Sunday, June 2, 2013

Get fit and lose fat doing kettlebell workouts

By Chris Rivers


Kettlebell workouts have been around for a long time, and in many ways they are a lot better than conventional dumbbells. They may not seem all that different from most traditional weights, but they are actually better for certain exercises. This is largely due to the design of the kettlebells themselves, not to mention how they were traditionally used.

The cardiovascular aspect comes from the speed of repetitions that one is able to do and the continuous movements doing kettlebell workouts.

Kettlebell workouts closely resemble real world workouts, such as shoveling and moving large quantities of heavy objects or boxes which could easily be seen in the workplace.

A popular kettlebell workout is the doing the kettle bell swing. This workout works both strength training and cardiovascular endurance. Swings are a real all round exercise and can burn up to 20 calories a minutes done correctly.

Plus you don't have to worry if you only have a few minutes to spend for your exercise. There is actually a five minute exercise program that you can follow if you just can't afford to have more time working out. Going to the gym may not be necessary since you can execute the kettlebell workout routines in the very comfort of your own home.

However, the primary reason why kettlebells are such great exercising tools is because they offset the body's center of gravity. What this means is that your body is forced to work harder in order to maintain its balance. This has the positive effect of causing several muscles groups in your body to work together every time you lift the KB.

Consider for a moment your leg's stabilizer muscles. By using kettle bells, they will force you to rely on these muscles to maintain balance. This also results in improving the muscles in your arms, abs and glutes. So if you can add a set of kettlebell ballistics exercises to complement what you're used to doing then you'll have a great body in no time.




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