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Why Kettlebells Are Effective

Posted By: NLF Staff    Tags: , —
Steve doing a KB Swing

Steve doing a KB Swing

By John Hinds, Owner of Monkey Bar Gym

Kettlebells are effective for fat loss, strength training, and building lean muscle.
Powerfully train the entire body to increase muscular endurance, lose fat, and build size and strength.
Why use Kettlebells instead of Dumbbells?
• Grip Strength: The handles are much thicker making every exercise more challenging while giving you a tremendous workout
• It takes more coordination to master exercises such as the kettlebell clean and snatch in which the kettlebell flips over your hand. In addition to increasing coordination, you learn how to brace for the shock of the kettlebell flipping over.
• The off centered weight of a kettlebell will force you to use more stabilizer muscles and work the targeted muscles through a longer range of motion.
Advantages:
• Increase overall strength, stability and range of motion
• Increase wrist strength
• Great alternative to traditional aerobics classes
• Increase shoulder strength, flexibility, and stability!

Kettlebells - A “New” Old School Fat Blasting Workout

By: Blakely    Tags: —

What the heck are kettlebells anyway?

You have probably seen them creep into places like Target (do not purchase them from here!) and the local YWCA but what do you DO with them?  A kettlebell is described as a cast iron weight that resembles a cannonball with a handle. The smallest kettlebells weigh 8 kgs (about 10 lbs) and the largest above 100lbs.  Kettlebells teach you how to move fluidly with dynamic and powerful momentum and movement; usually while holding 1-2 bells at a time.   A KB workout improves strength, flexibility, and balance together with cardio-vascular fitness, all in one hour!  You’ll use and feel muscles you never knew existed in your body.  Sound fun?