Upping the Stakes

melissamarah

Hello Fitness Mavens!

I just finished Week 3 of C25K today (yay me!) and I've just recently added a kettlebell routine after my run. I have no money, so I've been using a laundry detergent bottle filled with water as my kettlebell. It weighs about 10lbs, which is starting to feel a bit easy.

Here are my questions: I've heard that you should only work out 3 times/week, so would it be detrimental to add a bit of body weight exercises on my non-running days, or a hike up the hill near my apartment?

Also, anyone have any ideas on how to make at-home weights?

Thanks!

melissamarah

Bump.

DownsizingAaron

I think you should have at least one day of non-strenuous exercise but adding strength training on days you are not running is good. As for cheap weights - think about more ways you can use your own body weight - squats and lunges can really kick your *kitten*. Good old pushups and pullups too. A set of resistance bands could be awesome too - you can do a lot with them and some of the kits allow you to add multiple bands to increase the resistance you are using - they are relatively cheap.

Like your kettlebell setup - there are a ton of videos on kettlebells so make sure you are doing all the exercises you can with them.