Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Kettlebell Weekend - My idea of fun!

I had the best weekend. I was on a course with the International Kettlebell and Fitness Foundation to get my Certified Kettlebell Teacher Certification.

I didn't necessarily need it as I'm already qualified to instruct but for anyone that loves kettlebells they know this is the course of courses!  To be honest I took it more for myself.  I love training with the best people and that's why when I found out Ken Blackburn was coming to London, I had to sign up.  Ken is one of the Directors and a world champion.


People came from around Europe to attend the course.  We had someone from Germany and two people from Portugal.  Funny how I don't know anyone who is portuguese in London and yet I meet three on a kettlebell course.  Now that's Portuguese Power :) 


The weekend was brilliant.  I met some great trainers and learned a lot.  Kettlebells are a tool that I love for many reasons.  I use them a lot with clients as they are dynamic, fun and get quick results.  They're not the only tool I use as I also love body weight training, using the olympic rings, clubbells and Thai Boxing but they are an important part of my training.  I think whatever type of training you do it's important if you are training others to master the movements yourself. 

What's next?  I might try competing this year.  Yup there are Kettlebells competitions! I'll likely write more about that later :)

In the mean time, I'm going to train hard, keep training my clients hard and just have some fun! 

Stay fit and active! 



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