Girl Hero Khara has an infectious positive attitude.   By day, she teaches early childhood special education (birth-5 year olds) and loves helping families build their capacity to help their little ones be successful.  She says, “It’s a super stressful and emotional job; I’ve become pretty attached to some kiddos and it’s helped me be […]

If you have read my blog for any length of time you know that I love to workout barefoot.   Not only is it the safest way to lift kettlebells, I love the feeling of my toes digging into the grassy earth.  When it’s warm.  When it’s dry. When it’s clean. Since the ground is […]

Last week, I set some “vacation  goals”. The main goals were to “relax, read, foam roll, and sleep”.  What I didn’t want to do was to make the vacation all about food and come home  almost 10 lbs heavier.  Been there done that and it has never been worth it.  I’m happy to report back […]

Today is the opening for Sucker Punch.  I could not care less about this movie BUT I’m thrilled to see Shape published one of Vannessa Hudgens workouts AND it doesn’t involve 5 pound dumbbells.  In fact, they recommend using “Two 12- to 24-pound kettlebells or dumbbells (they should feel very heavy)”.  Did I read that […]

(source) Fitness trends change almost as fast as a Forever 21 storefront window and the last few years the use of the phrase “functional fitness” has rivaled the popularity of skinny jeans.  However, unlike skinny jeans, (I’d much rather wear these bell bottoms even if they are high waisted) functional fitness is here to stay like […]

Two years ago, I went rogue.  I quit the gym.  Now I work out at home in my garage.  With the spiders. And I love it. 7 Things to Consider When Building a Home or Garage Gym 1. Space – The amount of space you have will determine the type of equipement you can use […]

I haven’t mentioned it because I try not to complain to you guys but I have had a pulled hamstring and some serious lower back pain the last few months.  As a result, I had backed off and modified some of my training.  During my Thanksgiving vacation, I took it easy and stuck with light […]

I usually don’t post on the weekends but since I don’t want to clean the kitchen love you so much, I thought I’d share a fun workout Brent and I did this evening.  As the weather was perfect and the sun was just starting to set, we decided to workout in the backyard.  Who said kettlebells […]

“Girls Training Like Amazonian Women” If someone finding my site through that search phrase doesn’t boost the ego, I don’t know what does.  😉 In honor of weirdo search terms…. The Amazonian Workout 1/4 mile jog 20 snatches (10 right and left) Repeat 4x for a total of 1 mile and 80 snatches. Fun, fast […]

If Marie Claire is concerned about the influence of bloggers then they might want to go on a witch hunt for Jillian Michaels as the influence of the blogosphere  is but a drop in the bucket when compared to “America’s Toughest Trainer”. Yesterday, twitter was abuzz with kettlebell enthusiasts tweeting and retweeting the  LA Times […]