Absolute Beginners: Kettlebell 3 in 1 With Amy Bento

I have been looking for a good kettle bell workout after getting into kettle bell'n with Amy Dixon's "Give Me 10" workout video where she introduced kettle bells in her extra section. It was so much fun and so different than my other in-home workouts.Okay, first off, you need to make sure to get a heavy enough kettle bell. For women, the recommended weight is 20 lbs!!! If you use a 5 or 10 lb kettle bell, you won't get the true benefits of the exercise routine. I am a 40+ women and I'm starting this workout with a 15 lb. kettle bell. This is the MINIMUM weight I would recommend. I'm a little wimpy on upper-body strength, although the real workout is lower body. The whole concept of the workout is swinging the heavy kettle bell around. Don't start with anything less than 15 lbs. 20-30 lbs. which will give you the ultimate challenge and you will build tremendous strength.The video is excellent. It is made up of 3 sections. The first section is a tutorial on how to swing and handle the heavy weight. There are six exercises you will learn and are used throughout sections 2 and 3. Amy Bento demonstrates and explains each swing very well and this section gives you the opportunity to practice each of the exercises and prepare you for the 2 other sections.The second section is for beginners, yet is quite challenging. You will feel like you really worked your muscles and it gets your heart rate going too. Even though she leads by herself (there are no other students), she makes it fun, challenging, and interesting. You basically move from each of the 6 exercises in a fast paced manner. The routine is 30 minutes and will work out all your muscles and get cardio work toolThe third section uses the same set on exercises, but she combines them into a series of swings for an even more challenging workout. In between each portion of kettle bell exercises, Amy adds cardio moves to keep your heart rate high. This is definitely a challenging workout!!!My only grip on the workout is the stretching section. At the end of each section there is a very brief stretch that is unique for each workout. Then there is a section added to the end that is identical in each workout. This may be a style of Tammie Lee Webb who produced this video and also does this stretch repeat on her video. It would be better if they added a unique and longer stretch routine to complete the workout.Overall, this is an excellent video for the beginner and will turn you into an intermediate kettle beller in no time if you stick to it!!!

This is a great DVD for someone starting out with Kettlebell training. Amy takes the time to explain and demonstrate proper use of the bell, and her workouts are challenging and practical for beginners. I highly recommend.

I think this is a good video if you're new to fitness or kettlebells. One reviewer mentioned that she did other types of workouts and thought this was very beginner. I agree, I believe this is for someone who has never really worked out before and wants to try kettlebells. I'm not a fitness maverick or anything, but I would say this is extremly basic. I was a little bit disappointed because after viewing some stuff on youtube I thought it would be a little more dynamic. This kind of seems like you could just use a hand weight if you didn't have a kettlebell.She does explain basic things like cleans and catches. I just think if you're very overweight like more than 250lbs this would be a good dvd to start with. I am also very overweight, but I used to be very active I think that's why this video was a little too slow for me. If you're in good shape I would suggest getting another video because this wouldn't really do much for you. I feel that this is mostly a tutorial video. The intermediate section was just adding more cardio type moves instead of more difficult kettlebell manuvers so I wouldn't say it was that intermediate in terms of kettlebell moves.I believe you should get this video if you're older, (in your 60's) and in not good shape or extremely overweight and need somewhere to begin. I think that this video is too easy for people in good shape or people who work out reguarly with other methods. If you want to challenge yourself this is not the video to do it with. I think more advanced people would be bored with this. I will use it because I am overweight and I need something to get me started however in about a month I will be moving onto another video because this is not that challenging.

I'm a 35 year-old- female. I was an athlete in high school and have been pretty athletic up until about a year ago, when I got very busy. I have been trying to get back in to an exercise routine for a while now and this dvd was perfect. Since I've worked as a massage therapist, I'm very concerned abut safety and proper form. Amy Bento gives thorough explanations of each of the moves. Additionally, it's a great motivator, since you feel a sense of accomplishment after a 20-minute workout (25 minutes if you do the additional stretch.) If you are just getting back in to exercise, this is perfect. She also includes an intermediate work-out - also 20 minutes. The only move she could explain a bit more thoroughly is the move called "the clean." The trick is putting your thumb out , so the bell does not slam in to your wrist. She does this, but she does not actually say it. Here is a demo of "the clean" that I found on youtube.[...] Amy Bento's DVD is produced by Tamilee Webb, who always produces quality and safe work-outs. (She did the Buns of Steel Videos in the 80's) It's also visually appealing compared to the dvd by another company that came with the actual Kettlebell purchase. The music is okay on this one. Not great, but not too distracting. It would be nice if there was an 'instructor only' option, so I could play my own music. But, the music is not really a problem.

This could have been a great beginners Kettlebell DVD, but it has extremely low volume. It is almost impossible to hear unless you are sitting right in front of your DVD player. I tried the DVD on my computer and had the same problem...even with my volume settings cranked at 100%. My other DVD's work great so it's this particular DVD. So disappointing.

The instructor is easy to understand. I love that she is straight to the point and moves along the routines. There is a separate chapter to learn all the moves before you go onto the workouts which means you don't have to see the same explanations every single time you want a fast workout.

I spent ages looking for a DVD that covered kettlebell basics around form and technique. Suprisingly this was the only DVD that appeared to cover the basics. The DVD is split into 3 sections: a introduction section explaining the different moves and how to do them correctly. The second section is a beginner workout which is a shortish workout. The final section is an intermediate workout that use the moves you will have learnt but sequences them together. Initially, I thought the workouts were a little basic and quite easy as I am quite fit and active. However, the next day my legs and arms really knew about it!!! I would think this DVD would be ok for the first couple of months while you learn the techniques and your body adjusts to the strength training but that it the longer term it would be worthwhile investing in a more comprehensive intermediate DVD workout.

This is a simple introduction to KB. There are 2 sets of exercises lasting 20 mins. There is no suggestion to the weight to use, but that's because its different for everyone and I found, starting with 8lbs that seemed heavy at the time, that I was soon up to 15lbs and now I can do some of the exercises with 20lbs after just a few weeks.

I am 62 and don't take a lot of exercise like going to a gym but am moderately fit. I like the kettlebell because it fits into a small space and the workouts don't take long. i am able to complete the beginners one. It is quite intense and I'm hoping to get the bingo wings toned up. It's too soon to tell really but I have high hopes.

A great introduction the kettle bells. Starts with a tutorial to encourage proper posture and technique, followed by a beginner workout, and progresses to an intermediate workout. A good way to start using kettle bells.