Sunday "Worship the Stairs" Workout

Join us every Sunday at 9am (beginning November 19th and thru the Holiday season) for a vigorous stair running conditioning workout. Kettlebell exercises are integrated with stair conditioning for an ultimate Sunday eye-opening workout. Classes meet at Jackson Middle School track. All stair workouts are FREE!

Early Bird Registration Special!

Register now and save 15% on Summer Session 1 enrollment. We have two options: Early AM Group: M-Th, 6:30-7:30 a.m. and After-Work PM Group: M & W, 6:15-7:15p.m.

Register by May 23rd and save! Go to “Sign-Up” page for enrollment. All Summer classes held at Jackson Middle School in SW Portland.

Doing the Best With What You've Got

Now almost 3 weeks post-op from extensive arthroscopic surgery to repair my shoulder (torn labrum from multiple dislocations), I have decided to do the best with what I’ve got.
Rehab at this point is slow, only passive movements, and painful. I am watching the muscles on my right arm that I have worked so hard over the [...]

The WorkoutWeek in Review

I believe workouts should not only be strategic in targeting the goals and needs of my group, but also be fun. Who wants to do the same workout over and over again? Not only do you run the risk of over-use injuries due to the repetitive movements, but, let’s face it, predictability is not that [...]

Things I never thought I'd hear...

The other day, Karen and I (fellow blogger and bootcamper), were chitchatting before or after bootcamp. When we started bootcamp nearly twenty months ago with Dana, I am sure we would have never imagined that we would be having this conversation.

We were talking about running. We are both now officially training for half marathons. Yet [...]

Measuring Success

This is the Kettlebell Bootcamp Blog. And today was a Kettlebell challenge. After a long warm up, it was time for the 400 Benchmark workout – a timed workout which includes the basic movements of the bell.

The last time we did this “test” was on November 24th, a little more than two months ago. I [...]

Now, I'm Back....

Last Friday after bootcamp, I jinxed myself. As we were leaving, Dana said, “You have three days off.” I gave her a look that said yea, right and she corrected herself, “You have three days off from bootcamp but remember to do something each day – you have your workouts…” I left thinking I’d do [...]

WINTER 2011 KICK-OFF BOOTCAMP SESSION

How many of you are already struggling to keep your health and fitness goals for the New Year? Or, how many of you are just looking for coaching, guidance and structure? Or, what about that accountability factor? I have it for you!

Kettlebell Boot Camp (KBBC) is a heart-pumping cardio workout and strength training workout that [...]

One from the Buddy pages...

Resolutions are in full force. So I avoided the gym (and the crowds) and headed to the local high school track to get a good workout in today. Fortunately, I have a notebook full of workouts from Dana and went to the buddy workout section as today I had a buddy with me.

This particular one [...]

Moving into 2011 Resolution Free

The other night I was sitting there watching football – yes, my favorite time waster – well, it’s not a time waster, it’s actually a very valuable use of time, but anyway, that’s about the one thing I watch and don’t do anything else…Anyway, my outside voice actually said “I miss getting up mornings and [...]