Friday, April 27, 2012

Kettle Bell Full Body Blast!


Happy Friday, friends! I don't know about you, but this week has gone by pretty quickly. At this time of year, all the way through summer, time seems to fly. The end of the year approaches so quickly, and we have quite the busy summer ahead...3 weddings, 5 showers, 1 big graduation, 1 couples vacation and several parties in the mix. Throw in a couple weekends at the lake and the new school year will be here before I know it. Phew! It will all be a blast, but quite busy.

Anyhoo, I've done pretty good with my weekly workouts, and I'm feeling much better about myself now that I have two solid weeks back in my routine. I'm feeling stronger and like I'm treating my body well.


Weekly Workouts
Sunday
Rest day…ahhh :)

Monday
Elliptical
Incline Power Walking
50 mins
15 mins.
Tuesday
Elliptical
“Feel the Burn” workout*
Abs circuit
25 mins.
35 mins.
10 mins.
Wednesday
Elliptical
Incline Power Walking
45 mins.
15 mins.
Thursday
Strength Training (legs|arms|core)
50 mins.
Friday
Elliptical
Kettle Bell Full Body Blast (below!)
20 mins.
40 mins.

So, here is a new workout for you! You use kettle bells for the whole thing, which is actually a super fun way to mix up your workout. The wonderful Molly, my trainer and friend, turned me on to a bunch of these and I have loved playing around with the routines. For a lighter workout, complete the routine for a total of 1 to 2 times. I hope you have as much fun with this one as I do. You will definitely feel the burn. :)


Kettle Bell Full Body Blast!
Complete each of the exercises with kettle bells
at your current physical level.
Repeat for total of 3 times.

Squat
12
Windmill
20
Hockey Lunge
16
Squat with Back Row
*bonus for doing it on Bosu!
12
Bicep Curls
15
Lateral Shoulder Raises
15
Tricep Extension
15
Front Shoulder Raises
15
Plank with kettle on back
45 secs.
Hot potato *in V-position
45 secs.
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Some moves you may not be familiar with:
*Windmill
*Hockey Lunge
*Hot potato (not shown in V-position)

Have a wonderful Friday - and weekend, everyone!

3 comments:

  1. I will have to try this. Looks like a great workout!

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    1. It is! Such a fun way to mix things up, too!

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  2. LOVE IT! You rock those kettle bells:)

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