Monday, April 11, 2011

About Exercise: Kettlebells for Seniors

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From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise
The first time I had one of my older clients try kettlebell training, she said, "Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid," her implication being first, I was the stupid one and second, that she was too old to try kettlebells. It took some convincing to get her to try it, but there's a new workout video in town that proves I'm not stupid (I wonder if they would write my clients a note to that affect?). The Kettlebell Boomer workout, which I've reviewed this week, makes kettlebell training accessible to anyone, no matter how old you are. And it makes me look less stupid.

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