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Saanich employee dominates North America in kettlebell sport Nate Clark News staff
Anyone who’s worked out with kettlebells knows it’s one of the most gruelling exercises imaginable. And one District of Saanich employee recently proved that she’s as good as anyone in North America. Jenny Chan, 29, won gold on her first try at the Victoria Kettlebell Sport Classic a year ago, and since then she’s “My parents were repeated that result twice on larger stages – placing first all about academics, at the International Kettlebell but I’ve always had Competition in San Francisco in February, and then taking a passion for fitness.” home another gold in Van- Jenny Chan couver on April 12. Next Saturday (May 24) she’ll defend her title at the fourth annual VKSC at Saanich Commonwealth Place. Though she’s dominating her opponents at every event, Chan says she’s completely new to competitive sport. “I didn’t grow up doing sports-related, after-school activities,” says Chan outside Body Dynamics Headquarters – a downtown gym that rejects high-tech cardio machines in favour of old-school tools like ropes, dumbbells and kettlebells. “My parents were all about academics, but I’ve always had a passion for fitness.” Kettlebells look like cannonballs with an awkward metal handle and the mere sight of one can make a person not used to strenuous exercise feel a little panicky. Chan, however, tosses them around like they are filled with popcorn instead of steel shot.
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Jenny Chan, a District of Saanich employee, is a champion kettlebell lifter who will defend her title at the Victoria Kettlebell Sport Classic next Saturday (May 24) at Saanich Commonwealth Place. “Don’t worry, it’s only half my body weight,” she says as she poses – smiling – with two 12-kilogram kettlebells over her head. Competitive lifting has recently seen a surge in popularity
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