It’s ironic that my last post was about being too busy to exercise because for the last couple of months, I’ve been too busy to blog! But I am here and still keeping up with my exercise routine the best I can! I AM indeed very busy but I find that integrating exercise into my …
Category Archive: 10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge
10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge Wrap Up
As my last weigh-in day of January, I’m counting this as the last day of the challenge month. I reached 10000 swings on Wednesday and continued regular weights workouts and even got in 5000 and 10000 steps on the good weather days we had this week. Assessment of the 10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge: I definitely …
10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge COMPLETE!
Yes I made it to 10000 kettlebell swings! I finished today with 400 swings with just the 40lb-er. This Sunday, weekly weigh-in day, I will post a wrap up of the results of the month. Well, the three weeks it took! My hands stood up quite well. My callouses are fine, my hands did not …
10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge: The End is Near!
Just 400 swings left to complete the 10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge! It’s been really cool. Mostly I’m happy to have gotten into the idea of doing a Monthly Fitness Challenge. Change things up! Keep it interesting! Today I did a weights workout with 500 kettlebell swings then I finished by zipping up from my floor …
Kettlebell Weight Loss Challenge: One More Pound
Sunday morning is weigh-in time and I’m down one more pound in what seems to have become the Kettlebell Weight Loss Challenge. That seems to fit considering it’s the third week and I lost FOUR pounds last week! I’m amazed in general! I figure I can keep going with it or let myself eat a …
Killer Kettlebell Cardio!
Today I combined kettlebell swings with high intensity intervals on the manual treadmill for killer kettlebell cardio! I really liked it; I was able to keep my breathing and heart rate high while getting nicely sweaty. I can’t believe I’ve got less than 1000 kettlebell swings to complete the 10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge! I’ve been …
Kettlebell Swings Challenge Home Stretch!
Eleven days left in the month and just 1500 swings left to go! Clearly I’ll put down the 10000 kettlebell swings challenge and then BREAK THROUGH! I usually take Sunday off so I could finish this next Tuesday, how about it? I’m very interested to see if I’ve lost more weight this week. Someone told …
Swing Through the Kettlebell Challenge
Another 600 kettlebell swings down today. I have to admit I’m tempted to do another 300 swings tonight to hit SEVEN THOUSAND!! This is definitely one of those things that once you get started you want more-more-more! I was thinking about how I’m getting through this high volume by mixing it up! I line up …
Kettlebell Weight Loss for Week 2!
I am really amazed! I am down FOUR POUNDS for week two of the 10K Kettlebell Swings Challenge! As I wrote last week, I did not start the Challenge with the intention of losing weight. I have not changed anything I do regularly except high volume kettlebell swings EVERY DAY!!! I’m actually surprised that I …
Pounding Down the Kettlebell Swings Challenge!
I took the BodyBugg off today, sometimes I start feeling it and it bothers me! So I don’t know what my calorie burn is today but it will be a low burn day. I spent all day writing. I wrote all of TWO PAGES. My writer friend Jen commiserates. You work and work and sometimes you …


