Being a little bit crazy, and having her hockey match cancelled due to Jack Frost (again!), Jenny decided to set herself some sort of challenge.

Ever heard of the 300 Challenge?
The Spartan Challenge?
The Ultimate Man’s Challenge??

These challenges normally go along the lines of:
• 25 pull-ups
• 50 press-ups
• 50 dead-lifts (60kg)
• 50 box jumps
• 50 floor sweeper
• 50 Kettlebell clean and press (16kg)
• 25 pull-ups

All done straight after each other, and as fast as you can.

Well, Jenny decided to do a kind of 300 Challenge that can be done at home, with a Kettlebell as the only equipment needed (well that and a strong mental attitude).

• 25 V-sits
• 50 snatches (25 left/25 right)
• 25 press-ups
• 50 double arm swings
• 50 burpees
• 50 Kettlebell long cycle (25 left/25 right)
• 50 mountain climbers

Again – all done one after the other and as fast as you can!

So – having seen a time to beat 11.16 with a 24kg Kettlebell (some guy on the internet!), off she went.

Her time (with a16kg Kettlebell)??
10.27

Have a go yourself, and see if you can beat the time. The only thing we ask is that you let us know how you did;
Either post you time and how you felt right here on the website, or drop us an email info@creatingchaos and we’ll put up a leader board!
Phill will be doing his challenge this week (with a 24kg KB).
We’ll keep you posted with his time!

Supporting St Gemma’s Hospice, Jenny got 150 Santa’s into the spirit of things with a festive warm up. It turns out that the first day of Christmas is when Santa’s warm up truly begins as the centre of Leeds was lit up by this spectacle on 13th Dec. The warm up prepared the team of red-coated supporters for the annual santa’s dash which has helped raise a whopping for £10,000 for the fantastic cause.
A great energy to the event on what turned out to be a cold Sunday morning. A huge thank you to the organisers and for inviting us to support.

Well, after the huge amount of training we were doing for the Wharfedale Mountain Marathon, we have stepped off the pace with the training a little bit.  Jen is running into work every morning, but has now had to find a new route after discovering the pathway along the canal has been rudely closed.

Despite a few naughty people (no – it wasn’t Jen!) pushing the barriers into the canal, the big metal barriers have now been well and truly cemented down while some improvement works take place on the tow path, so Jen’s morning heron spotting run has been turned into car counting whilst running into town along Kirkstall Road.

We have also been complementing our training by frequenting the new bouldering centre just down the road from us quite by accident.  It is brilliant fun, and is such a good workout.  Phill has the strength, reach and total determination but all the grace of an elephant on roller-skates, where as Jen is a bit more careful and cat like (if you’ve ever seen a cat sweat that is!).

So, anyway – on to this weeks favourite workout.  It was Saturday evening after a long day in the sun, so we were both feeling like we needed to do something, but didn’t want to spend hours on it.

We came up with the 30 minute circuit which mixes cardio with all the main aspects of strength – squat, extend, pull, push and function.

We had 5 exercises spanning the aspects, doing each one for a minute, followed by a minute of skipping.  We did 3 sets of the 5 exercises, which when done alternately with a minutes skipping totals 30 mins.

The 5 exercises were as follows:

Try it and let us know how you found it – info@creatingchaos.co.uk

Creating Chaos are finally launching their new, exclusive sessions at Clarence Dock.  The sessions are available to all residents and local companies in Clarence Dock.   In reply to the cries of local residents for a gym facility, we are providing a flexible outdoor training service, guaranteed to achieve much more than the average gym session.

The launch begins at 10.00 on Saturday 25th April, in the Armouries Square. 

We will be holding  15 minute workshops incorporating all the different training elements we use in our sessions, along with advice on all aspects of nutrition and NLP techniques. 

• Kettlebell training (for weight loss, strength, posture, core strength)
• Powerbag training  (for strength, flexibility, conditioning)
• Free body movements (for balance, flexibility, coordination, strength)
• Boxing (for weight loss, speed, conditioning)

To book your place on any of our FREE workshops with our team of expert physical specialists (Phill, Jenny, Dan and Mike), email us on info@creatingchaos.co.uk

Hello Sun

Training and eating well in winter can be tough due to the long nights and freezing temperatures, but when the weather starts to warm up and fresh seasonal treats begin to appear on the supermarket shelves, there is suddenly so much to inspire a new healthy lease of life.

Exciting exercise plans, excellent nutrition advice and the long-lost feeling of sun kissing your skin - here is our list of reasons to get excited about your wellbeing this spring.

• Pain free movement
• Weight loss / weight management
• Muscular tone and condition
• Improved sports performance incl. Golf, football, running, rugby etc
• Improved strength

 You can be excused for looking at these magnificent tools and being rather uncertain, but don’t be put off. They may well be the very thing that you are looking for. If one of the above points is something you are searching for then read on: 

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Jenny kettlebell

Kettlebells are a magnificent tool that can achieve almost anything aimed at with their dynamic and versatile nature.

When training specifically for running, there are a couple of very common patterns that occur with body alignment from regular running.

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Your fitness and training, goes hand in hand with your nutrition intake.

Your commitment as all on you to keep going and don’t stop.