Tree Climbing and Kettlebell Training
Posted on | March 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
Tree climbing and kettlebell training is a match made in heaven.
[Tree climbing?! Are you insane? Do I look like a monkey to you?!]
I’ll be honest, I’m starting to get used to odd looks (disbelief?) from my clients when I ask them to do certain things like climb a tree.
Why do I ask these nice people who trust me with their health and fitness to regress to a monkey-like stage?
You see, tree climbing is a shockingly effective test of body strength and function. Not only that, tree climbing is a downright fantastic way to further develop strength (especially upper body strength), function, and flexibility.
Can you climb a tree? If the answer is ‘probably no’ then you need to work on your strength, flexibility and function.
What exactly do I mean by ‘tree climbing’?
There are few ways of doing it.
- My favorite way to Tree Climb is to climb around a tree without touching the ground (see the video below, featuring one of my clients, Paul Dickinson – black belt in Aikido, currently living in Tokyo, Japan)
- You can also literally climb a tree so that your feet are resting on a branch
- You can go around a tree (see that video) but without using your legs. Think of using the tree as glorified monkey bars
- You can also do all of the above with a kettlebell attached to you (fun, fun, fun… trust me on that one)
Enjoy!
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March 3rd, 2009 @ 5:02 am
Love Climbing Stuff …
Playgrounds are also good for climbing on
Great Post.
Thanks!
March 4th, 2009 @ 6:55 am
Climbing is regarded as an exciting and courageous sport which requires good technique and skills. There are more risks involved in climbing trees than most other sports.