Ashley, meet Kettlebell

Last night we at at Cracker Barrel, I had chicken fried chicken smothered in creamy country gravy with mashed potatoes {also smothered} and carrots.  It was delicious, until it wasn't. {pretty sure I ate to much} A bit later I was lounging on the couch watching infomercials with my dad. {yes its funny - infomercials?!} It was about some Kettle Worx DVDs. 

My mom, dad and I all bought kettle bells about a month ago and havent done a whole ton with em.  Well one of them came with a DVD by Trainer Bob from the biggest loser. So someone {Mom} suggested we pop that sucker in.  Now I would like to say, everything I've read and heard about kettlebells have ensured me that it will be one of the most effective workouts you've ever done.

And let me tell you.

They were not kidding!

At just about ten minutes I was sure that I was gonna lose my dinner. I sat on the floor and after being told my lips were about the color of chalk I crawled into the bathroom. After spending a second hugging the porceline throan I headed back out to try to keep up. 

Thirty minutes from the start of our workout we were done {ten of which I wasn't even part of} and my legs were spent, exausted, numb. I stood to walk across the room and by the time I got to where I wanted to be. I though I might collapse.

This morning, I'm sore. Not I'm gonna die if I move a muscle sore but there is definitely some lactic acid built up in my body. Especially my legs.

I'm writing this to share but also to talk a second about making workouts effective.  After a day at work I have zero interest in spending an hour or more at the gym or even working out at home.  I just can't commit to doing that. Twenty minutes to a half an hour? I'd be willing to bet my thunder thighs on that one!

There isn't any need to work out for hours and hours and hours {MOM} You just have to make every move count which is why the kettle bell is such a great thing. When used correctly it requires the use a multiple muscle groups to do a single move. Every swing requires the cooperation and work of your calves, thighs, butt, core and arms.

My goal? Kettlebell workouts 3 days a week at least thirty minutes a day. And a nice, long walk with my cute energetic puppy on the others.