Tonight we had a jumprope contest. We counted jumps until a miss. Scores:

Miray: 55
Leah: 115
Jeremy: 284
Banu: no attempt

After that, Banu and I decided to try the Tabata protocol (15 sec. work, 15 sec. rest) using swings. 10 swings per work session. I used 24 kg kettlebell for first 12 sets, then switched off between 16 kg and 24 kg because I need to practice my swings a lot more! I went for 20 sets (10 minutes). Banu started with 12 kg and after 12 sets, had to help Sapphira start watching Baby Einstein. She came back for my last set and proceeded to do 20 more sets with the 16 kg kettlebell. Go Banu! The 12 wasn't really working her that hard. She was able to breathe easily and looked bored. Not so with the 16 kg! She worked hard and had to really lay into it to finish out the extra 20 sets! She's definitely in better shape than my sorry ass. Gotta work hard to catch up! I'm going to switch off every day, snatches one day, swings the next and see what I can do in the next four weeks, gain-wise.