Apr 29, 2013

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.

This has an advantage over what typical weight lifting offers; which is a lifting method that only works the muscle groups in one particular way and is only really utilized during lifting. Using kettle bells also helps you to work the smaller groups of muscles in the arms and hands - called the stabilizing muscles- while still working on the larger group of muscles that lifting focuses on.

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.

There is research being conducted into these workouts that suggests they are beneficial to those who are suffering from upper body related pain complaints arising from overuse, tension, and extended periods of being in the same position whilst working.

So in conclusion due to the variety of exercises in the kettlebell workout schedules, the fast result it gives and the endurance of those results for long period of times, these exercises are becoming popular for workout enthusiasts these days.




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