This October, dkb Fitness feels a personal connection to Breast Cancer Awareness Month as we have been personally touched by this deadly disease . . .

A long-time dkb Member, and one of our dearest friends, was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer.  It is in honor of her brave fight and the fight of the many courageous women in all of our lives that we are calling on our fierce dkb family of Members and friends to join dkb Fitness in helping raise money to find a cure.

At 9:00am on Saturday, October 27th at the Santa Fe Railyard Park, dkb Fitness will be holding a fundraiser for our Members to swing their kettlebells to help raise money for life-saving research. Non-Members are welcome to come watch the event, cheer our volunteers on, and donate on-site or online.

For all the sisters, mothers, friends, and daughters afflicted with this illness, please give what you can to help us reach our goal.

Update:

We did it!  Between on-site and online donations, we have surpassed our overall goal of $5000 and are currently at $5002!

Here are some amazing stats for you to wrap your mind around:

• Total Swings: 42,220 Swings!
• Total Weight: 506,470 kg or 1,114,234 lbs!

Thank you donors and participants for your contribution to dkb Fitness' 1st annual Let's Take a 'Swing' at Breast Cancer fundraiser! This was a huge success and we thank all of you for showing your support in the fight against Breast Cancer.

Zar Horton, Co-Owner of Firebellz in Albuquerque (and Veteran of the Albuquerque Fire Department), and Keira Newton, Owner of DKB Fitness in Santa Fe, discuss the basics and details of Kettlebell Training, as well as their certifications. See recent results of those who are training in before and after photos and find out about upcoming transformation programs.

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SANTA FE – Can a Russian military workout regime help busy Americans get fit? Santa Fe resident Keira Newton was determined to find out when she started training with a kettlebell.

Newton discovered that the kettlebell is not a trendy fitness device – it has been used in Russia since the 18th century. What looks like a cannonball with a handle is actually a cast-iron weightlifting tool introduced in the United States in 2001 by former Russian military instructor Pavel Tsatsouline. Kettlebells range in weight from 6 to 106 pounds and are used in exercises including swings, squats and presses. A brief kettlebell workout involves the whole body with legs, hips, abdomen, back, arms and shoulders working in coordinated movement.

"I started with kettlebell training at the outset of my second pregnancy in 2005," Newton said. "I had a nursing infant that I couldn´t leave for long stretches. The kettlebell allowed me to get an intense, 15-minute workout in my living room and still be within five feet of my baby. I was also able to maintain my workout schedule into the eighth month of my pregnancy."

The kettlebell workout design favors a holistic approach rather than the linear, isolated movements of traditional weight lifting. Newton quickly took to the kettlebell workout's focus on strength, cardiovascular exercise and flexibility. After recuperating from her pregnancy she picked up her kettlebell again.

Two years, and several pounds and waist sizes later, Newton earned certification as a Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) certified instructor. She now leads groups of men and women from all age groups in training sessions and weekly classes.

She is a certified Feldenkrais(R) practitioner. Feldenkrais(R) is a form of bodywork that teaches the "functional integration" of the whole self to support "awareness through movement." She has worked at *McGhee-Smithback Physical Therapy* since 2001.