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Winning the Canadian national championship in kettlebell lifting hasnB次元官网网址檛 slowed Corissa Sivorot from raising the bar in her quest to top her personal best.
Sivorot returned from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in July as the best in her weight and class with her sights already set on improving her performance. She is training 10 hours a week to accomplish that at the International Union for Kettlebell Lifting world championship in Seoul, South Korea in November. Competitors are ranked based on the weight they lift, their body weight category and the specific lift they perform, such as a snatch, jerk or long cycle, she explained. B次元官网网址淵ou have to cover your own expenses,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淪o itB次元官网网址檚 a major commitment financially [as well].B次元官网网址�
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For the Metchosin resident, that goal would be topping her total of 205 repetitions. B次元官网网址淚 want to hit 210 on the world platform,B次元官网网址� she said. The fact that this yearB次元官网网址檚 event in Seoul marks the first time women will compete in a double kettlebell exhibition adds to her desire to compete internationally again. B次元官网网址淭raditionally, thatB次元官网网址檚 been for men only,B次元官网网址漵he noted.
Her performance at the Canadian championships is even more remarkable considering Sivorot, 34, didnB次元官网网址檛 begin competing until a couple of years ago. B次元官网网址淚 had been using kettlebell lifting purely for fitness,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 went to a fundraising event in 2013 and had a lot of fun. It sparked my competitive fires.B次元官网网址�
Although itB次元官网网址檚 an individual sport, Sivorot competed as part of Team Canada at the worlds in Ireland in 2015, where she placed eighth. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 one of those things where you walk away not happy with the results at first,B次元官网网址� she recalled during an interview at her studio. B次元官网网址淭hen you realize youB次元官网网址檙e eighth in the world, so itB次元官网网址檚 pretty gratifying.B次元官网网址� Sivorot stepped away from competing in 2016 to build her business and focus on other lifts. B次元官网网址淎 year away added to my motivation to compete again,B次元官网网址� she said.
Sivorot is co-owner of the Westshore Warehouse, a private fitness studio offering personal training and fitness classes in Langford. She has been working in health and fitness since 2009, and running her own company, Walk it Out Fitness, for the the past five years, specializing in personal and kettlebell training. Visit for more information.
