The amazing benefits of kettlebell workouts

By Chris Rivers


The origination of kettlebell workouts can be traced back to Russia where they were used as a method of strength training for members of military and Olympic athletes. But now these kettlebells are becoming a very popular alternative to dumbbells in workouts. There several benefits of KB exercises which make them highly effective for strength training.

Another added benefit is you keep your joints free from the excessive battering that other forms of training inflict thus reducing the chance of complications later on.

When you do kB exercises your core muscles are pushed to perform better as they need to work repeatedly for longer periods. Due to this your body attains better muscular endurance which is necessary for good posture during workouts. There are several injuries, pains, aches, that are saved due to better posture while training. Also due to the amount of resistance that your body has to endure during a workout your body gets stronger muscles. Plus while doing kettle bell exercises your body goes through weight bearing and this helps you in strengthening your bones. There are several diseases like arthritis and osteoporosis, that are prevented by doing weight bearing exercises.

Training like this involves you holding the Kettle bell with your hands and doing a full range of exercises most of which are unique to this form of exercise. A combination of different swings, presses, squats, twists and pulling motions are all part of good kettlebell workouts. Many of the individual moves use all the major and minor muscle groups to complete just one single repetition. Some exercises need power from both your hips & legs to lift the weight thus giving your whole body an integrated movement which is unavailable in other forms of exercise, this increases your cardio output and helps shed fat and calories quicker.

Due to the availability of so many different exercises to choose from and also the variety of muscles on which these exercises work upon, kettle bell workouts give you a lot of flexibility. They can be effective for you, if you want to add mass to your body. They will equally be helpful to you if you want a well-toned body with cardio vascular endurance. This kind of training doesn't require you to buy several training equipment or big pace to do workouts. All you need is one KB of right weight and you can do all the exercises like strength training, cardio, core stabilization. This is why anyone can start these workouts very easily.

It's easy and cheap to get started in kettle bells and compared to other pieces of fitness equipment kettlebells are very affordable because you only need 1 to get started and you are good to go. Prices range from around $15 for a 6Kg for ladies and around $35 for a 16 kg for men. Another added and unique benefit comes in the form of storing your Kettlebell because they take up such little space unlike a weight bench or treadmill.




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