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Are Kettlebells Too Expensive?

It's funny how people react to the price of a kettlebell. Their eyes usually get wide and their mouth opens a bit, as if to say "Are you kidding?"Their reaction is usually due to the fact that they just don't realize what a simple kettlebell can do for one's physical fitness, strength building and fat loss. I mean hey, it's just a simple little sphere with a handle, right? Where are the gears, the cables, the springs and pulleys that are a hallmark of a real piece of fitness equipment?Here's a secret: You don't need all that complicated (and really expensive!) stuff.The same folks who balk at paying $90 for a kettlebell would have no problem whatsoever dropping $300 or more on some "total gym" that uses rubber bands to give them a "full body workout" and maybe $100 a month in expensive (and unnecessary) dietary supplements. Don't forget those exercise machines that are advertised on TV during those two-minute long commercials... They're so expensive that they don't even mention the price, just the monthly payment! (BTW, I researched some of those Bowflex and Nordictrack gadgets: they cost as much as $1,500 and UP)With a kettlebell you can get both an aerobic and anaerobic (strength building) workout in just a few minutes a day that (if you're so inclined) can leave you feeling like you went 3 rounds with Mike Tyson.

You can work your arms, shoulders, legs, abs, chest and back all with that little iron cannonball. Also, anyone who knows anything about weight training will tell you that working out with a free weight is far superior to using a motion that moves along a track.Using Pavel Tsatsouline's techniques (Pavel is a former physical training instructor for the Soviet Special Forces) and a common sense diet you will see your strength increase rapidly and the fat come off quickly by using kettlebells.Another benefit is the small size of kettlebells... no hunting for a spare room or extra closet space to store them, or having an eyesore like a treadmill or universal gym (soon to be used as a clothing rack) in the middle of your bedroom.So if you think that kettlebells are too expensive, think again..

Victor Holtreman is the author of the Kettlebell Training website. For more information about training with kettlebells please visit http://kettlebell-training.com.

Women's Sports Net Launches as the "One Source for Women's Sports"

San Diego, CA
March 4, 2004 ?- Filling the current void of reporting in Women's Sports news WomensSportsNet.com launched March 1st as the "One Source for Women's Sports". WomensSportsNet.com has been created to increase the visibility of women and girls in sports at all levels of competition.
The online community offers up-to-the-minute news and original content for sports, fitness, diet, health and lifestyles.
WomensSportsNet.com is the reverse of a typical online sports community, devoting 80% of its coverage to women's sports and 20% to men's.
This site is a user-friendly single source for all sports news."Nationwide data indicates that women make up 38-42% of all sports and physical activity participants," states Cindy Pond, President of WomensSportsNet.com.

"The problem is that the research also indicates that women in sports only receive approximately 6-8% of the total sports coverage. This is simply wrong, so we have created a media outlet...

Women's Sports Net Launches as the "One Source for Women's Sports"

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New Fullerton Boot Camp Tackles a Fresh Fitness Flaw: Flat Buns, with Month-long Fitness Camp that Transforms Droopy Backsides into High, Tight Butts

Fullerton CA (ContentDesk via PressReleaseHelp) March 8, 2006 -- With so many programs out there teaching people how to get rock-hard abs, fitness professional Curtis Ludlow has turned to a new fitness frontier:
the buttocks.
For both women and men who want shapelier, sexier looking buns, his new four-week program runs from April 3 to April 27, 2006 in two Southern California locations: 1na Dance in Diamond Bar and Acacia Park in Fullerton (www.CurtisLudlow.com).A sedentary lifestyle tends to cause the backside to flatten out, says Ludlow, who holds the Certified Personal Trainer designation from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Women came to me asking how to develop a better looking butt.
They want their pants to fit better and to look curvier from behind both with their clothes on and off.
Although I havent had this inquiry...

New Fullerton Boot Camp Tackles a Fresh Fitness Flaw: Flat Buns, with Month-long Fitness Camp that Transforms Droopy Backsides into High, Tight Butts

Fitness > New Fullerton Boot Camp Tackles a Fresh Fitness Flaw: Flat Buns, with Month-long Fitness Camp that Transforms Droopy Backsides into High, Tight Butts