Product: Kettlebell Bombshell with Lisa Balash (Kettle Bell Workout) (2011)
Rating: 4.0
Good Kettlebell Workout
This is my third kettlebell DVD, but my first with Lisa Balash. I liked her clear, simple cueing without use of extra self-promotion or hyperbole like Pavel does (though if you can get past that, he does know his stuff). The DVD has four sections: a lengthy "how-to," with very good, precise instruction, about 28 minutes, which for a beginner could be its own workout; an upper body (about 18 minutes) and a lower body workout (about 22 minutes); and a circuit workout (about 24 minutes). Lisa verbally cues the number of reps for beginners, but on screen at the beginning of each set of exercises she offers the increased number of reps for intermediate and more advanced users, too.As a consumer, I leave off the last star because no where on the packaging or on the screen does it tell you how long the workouts are, so you have no idea what to plan for. As a personal trainer, I leave off the last star because there is no joint warm up for any of the workouts. You start off swinging, so to speak. This may not be uncommon for those who do kettlebells, but I would still instruct my clients to spend 2-3 minutes first rotating arms/shoulders, moving legs, and rotating ankles before beginning to increase fluid to the joints and reduce chances of injury.Other than that, I really enjoyed the workout. As it became easier, I simply chose my heavier kettlebell rather than upping the repetitions, for time's sake. I look forward to Lisa's next DVD!- Mona :-)Twitter: teammona