Jodi Barrett

I arrived in Tulameen, B.C. on a sweltering summer afternoon. My car’s air conditioning had long given up, my phone’s signal was flickering, and the buzzing anxiety of being “disconnected” from the world lingered as I pulled into the driveway of Wild Heart Spirit Heart Retreats. I was there to write about the experience. But as I stepped out of my car and into the calm embrace of this hidden oasis, I decided to set aside the assignment mindset and fully surrender to the moment.

The kettlebell swing burns, on average, 20 calories/minute. That’s 400 calories in 20 minutes. Today I want to share with you some tips and cues to help you and others get the most out of your swing. The beloved hinge in the kettlebell swing focuses on training your glutes, the largest muscles on the backside of the body (your posterior chain). Learning how to hinge for most is an issue, as we do so much knee bending and in most of our training exercises, we think of squatting and doing lunges.

The kettlebell swing burns, on average, 20 calories/minute. That’s 400 calories in 20 minutes. Today I want to share with you some tips and cues to help you and others get the most out of your swing. The beloved hinge in the kettlebell swing focuses on training your glutes, the largest muscles on the backside of the body (your posterior chain). Learning how to hinge for most is an issue, as we do so much knee bending and in most of our training exercises, we think of squatting and doing lunges.