Comments on: Gloss Find: Swing Out! http://mygloss.com/fit/exercise/gloss-find-swing-out/ Health, Fitness, Sex & Wellness Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kettlebell Workouts: Burn Calories, Fat Faster | fitGLOSS :: Health. Fitness. Wellness. Sex. http://mygloss.com/fit/exercise/gloss-find-swing-out/#comment-9 Kettlebell Workouts: Burn Calories, Fat Faster | fitGLOSS :: Health. Fitness. Wellness. Sex. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:58:21 +0000 http://mygloss.com/fit/?p=186#comment-9 [...] Feb 18 AT 11.58 am | no comments Related : Exercise, Fitness We’ve been fans of Kettlebell workouts for years — the old-school Russian weights and training techniques have become a hot [...] [...] Feb 18 AT 11.58 am | no comments Related : Exercise, Fitness We’ve been fans of Kettlebell workouts for years — the old-school Russian weights and training techniques have become a hot [...]

]]> By: David Ganulin http://mygloss.com/fit/exercise/gloss-find-swing-out/#comment-8 David Ganulin Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:03:24 +0000 http://mygloss.com/fit/?p=186#comment-8 Appreciate the reporting about KB's, but the idea of "three moves, 30 minutes, 3x a week" is off. Nothing is that easy. Nor should it be portrayed as such. I am optimist. The end user (general consumer) seems to be realizing that getting fit requires actual "sweat equity" these days and that there isn't an easy quick fix to doing so. My company has trained over 3000 trainers worldwide and we're the only organization whose courses are approved for continuing education credits for fitness professionals. (Which means our master instructors are as well!) The KB is a great tool. Fantastic, actually. But since you're manipulating an awkward shaped load (similar to every day objects like bags, backpacks, etc) and you're doing so in a ballistic way (ie: putting momentum and inertia back into the equation of movement whereas years ago this was regarded as "cheating" in the gym) you need to give these the respect that they deserve. You wouldn't simply hop on a Pilates Reformer without the proper training, would you? The KB should be treated similarly. (We've been in business for 7 years and yet, the popular press still has yet to make this sort of comparison!) This is a super valuable tool and results will come quickly because it's such an effective, efficient way of exercising, but again. . .they demand respect and time and effort to learn. This is not some simple weight plate ("selectorized") machine where you mindlessly do your "reps" and "sets" and move on to the next machine. Do yourself a favor and get educated by a CREDENTIALED, currently practicing fitness professional who uses KB's not as the end all be all, but as a (very effective) tool in his or her proverbial tool box. Be VERY wary of those trainers who have drank the proveribal punch and insist that "KB's are the only thing you need." Wrong. No such thing as the "only thing." Never has been. Never will be. (And this includes dance-based "cardio" classes such as Zumba and others. They're fun to be sure, but ladies? No way around it. You ESPECIALLY need to lift weights. Not just dance to cool tunes.) As for trainers? Ask about their "main" certification. (Is it ACE? ACSM? NASM? NSCA? NCSF? Ask if it's current. As if it's a NCCA-approved certification. (http://www.noca.org/NCCAAccreditation/NCCAMissionandVision/tabid/90/Default.aspx) If they don't know what that means, move on. Ask if they have kept up with their CEC's!) Check out www.kbcinstructorlocator.com if you're inclined to find a trainer near you. We're a business-to-business company. Our business is just like Yogafit.com, Stott Pilates, and many others. We train the trainers and help gyms institute this type of programming so they can bring it to their clients safely and effectively. Be sure to treat it just as respectfully if you try to do this at home. You'll be well rewarded for your efforts (and respect, dedication, and persistence) in the long run. Dave Ganulin CEO Appreciate the reporting about KB’s, but the idea of “three moves, 30 minutes, 3x a week” is off. Nothing is that easy. Nor should it be portrayed as such. I am optimist. The end user (general consumer) seems to be realizing that getting fit requires actual “sweat equity” these days and that there isn’t an easy quick fix to doing so.

My company has trained over 3000 trainers worldwide and we’re the only organization whose courses are approved for continuing education credits for fitness professionals. (Which means our master instructors are as well!)

The KB is a great tool. Fantastic, actually. But since you’re manipulating an awkward shaped load (similar to every day objects like bags, backpacks, etc) and you’re doing so in a ballistic way (ie: putting momentum and inertia back into the equation of movement whereas years ago this was regarded as “cheating” in the gym) you need to give these the respect that they deserve.

You wouldn’t simply hop on a Pilates Reformer without the proper training, would you? The KB should be treated similarly. (We’ve been in business for 7 years and yet, the popular press still has yet to make this sort of comparison!) This is a super valuable tool and results will come quickly because it’s such an effective, efficient way of exercising, but again. . .they demand respect and time and effort to learn. This is not some simple weight plate (“selectorized”) machine where you mindlessly do your “reps” and “sets” and move on to the next machine.

Do yourself a favor and get educated by a CREDENTIALED, currently practicing fitness professional who uses KB’s not as the end all be all, but as a (very effective) tool in his or her proverbial tool box. Be VERY wary of those trainers who have drank the proveribal punch and insist that “KB’s are the only thing you need.” Wrong. No such thing as the “only thing.” Never has been. Never will be. (And this includes dance-based “cardio” classes such as Zumba and others. They’re fun to be sure, but ladies? No way around it. You ESPECIALLY need to lift weights. Not just dance to cool tunes.)

As for trainers? Ask about their “main” certification. (Is it ACE? ACSM? NASM? NSCA? NCSF? Ask if it’s current. As if it’s a NCCA-approved certification. (http://www.noca.org/NCCAAccreditation/NCCAMissionandVision/tabid/90/Default.aspx) If they don’t know what that means, move on. Ask if they have kept up with their CEC’s!)

Check out http://www.kbcinstructorlocator.com if you’re inclined to find a trainer near you. We’re a business-to-business company. Our business is just like Yogafit.com, Stott Pilates, and many others. We train the trainers and help gyms institute this type of programming so they can bring it to their clients safely and effectively.

Be sure to treat it just as respectfully if you try to do this at home. You’ll be well rewarded for your efforts (and respect, dedication, and persistence) in the long run.

Dave Ganulin
CEO

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