RKC News - August 2018

Mainly, in my opinion, it’s about the time horizon. Here’s a small example: The coffee around the corner is quickly ordered, provides short-term satisfaction, and costs relatively little. A coffee machine for home requires a higher investment amount, is designed for the long term, and "performs the coffee-to-go out."

But what does this have to do with kettlebell training?

Well, I see learning the basic techniques, for example, as an investment in one's own health.

Let’s do the math. A typical gym-goer pays around €240 a year at the lowest cost. This €240 corresponds to "costs," as you usually learn nothing except how to switch weights on machines. After a year, nothing is left.

In a kettlebell beginner course, you invest less than €240, have 20 sessions with great support, learn the fundamentals of training, and could subsequently, if you invest a bit of capital in kettlebells, do something for your health for the rest of your life. Outperformance at its best.

Not to mention that you share emotions, meet great people, etc. etc.

We could run the same example in a "premium" variant with a "premium gym" and a few personal training sessions. The result would be identical: Money spent at the gym: costs that you can’t get back. Money spent on a personal trainer: An investment in your own skills for a lifetime.

For the finance experts: "But there’s also YouTube and courses in gyms where you learn and have lower costs!"

Here it’s like financial speculation: It can go well if you’re lucky, but in most cases, you not only lose a lot of money but possibly even more. But that’s a topic for another article.

Therefore, be a wise investor and invest long-term in your own skills, stay away from speculation, and don’t confuse temporarily low costs with a long-term investment.

Yours, Ingmar.

…that the RKC certificate is "only" valid for three years?

Why does that make sense?

With increasing experience, you develop further and improve techniques to make them more efficient and less risky. Just take a look at an older video of Pavel Tsatsouline and his kettlebell swings, then you’ll know what I mean.