Out With Free Weights, In With Kettlebells

By Rob Sutter


Kettlebells look to be the new way to go when it comes to exercise. Gyms are becoming inundated with customers and space at the gym continues to get shorter. Not only is space limited, but equipment is limited also. Sometimes finding a machine, bench, weights, or treadmill at the gym can be a horrific experience. If you are familiar with these weights, you can answer the question "What are they helpful with here?" The reason is easy: space.

If you don't feel as though you're getting what you need at the gym, then working out with kettlebells may just be the path for you. If you didn't know about them before, essentially they are iron weights used for the sake of fitness and companies such as Lorna have taken to marketing them. The weights have the appearance of cannonballs but with grips attached. They were invented in Russia but have since become a trend in the United States.

Once you start to utilize kettle bells, you will find that many areas of the body are exercised. Areas such as the legs and shoulders feel a great deal of the burn, though the entire body receives a workout. Due to their many capabilities, these unique weights have been proven in the world of fitness as a great commodity, even more so than free weights, I believe. With just one of these distinct weights bought, sets of free weights like barbells aren't needed. You can always buy a second weight to accompany it but it isn't necessary.

Training with kettle bells helps you accomplish your goals more rapidly than going to the gym would. Training with free weights usually has slower success rates when compared to these unique exercises. Those that are required offer a great solution no matter what you want to achieve. Weight loss, muscle building, and endurance building can all be achieved through this form of training. These great results are attributed to the intensity of the training.

Kettle bells offer more explosive type of workout. This is mostly due to the design of the weight. With said weight, the center of gravity extends past the hand. This is different than free weights, where the center of gravity is at the level of the hand. This allows for swinging actions as well as lifting, pushing, and pulling actions. These movements help add to how useful this unique weight is. For these reasons, it is a great replacement to free weights.




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