Meet our Members Monday: Hallie Truswell

Although Hallie Truswell has been a member of Seattle Kettlebell Club since January, she was no stranger to the fitness world before she started kettlebell training. Along with 25 years of experience as a coach, swimmer and triathlete, Truswell has competed in 6 Ironman triathlons (2.4 mi swim, 112 mi bike, 26.2 run). 

Although she is now a regular member of SKC, and plans on competing in the club’s 2017 Seattle Kettlebell Pro-Am Competition on December 9, Truswell is still dedicated to Triathlon. She owns the business Zūm Racing, which focuses on individualized training for triathletes and runners for competition.

Truswell was recommended SKC by Allison Moore, one of her former training partners and currently one of the trainers at SKC. With her busy work schedule, Truswell was looking for something new, challenging, and fun that she could perform in shorter periods of time.  

“An hour at SKC leaves me challenged, sweaty and gets my yeah yeahs out; and I’m beginning to see some muscles I didn’t know I had,” Trusewell said. 

Truswell lives in Columbia City with her husband and 3-year-old Portuguese Waterdog. She enjoys seeing friends, traveling, and hiking. 

“[Washington] is a beautiful state once you get outside the city,” Truswell said. 

Agreeing that newcomers often have misconceptions about kettlebell training, and a lot of these misconceptions come from the fact that many people either do not even know how the sport works or how beneficial this type of training is. “Even my husband doesn’t know how I get a full body workout with kettlebells,” Truswell said. (Note: she’s working on getting him into the gym so he can check it out himself.)

Truswell urges people new to the sport to ask questions, not be intimidated, and not to get discouraged. “So much of it is technique; be patient because it will come.” 

Not only do the health benefits and gains in strength keep Truswell motivated, but setting goals to compete also helps her see progress and results. 

“Every time I come in, I’m getting a little stronger,” Truswell said. “Ultimately, while I always want to do well, I’m competing against myself.” 

Some of the major factors that keep Truswell coming to SKC are the scene, atmosphere, and sweet Nespresso machine (free!), not to mention the awesome coaches and hot towels at the end of each workout. 

“Everybody is supportive yet competitive,” Truswell said. “It’s laid back yet focused.” “It’s dialed in, challenging and above all else, fun!”

To learn a little more about Truswell and her business, Zūm Racing visit zumracing.com.