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Exclusive distributors of Steve Cotter products in the UK

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Jonathan Lewis and Balance have had a long working relationship with Steve Cotter, one of the worlds best teachers of strength and conditioning, health and fitness concepts, an incredible athlete and an internationally recognised authority on kettlebells. We are therefore very proud to have made our ties even stronger and will now be the UKs [...]

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London CKT – Certified Kettlebell Teacher – March13th/14th

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

If you are serious about strength and conditioning you really should attend a high quality kettlebell workshop. If you are a “kettlebell coach” you really MUST train on a workshop of international standing with a solid curriculum: the IKFFs CKT- Certified Kettlebell Teacher – is one such workshop.
Details are below but if you have questions [...]

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Steve Cotter – book, DVD and CKT workshops

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

click here the highlighted link for news and a thought on Steve Cotters guide to Kettlebell Lifting and also details of the UKs upcoming CKT workshops, one of the worlds most highly regarded and recognisable certifications for kettlebell coaches: http://bit.ly/9cyg82

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Tags: Balance · Uncategorized · beginners · classes · extreme · fitness · general information · home training · interval training · kettlebells · physio shop · rehabilitation · retail · shop · store · strength and conditioning · technique · weight loss

Gyms and Personal Training in London – what we are and we are not!

January 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Just found a website called Urban Path looking at which London gyms and fitness centres had managed to get themselves in to their listing.
Some of the “top” gyms in Notting Hill, Fitzrovia, Knightsbridge, Covent Garden, Marylebone, Battersea, Fulham and Soho are listed with reviews invited. The comments  are insightful and should give us, the Strength [...]

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Tags: advice · back pain · beginners · bodyweight · fitness · general information · home training · injury prevention · joint health · kettlebells · marathon · personal training · pilates · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · retail · strength and conditioning · technique · weight loss · workshops

Steve Cotter Guide to Kettlebell Lifting now available here at Balance

September 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Its been a busy day here at Balance taking pictures to upload onto our soon to launch (at long last)online shop. We will be making available to the wider world many of the things that clients have had the opportunity of benefiting from here for many years – kettlebells, rehabilitation and fitness bands (from LifeLine [...]

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UK Open Kettlebell Championships, July 18th 2009

June 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Recycling this blog direct from Cj…
With 19 days left until registration closes, the Uk Open Kettlebell Competition 2009 is truly underway. Men, women and teams from throughout the UK and beyond will be stepping up to the platform and pitting themselves in a gruelling contest against the steel, plus raising money for two worth [...]

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Post Natal Kettlebells – class starts on 12th May

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Starting on Tuesday May 12th at Balance – 9.30am. And every week thereafter.
CLICK HERE for more details on the class
If you would like to forward this info on to someone you know would be interested you can cut and paste the shortened link below.
http://tinyurl.com/c6qsgn

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Tags: Balance · Uncategorized · back pain · beginners · classes · joint health · kettlebells · technique · womens health

NEW CLASS – kettlebell technique clinic

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments

90 minutes of quality kettlebell technique instruction, practice and correction, for all levels, plus a Q&A to better understand how you can achieve your goals and make the transformations you hoped for when you started.

For the kettlebell beginner:

You will have a chance to go through the fundamental drills at a pace that suits you.
Understand the [...]

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