As much as I love traveling and enjoy short and burning bodyweight workouts, I also love my kettlebells. I love kettlebells. No other piece of equipment is that close to my heart. I love their variety – there are so many different things you can do with them, while combining both strength and cardio. It’s been … Read more
Hi, friends! Happy, happy new year to you! I hope this one will be fun and filled with great experiences. I don’t have any resolutions for the next year, which is no different from last years. My approach is simpler: I keep my goals in mind any time and act accordingly, doing what’s best in a current … Read more
Lately I’ve been really into AMRAP workouts. If you are not familiar with with what it means, here’s a short explanation: AMRAP stands for As Many Rounds As Possible. You will choose your exercises, set the time you want to use (usually anything between to 5-30 minutes) and keep working HARD until the time is up. … Read more
Are you really present when working out? Do you pay attention to how you move? Or are you rushing through the workout simply so you can move on with your day? The next time you work out, think about how you are moving your body and why you do it the way you do. Try to empty your mind of everything else and … Read more
Last week I scaled down my workout intensity. I didn’t sleep as well as I would have wanted and honestly, just felt a little slow. So I took it a little easier on the workout front and replaced some of my High Intensity Workouts with walks, lower intensity kettlebell workouts and rest days. The old me would never have … Read more
I live in an apartment and don’t have a big garage gym. Maybe one day! But until then, I am really happy with my mini gym that consists of about ten pieces of workout equipment. I have all I need to keep my own, and my clients’ workouts versatile and challenging. You don’t need too … Read more
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably know how much I love working out outdoors. Right now I don’t go to a gym at all. As someone who has just recently moved to California, I am all about enjoying the opportunity to workout in fresh air. I will never take the nice weather for … Read more
I moved to my new hometown El Cerrito a little more than a month ago and I’m really loving it here. The weather is bright and sunny most of the time, which allows me to exercise outdoors in the fresh air, basically whenever I want. A luxury like this was pretty rare back in Northern Europe. They say that there … Read more
I’ve been running two days in a row now and both of my runs have been pretty long ones. “Long” can mean different things for different people and the meaning has changed over the time for me as well. Right now any run that lasts over 60 minutes is a long one for me. On Sunday I … Read more
My legs have been a little tired for the past few days, due to lots of running. And carrying around some kettlebells. I don’t have a car right now and whenever I want to do a kettlebell or a medicine ball workout in a nearby park, I carry the equipment in my backpack and walk there. … Read more
If I had to choose my favorite piece of workout equipment, it would be ketllebell. Why? It’s versatile – you can work all bigger muscle groups of your body, from legs up to your arms. So many different options! If your workout equipment is limited to just kettlebell(s), no problem. Some time ago when I had no … Read more
I came up with the idea of what I’m going to do today for my workout only on my way to the gym. I must admit, I’m not that type of person who has her weekly workout plan ready in the beginning of the week. They say that failing to prepare is preparing to fail, … Read more