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January 2018 Member Of The Month
We are celebrating Gail as we kick off the New Year! I’ve known Gail as long as I’ve been a kettlebell instructor. We met through our greyhound adoption group, even before we adopted our first hound. Gail joined Iron Clad just shy of a year ago. Like so many of us...
December 2017 Member Of The Month
We are celebrating Shannon as our December Member Of The Month! She has a real feel-good story that I think is a perfect way to wrap up another year of celebrating our members. Shannon became a member in September, after trying out our free week of classes. She had...
November 2017 Member of the Month
We have another big anniversary to celebrate. Our dynamic duo, Shane and Steve, are celebrating their 5 YEAR anniversary with Iron Clad! Shane and Steve inspire so many of the people who walk through our doors. Their kettlebell technique is really solid, but they are...
October 2017 Member of the Month
We're celebrating Dan as our October Member of the Month! Dan has been a member at Iron Clad since January. He came here looking for something different, after having tried CrossFit and some other fitness methods. Dan's co-worker Tim (our July MOM) had been singing...
Body Image Progress
I worked in the fashion industry for 20+ years before becoming a kettlebell coach! Making progress in body positivity in that industry is so important to me because working in that industry directly contributed to my issues with poor body image.
September 2017 Member of the Month
Laura is our September Member of the Month! Laura started using kettlebells on her own, following one of my fitness inspirations, Neghar Fonooni. In January, she decided it was best to get some formal training, to make sure she was doing things properly and to help...
August 2017 Member of the Month
Our August Member of the Month is John!! John is quite an inspiration for so many reasons. He started at Iron Clad on December 27 rather than waiting for the first of the year. I always love when someone has a “do it now” kind of attitude! 9 years ago John lost 70 lbs...
July 2017 Member of the Month
We are celebrating Tim as our July Member of the Month! Tim came to Iron Clad a year ago with some prior kettlebell experience from a good trainer, but one who was not RKC certified. A friend of Tim’s in Chicago stressed the importance of learning from someone...
Dirty Dancing and Kettlebell Training
Do you remember the scene from Dirty Dancing, where Baby is practicing her dance on the bridge and has a little hissy fit when she messes up the steps? I’ve always loved this scene, I think because I really relate to it. Here’s the scene, in case you don’t know what...
June 2017 Member of the Month
We have another big milestone to celebrate this month. Brenda is celebrating 3 years at Iron Clad, so we are celebrating Brenda! Brenda came to Iron Clad with no prior strength training experience and she didn't know anything about kettlebell training. She had...