I’ve filmed some kettlebell workouts in some amazing places all the way from California to Maine. Places like the Florida Keys, near wild horses on Assateague Island and in front of the NYC skyline. But sometimes it’s the simple unexpected places that stand out. Places like this park we stumbled upon in Des Moines, Iowa   [...]

I haven’t picked up my kettlebells for weeks. Truth be told, I’m still struggling with motivation in general but watching this kettlebell cardio circuit that we shot in St. Louis Missoris just may change that. Maybe. We loved St. Louis and I loved that we unexpectedly found this park the morning we decided to film [...]

Sometimes you only have time for a 10 minute kettlebell workout. Other times you only want to workout for 10 minutes. My kettlebell workout in Ohio was one of those times. We filmed this workout in the middle of July when it was hot and humid and a 10 minute kettlebell workout was about all [...]

Last week, Brent and I met an older couple while riding the lift. We came down the mountain and ended up on the same lift with the couple again. Our third run down the man said, “We’ll just ride up with you guys.” We learned they spent half the year in the Outer Banks where he [...]

Melissa is a contract administrator for an oil company in Alberta, Canada. She wakes at 4:30 AM nine days in a row to work eleven hour shifts yet still finds time to workout. She has been married to her soulmate and best friend for a year. She loves to  love to travel, to read, clean healthy cooking, lifting [...]

Another kettlebell workout two weeks in a row?!?! I might be able to catch up editing all my kettlebell workouts by winter’s end after all. I did this kettlebell workout in New Hampshire at Sabbaday Falls located in the White Mountains National Forest. Aside from the fact, I had to carry my kettlebell for the 15 minute walk [...]

I admit when I first came across the new MAC Strength ad with a female bodybuilder, I was a bit startled. Is this real? Yes it is, unlike, the fake “My butt is big” Nike ad that circulated the internet a few years ago. Who is this beautiful woman in the ad? Her name is Jelena Abbou. [...]

As a mom to an 8-year-old daughter, Suzanne has a laser-like focus on setting a good example and being healthy into old age. Her passion for weightlifting began over 15 years ago after teaching herself at home using a Dummies book and a couple of dumbbells. In 2002 she was in a car accident that [...]

The best part of about double kettlebell workouts are that you get twice the workout in almost half the time. The second best thing about double kettlebell workouts are that you look twice as bad ass. We shot this double kettlebell workout a few months ago in Maine on top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. [...]

This is a super simple kettlebell workout. Like really really simple. And really a good kettlebell workout for beginners. Of course, it is still challenging and it is easy to make it more challenging by using a heavier kettlebell or lengthening intervals. Super Simple Kettlebell Workout for Beginners. 1. Overhead Hold Left 2. Overhead Hold Right 3. [...]