Over a year ago I switched off my video camera and for a while I didn’t think I’d “put myself out there” ever again. Then, as I was thinking about what I want to do with my life now that I am in the U.S, I realised how I gave up on my dream. My dream was to keep producing content to help people and make a living from either training people directly or over the internet. One of the things I enjoyed most about my blog was that I got to share the ins and outs, ups and downs of my life. I felt passionately about expressing these things because it just might help somebody else see that we all have insecurities, doubt, joys, and trials. I feel like I stopped believing that anyone would want to hear me.*I* didn’t want to hear me, and so I stopped… I let my own self-doubt and self-analysis stop me feeling safe to be e-vulnerable.
Since leaving Saudi just 4 weeks ago, I can already tell that something has shifted inside me and I am ready to do *something*! I am ready to get back on the horse, turn my camera back on and let “the world” see me as I am, where I am at, and invite you to walk with me once again as I try to put into words (and action) the lessons I have learned, the things I *still* struggle with, and how I decide what is worth taking with me or what I ought to leave behind.
Today, I filmed a workout in my basement with my NEW Kettlebells. It was very simply 3 rounds of 5 exercises. I started the workout thinking I’d just do it and edit it afterward, but something made me start to give training cues and I kept the video running for the entire workout so you could see and hear me struggle, succeed, chat, and laugh. Maybe it will motivate you to pick up a KB and join in 🙂
I am neither as fit, strong, lean as I was, but I want this to encourage you because I want you to accept and celebrate that your body is an otherwise empty vessel and it’s what’s inside you that gives you value, because that’s where you are.
It is because of who I am that I am doing these things with my body; doing this things with my body does not make me any more or less valuable. And this applies also to how I look.
So, let’s get on with it…
Complete 3 rounds of the following:
- Goblet Squat: x 10 reps
- Push-Ups: x 10 reps
- Dynamic Squat: x 10 reps
- Two-Handed KB Swing: x 10 reps
- Plank Jacks: x 10 reps
Good as a short and sweet blast workout for high intensity or general fitness, or as a finisher to a longer strength workout.
Enjoy!