Weights Item ID: #212The FIRM 5-Pound Kettle Bell Kit with Transfirm Your Trouble Zones DVD
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This is my first time using a kettlebell in any type of workout. I found the FIRM’s 5lb kettlebell easy to use but not challenging enough.
The instructor has great energy and her instructions are clear. When you workout with the kettlebell you are doing traditional type moves such as biceps, tricpes, and lunges. You will also do a few swinging moves for your back and arms and moves where you change the kettlebell from hand to the over hand which I found a bit difficult due to the space that you have. I felt at time that I could have dropped the kettlebell a few times.
The most difficult move for me was move uses the kettlebell and while lying down you have to roll your body up into a standing position using one foot and then you roll yourself back down to the floor. That mainly concentrates on your abs.
This is a wonderful, wonderful workout dvd! I get so scared buying dvds because most of the time I just end hating it. I think that this is priced just right, and you get so much workout. The workout is challenging but not too hard and you feel so good during it and afterwards, I’ve been doing it about 2 weeks and I already feel stronger and am going to go up in weight with the bell. The instructor is very nice/good and the routine is organized in a good way-if that makes sense. It isn’t all over the place and it has a variety of movements so you don’t get bored. I need to find some more kettle bells workouts-hopefully they will be as good as this one!
I wanted a change in my exercise routine so I decided to try working out with a Kettlebell. I have a few Firm Workouts and I love Kelsie Daniels as an instructor so I decided to buy this to try it. Let me just add this little note…I ordered this workout through Amazon on Sunday (1/31/2010) and received it on Wednesday (2/3/2010)! Great shipping Amazon!
I agree with everyone about the Kettlebell itself, it does scrape your knuckles, but because of the reviews on it I was prepared and had bought my own ahead of time.
I did this workout the day I got it and instantly loved it! According to my HR montior I burned 350 calories and I was sweating through pretty much the whole thing. I am pretty impressed with myself that I managed the Turkish roll up move on the second try because that is a hard one! I did found the moves easy to follow so that was also a plus. I am not new to exersise and I was a little doubtful that I would get any kind of workout with a 5 lb Kettlebell so I had an 8 lb one standing by, well I was pretty surprised at how mighty that little 5 lb bell is. I could feel the soreness setting in almost immediately after the workout and my muscles were thoroughly fatigued.
I haven’t been this excited about an exercise routine in a long time. I totally recommend this workout to anyone who wants to try working out with a Kettlebell but doesn’t know what to do with it!
This workout by The Firm, for once, didn’t disappoint me. This was the first kettlebell workout I’ve ever tried, and I thought it was a blast. It’s not for those who have a lot of experience with kettlebell workouts, but it’s a great workout for those who are just starting out (like myself!).
Here’s the breakdown:
GOOD:
1) If you are an experienced exerciser, you can actually keep up with the moves! Usually, this is a problem for me when I try a workout by the Firm–any of the ones involving dance moves just go too fast for me to keep up, because they change up the moves so often. I had no problems catching up to Kelsie Daniels even if I was unsure of the moves. Also, the moves were not overly and unnecessarily complicated.
2)The moves with the kettlebell are definitely tailored to people who haven’t used the kettlebell before. There is even a “Learn the Moves” segment in the Bonus section of the DVD so you can familiarize yourself with basic kettlebell moves.
3) The kettlebell is used a lot (I hate DVDs where they say it’s a sculpting or weight-training DVD, and then hardly use the weights!), and is interspersed with some brief cardio sections. However, I found my heart rate up even while doing most of the moves with the kettlebell, because compound movements are used.
4)There are modifications shown for beginners; again, I liked these because if I did get a little lost when Kelsie switched up a move, I could follow the beginner moves and still get a good workout.
5) I liked how the kettlebell was incorporated into the brief abs section at the end of the workout. I especially liked the Turkish Get-Up and the pushups with overhead flies.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT:
1) As other reviewers have said, the kettlebell is a little hard to grip and handle, especially for people with big hands. I found it a bit difficult to get a good grip on the thing during the moves where you had to switch what hand the kettlebell was in between moves. In one move where you swing the kettlebell in front of you with one hand and switch it to the other, I was worried the whole time it was going to slip out of my hands and crash into my flat-screen TV. I would suggest buying a different kettlebell if you love the workout but are having issues with gripping the one sent with the kit, or get lifting gloves to get a better grip.
2) I love Kelsie Daniels as an instructor, but I’ve noticed her workouts involve a LOT of lunges (some of them jumping lunges). I began to feel pains in my knees after a while; be careful with this. I made my lunges a little smaller because of that.
3) The stretch at the end could have been a little better; I would have liked to see more hamstring and glute stretches since you do so many lunges. I added these in after the entire workout was over.
4) As with most of The Firm workouts, Kelsie does add on to moves fairly quickly. You have to pay attention to when she switches; but again, I didn’t find it hard to catch up to her, as the moves weren’t complicated to follow or do to begin with. I don’t mind some fast switches between moves every now and then, as long as I can eventually catch up and keep up pretty reasonably!
Overall, I LOVE this workout; the good outweighs what needs improvement in my opinion. It was a great introduction to the kettlebell, the moves were pretty easy to do and follow, and Kelsie Daniels knows her stuff. If you want to vary your routine and try something new, then I would definitely recommend this workout. If you are experienced with the kettlebell, you may want to pass on this one.
I like this workout. It moves along, doesn’t get boring. Since I have always worked out I got this one for a change in my routine more than I expected big results but I think it would do a great job of helping one shape up.