Multitasking + 9 killer kettlebell moves
Hi friends! How’s the day going? Don’t forget to enter our Skyscapes giveaway each day this week!
Whenever I get asked for productivity tips -especially more now that I have a little one to chase after- I share some words of wisdom that Bex was kind to bestow upon me:
STOP MULTITASKING.
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I have so many ideas and things I want to do, but I’d get a little “SQUIRREL!” (<— distracted) and find myself trying to do too many things at once. I quickly learned that by multitasking, I wasn’t really getting anything done. Now I focus on one thing at a time before moving onto the next -it was the only way I could finish the book by the deadline!- and it has helped tremendously. I have a list for each day of the things that NEED to be accomplished, things that are moderate on the priority scale, and things that can wait. I minimize multitasking, unless it’s when it’s at a time that it could come in handy…. like this morning.
Multitasking at its finest:
I have a project I’m in the midst of finishing and also wanted to get in a little cardio to complement today’s barre training, so I propped my laptop on the spin bike.
It could have been catastrophic, but ended up a successful endeavor 😉
Here’s what I’m working on:
We’re in the middle of a website revamp, and the main goal is to make the blog easy to navigate and to find things after they’re published. The fitness section is going to be organized into muscle group and type of workout, and the recipe page will be categorized for each type of dish and meal component. I work hard to make awesome content for you guys, and it’s a bummer that once I publish it, it seems to disappear into thin air and is difficult (even for me!) to find again, unless I consult the Googles. The goal for the revamp is to remedy all of this and make the blog much easier to use and navigate, so I’ve been working on organizing 3,700 posts. It will all be worth it in a few weeks!
You’ll be able to click “Fitness” and then “Kettlebell workouts” and something like this will pop up:
I made that little guide because I was thinking about how intimidating kettlebells once were for me! When I first experimented with them, I thought you could just switch them out for dumbbells, but it isn’t really the case. The center of gravity is altered, so they have unique uses and exercises. Thankfully, while I taught at the resort I was able to take a kettlebell workshop so I could teach the kettlebell class, and learned a lot of awesome moves. Some of my very favorites are above!
Kettlebells are also the KING of multitasking exercise equipment. You use one and chances are that your core muscles will be challenged in addition to the muscle group you’re working.
(10) Hold it and smile like a goober?)
A little tip: don’t be afraid to ask for help at your gym if you’d like to experiment with kettlebells. A certified trainer on staff should be happy to show you some new moves and make sure you’re executing them safely.
What’s your best tip for productivity?
Any kettlebell moves you love?
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day!
xoxo
Gina
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Congrats on new blog design, very fun and functional!
Love the new design! It’s so fresh and polished 🙂 It’s fun to see how the blog evolves as you do so yourself! 🙂
Sneaky Giveaways…how fun!!! Love your blog, Gina! Keep up the great work!
Love the new design. You look awesome!
Love your new blog design – it’s so elegant! Have a wonderful weekend!
Just did two rounds of the SSU Week 4 workout! My dog decided she wanted to “help” any time I was down on the ground. Lots of sneaky mid-burpee face licks.
Love the new design! Its very user friendly
The new design is great! Looking forward to the upcoming quinoa lentil salad recipe. Such a great textural combination.
Sneaky Giveaway horray! As a feedly subscriber I hadn’t seen the new lay out but so far I’m liking it and the alternate page for commenting on kettlebells is a great coincidence I just had a good chat with a Crossfit coach last night about choosing the right weight for the various exercises… I feel this coincidence will bring me good luck for the giveaway 🙂 Fingers Crossed
Your new blog design looks amazing Gina!! 🙂
Love having the inside scoop 🙂 the blog looks wonderful and is welcoming, cleancut, and friendly..just like you!
Love the new design! I like the colors a lot and your main picture of you at the top is gorge!
Love your blog! I love seeing the new look and will always enjoy following your calendar suggestions.
I’m a HUGE fan of these sneaky giveaways – and the blog looks amazing! Glad to be able to search your workouts even easier these days #moreabburnersplease!
I am a little too much of a multi-tasker….trying to get better at doing one thing at one time. As I type this, I’m *attempting* to select paint for a bedroom (High Strung or Hep Green?), finish an iced coffee, and open mail. That’s why it always takes 5 x the amount of time!
Yay for sneaky giveaways! I have been majorly slacking on my workouts since getting married over a month ago, so a new heart rate monitor might be just what I need to get back at it!
Wow. Love the new look in the blog. Very awesome.
And I am grinning ear to ear seeing that the comments selection took me to this kettlebell post. I needed to see that today. Finally feeling healthy enough to start swinging a kettlebell.
Thanks for a great giveaway. The blog looks wonderful!
I love the new blog look!!! And thank you so much for putting up monthly workouts as well as summer/winter shape up! It always keeps me on my toes and allows me to not lose motivation. You rock!!
Sneaky giveaways are fun! Loving the new layout
I love the new look!
Yay for a sneaky giveaway!!!! 🙂
love the new blog, i remember the very first one!!!!! 🙂
I love the new website. Very modern! I am addicted to reading your posts and fun new workouts. It is very motivating. Your recipes are my favorite! Keep it up.
Thanks for the giveaway! You are such an inspiration and I look forward to the breaks in my day that I get to read your blog. Thanks for all you do for so many people!
I love this post! I just combined these kettlebell moves for a workout yesterday. Plus, who doesn’t love Ron Swanson gifs.
UnderArmour tracker and goodies, yes, please! Love the new layout!
Love the new blog design! Everything is so easy to find.
Thanks for all of your healthy inspiration, Gina. I love the workouts and recipe ideas. May have to try the above kettle bell workout!!
Great new blog design!! AND this looks like an awesome workout!
Love the new design! It looks great! Also love these sneaky giveaways 😉
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Love the new design, always love the blog. 🙂
I love your new design. But then again, I’d love it no matter what 😉
thank you so much laura!
Yay for giveaways!
New blog looking great! And I’ll try this kettlebell workout while I’m here!
Love the new blog design! Thanks for the giveaway, Gina!
I love the new design… It is so girly and pretty…
LOVE your blog!!! I would love to win! My Polar chest strap is stretched out 🙁
I love the new design. So clean and functional. Thanks for the giveaway! My Polar watch died after 3+ years of love. Sadzies!
I love the face lift!! I would love to try a heart rate monitor! I’m injured and can only walk (usually a runner) so it would be great to still be able to know if I was getting to the “fat burning” level.
The new blog look is fantastic!
I love, love, love the new design! Sneaky giveaways are so fun. Good luck everyone!
Love love love the kettlebell exercises…good to be reminded of how to mix it up. New blog look is fun and sleek……feels easier to navigate/find things 🙂 yay
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Love the new color scheme!
I love the new blog design…and these sneaky fun giveaways. Hoping for the big win! 🙂
Great new design! And love the sneaky giveaways!
Love the new design! Seems much more user friendly.
Change is always nice to spice things up 🙂
i like how you snuck in that trasnition 🙂 i have done the kettleball workout about 2-3 times now, with some changes, but love it!