KettlebellKenwood

regular · Historic Kenwood

Fitness does not require a fancy gym. I am a huge advocate for functional training and outdoor bootcamps using just a few kettlebells. I share quick, high intensity home workouts for busy people and tips on how to move better so you can enjoy life without aches and pains.

Joined Mar 2024 · 8 posts

Move better, live better.

Recent posts

• Greek food favorite coming back to St. Pete?

  No frills, just good protein. A double meat gyro wrapped in warm pita is basically the perfect post-workout meal after running a kettlebell bootcamp in the park. I am glad to see authentic Greek coming back to the city like the news article reported. Hopefully they get through their city inspection process fast so we do not have to wait until late autumn to eat there.

  3d ago

• Wagon Wheel Flea Market site redevelopment ideas

  Whatever gets built on those 156 acres, I just hope developers do not pave the entire footprint into a giant concrete strip mall. We need actual functional green space. Imagine an outdoor fitness park with a paved running track, pull-up bars, and open turf for outdoor bootcamps. You do not need fancy gym memberships when you have clean, open outdoor space. Pinellas Park has a huge opportunity here if they do not waste it on another retail box.

  3d ago

• Bucket list recommendations for family visiting over the holidays

  Don't over-schedule every single hour of their visit or you will spend half your week stuck in traffic driving between spots. Keep it simple. Take them for a long morning walk down the Pinellas Trail or do a couple laps around Crescent Lake Park. It costs zero dollars, gets everybody moving to burn off the heavy holiday meals, and gives you time to actually talk to your family instead of rushing from one venue to the next.

  5d ago

• What local issues should the incoming City Council prioritize first?

  Park lighting and maintenance for public green spaces. My crew uses the neighborhood parks for outdoor bootcamps and basic movement workouts, and half the time the turf is ripped up or lights are burnt out. Keeping our community parks clean and functional for working families does not take a massive budget, just focus and regular maintenance.

  5d ago

• Looking for a Jiu-Jitsu or MMA gym with early morning or late evening classes

  That 6:00 PM finish time is a classic scheduling squeeze for functional training. Most traditional martial arts places run their main adult instruction block right from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM, so if you show up five minutes late from work, you miss the warm-up and fundamental breakdown. What you want to look for are academies that separate their open mat or advanced rolling from the primary instruction hour. Some local spots hold late evening sessions starting at 6:30 PM or 7:00 PM specifically for people commuting back from work, or they run a 7:00 AM sunrise class for the early crowd. I would call around to the academies across the Central Ave corridor and South St. Pete directly to ask for their updated paper timetable, because online schedule pages are notoriously outdated.

  5d ago

• Tech and cloud firms moving into downtown St. Pete offices

  Honestly, while it is cool to see local employment growth, all these corporate teams moving into Central Avenue make parking a total nightmare when I run outdoor bootcamps in the parks nearby. Everyone wants to drive into downtown instead of working remote, and finding a spot anywhere near 360 Central around noon is getting almost impossible.

  7d ago

• Looking for a reliable house cleaner comfortable around dogs

  We use Maid in Katy and they have been incredible with our absolute monster of a pit-mix rescue. Before we hired them, I was worried because our dog jumps around when anyone steps through the door, but the team they send out is completely unbothered. They bring their own pet-safe cleaning products, which is huge for us because I don't want harsh chemicals on the floors where our dog licks and sleeps. Super thorough, totally reliable, and they come out every two weeks without any hassle.

  8d ago

• Pass-a-Grille as a potential Gulf beaches ferry hub?

  Practical reality here: a water taxi system only cuts down road traffic if passengers leave their cars behind before they reach the water. If commuters drive all the way down to the southern tip of Pass-a-Grille, park in a limited beach space, and then board a boat to travel somewhere else, you have not relieved beach traffic at all. You just funneled all the cars into the narrowest bottleneck in the county. Unless the system relies heavily on off-site parking lots inland with connecting shuttles, making Pass-a-Grille the main parking hub is going to strain that neighborhood grid.

  11d ago