If you want to be strong, in good cardio shape, and move well… AND, feel confident in a swimsuit!… ALL at the same time…

…then you need to take what I’d call an “all-around” approach to fitness.

In other words, you need to devote roughly equal attention to:

1 – Cardiovascular Endurance
2 – Muscular Strength
3 – Muscular Endurance
4 – Flexibility
5 – Body Comp

And kettlebells CAN be the perfect tool for the job!

But frankly, though many people they SAY they want the results I just described, the training they are doing is not going to get them there.

The first common mistake I see is people making is doing these high-intensity, metabolic resistance training-type kettlebell workouts, and then basically doing and nothing else.

That will build your cardio endurance, and muscular endurance, and body comp to a degree, but you’re largely neglecting the muscular strength and flexibility aspects. And if you diet sux, you’re not going to get much progress on the body comp either.

Second common mistake. People focus largely on cardio endurance. They run, or cycle, or whatever else regularly. But they neglect pretty much all the other things on the list above, so they end up weak and tight. And again, since their diet is not that great, they also are a little overweight.

Third one. (This is what I tend towards if I’m not careful.) Main focus is TOO much on strength training. People end up very strong. But they can’t walk up a flight of stairs without getting winded, or bend down and touch their toes. And again, they are carrying too much bodyfat.

So how do we fix this?

How do we get strong, in good cardio shape, and move well… AND, feel confident in a swimsuit!… ALL at the same time?

You need to devote roughly equal attention to cardio, strength training, muscular endurance, flexibility/mobility, and body comp (nutrition).

You can 100% do this with kettlebells!!

For example, in our 28-day 1000 KB Challenge 2.0:

• We give you two workouts per week that give you a mix of strength work and muscular endurance
• We give you one workout per week that’s more of a muscular / cardio endurance focus
• We give you two or three “bonus” conditioning workouts per week that are more focused on cardio endurance
• We give you a complete warm up and cool down each day to address flexibility and mobility and better movement
• We give you a complete diet plan to follow to make sure you can drop fat and get the best possible results from your hard work with the kettlebells

And whether you follow my program or another one, it’s all good.

The main thing I want you to take away from today’s message is this:

If you want to be strong, in good cardio shape, and move well… AND, feel confident in a swimsuit!… ALL at the same time…

…then you need to take what I’d call an “all-around” approach to fitness.

In other words, you need to devote roughly equal attention to:

1 – Cardiovascular Endurance
2 – Muscular Strength
3 – Muscular Endurance
4 – Flexibility
5 – Body Comp

More info on the 28-day Challenge here.

…and here’s to your success in 2020 and beyond!

-Forest Vance
Kettlebell Expert
KettlebellBasics.net