Aloha, everyone!
I had a great day! My new kettlebells came in, I’m not sore anymore, and my friends were visiting Honolulu from Austin, Texas.
They decided to come by to swing some kettlebells while the kids ran around in the backyard.
What commitment. In the past, when I was on vacation, I never made plans to see my friends and exercise at the same time. What a cool way to kill two birds with one stone!
So, we set up all kinds of toys in the backyard. Of course, the older kids wanted to run around with the nerf guns.
My 3-year old nephew, however, has taken a liking to the yellow vinyl-covered kettlebell, which is part of my new set of 5-10-20 pounders. He calls it a “keowbeow.”
My friends were showing me some really great moves. The first probably has an official name in kettleworld. It’s a basic move, pushing the kettlebell with one arm around your meridian, twisting to one side, and grabbing the kettlebell with your other hand behind you. Then twist to the other side, bringing the kettlebell around the other side, and grabbing it with your other hand.
Simply: you’re pushing the kettlebell around you. It sounds so easy- until you realize that your obliques and your abs are on fire.
The other move is a “Figure 8.” You are pushing your kettlebell through your legs in a figure eight motion. Again- simple and effective.
As we moved on to deadlifts and squats, the older kids completely engrossed in their styrofoam gunfire, my 3-year-old nephew decided to join the fun. He even created his own move, pushing the kettlebell above his head. We call it, “The Cody.” As you can see, my 2-year old son is not that interested in the “keowbeow.”
Enjoy this 1 minute clip (with Feel Good Inc. playing in the background):
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I can’t wait until my next kettlebell workout with my friends on their last day in Hawaii!
Love that the babies are getting a part of the action, but i have to admit, I’m in the same boat as K…. “ah, yah that’s enough. I’m gonna go play now.”
I also love the idea of exercising with friends! Woo hoo!