!
Lou/Sparty/Em - not ignoring you. Tried to answer last night but my internet connection was up and down and driving me potty!
I do the Kettleworx DVDs at home. There is a whole sub forum dedicated to kettlebells in the exercise section and you'll find loads of info in there. There are other DVDs you can do, mostly the Kettlercise ones, however I have both and find Kettleworx suits me better. Briefly, you work your way through 18 sessions, 6 each of Cardio, 6 each of Core and 6 each of Resistance. Each week is numbered so you do wk1 cardio, wk1 core and then wk1 resistance and then move on to week 2. Each main session lasts 20 minutes and also has a warm up and cool down top and tailing it so in all you last about 30 minutes. Doesn't sound like a lot, does it?! Take it from me - its a killer.
All you need are the DVDs, a yoga mat, some longer style wrist sweat bands for comfort so the bell doesn't hurt when resting on the bony side of your wrist and of course your bells. I got a vinyl York set from Argos when I first started - big mistake - don't get vinyl ones as they are too bulky. You need the cast iron ones as these are much more compact and most have a thin protective coloured coating on them which is fine. My first set was a 2.5kg, 3.5kg and 4.5kg. Hardly used them before getting a 5kg from Tesco (tesco ones are really good, cheap and best of all you can have a practice swing when no-one's around in the shop!). I know have a range of bells - 5kg, 15lb (just shy of 7kg), 7.5kg and 10kg and use all of them as you switch around according to the exercise and your own comfort/challenge level.
Its hard work but it has worked wonders for me. Lost over 85cm so far and I have lovely muscles in my arms and shoulders. No bingo wings for moi!
Head over to the other forum. There's loads of info in there or google kettleworx uk website or on You tube google Ryan Shanahan (Canadian guy who does kettleworx - he's a little cheesy but very motivational and down to earth).
Hope this helps. Looking forward to more swingers joining the fold! xxx
I do the Kettleworx DVDs at home. There is a whole sub forum dedicated to kettlebells in the exercise section and you'll find loads of info in there. There are other DVDs you can do, mostly the Kettlercise ones, however I have both and find Kettleworx suits me better. Briefly, you work your way through 18 sessions, 6 each of Cardio, 6 each of Core and 6 each of Resistance. Each week is numbered so you do wk1 cardio, wk1 core and then wk1 resistance and then move on to week 2. Each main session lasts 20 minutes and also has a warm up and cool down top and tailing it so in all you last about 30 minutes. Doesn't sound like a lot, does it?! Take it from me - its a killer.
All you need are the DVDs, a yoga mat, some longer style wrist sweat bands for comfort so the bell doesn't hurt when resting on the bony side of your wrist and of course your bells. I got a vinyl York set from Argos when I first started - big mistake - don't get vinyl ones as they are too bulky. You need the cast iron ones as these are much more compact and most have a thin protective coloured coating on them which is fine. My first set was a 2.5kg, 3.5kg and 4.5kg. Hardly used them before getting a 5kg from Tesco (tesco ones are really good, cheap and best of all you can have a practice swing when no-one's around in the shop!). I know have a range of bells - 5kg, 15lb (just shy of 7kg), 7.5kg and 10kg and use all of them as you switch around according to the exercise and your own comfort/challenge level.
Its hard work but it has worked wonders for me. Lost over 85cm so far and I have lovely muscles in my arms and shoulders. No bingo wings for moi!
Head over to the other forum. There's loads of info in there or google kettleworx uk website or on You tube google Ryan Shanahan (Canadian guy who does kettleworx - he's a little cheesy but very motivational and down to earth).
Hope this helps. Looking forward to more swingers joining the fold! xxx
