Show notes
Have you ever waited to feel motivated before you did the hard thing? Keith Weber says that's backward.
Keith Weber, known to most as Kettlebell Keith, found his first kettlebell in a bodybuilding magazine before the internet existed. He ordered a VHS tape and a book, waited months for the bells to ship to Canada, and taught himself the basics before becoming one of the first people in Canada to travel south for Russian kettlebell certification. That early obsession turned into a physiotherapy career, a Wednesday night class he has run for years, and kettlebell training videos that have reached thousands of people around the world.
In this episode, Keith walks through the full arc: growing up in a campground, the boarding school that reshaped how he approached hard things, meeting his wife April right before finishing physiotherapy school, and the accidental phone call that turned a homemade DVD into a business. We also get into the parts most people skip past, like why nutrition alone will never replace physical stress on the body, why walking is a better starting point than kettlebells for most beginners, and why he has never been able to outthink a bad mood, but exercise has never once failed him.
🔹 THE ORIGIN - How a magazine article and a mail-order VHS tape started a career
🔹 THE COMMITMENT - Why showing up for a Wednesday class removes the need for motivation entirely
🔹 THE BALANCE - How he built a fitness life that never took over being a present husband and father
🔹 THE PHILOSOPHY - Why action always has to come before motivation, not the other way around
⏱️ What's Inside:
00:00 - How kettlebells found their way to Canada
- Growing up in a campground and the day he found his first natural high
- Boarding school and learning that hard things are rewarding
- Meeting April and the surprise that decided his career path
- Turning a homemade DVD into a worldwide kettlebell business
- Where to actually start if you are new to fitness
- The link between joy, challenge, and daily movement
Connect with Keith Weber:
🌐 Website → keithweber.ca
🏥 Clinic → weberphysiotherapy.com
📸 Instagram → instagram.com/kettlebellkeith
🐦 X (Twitter) → x.com/weberphysio
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