High intensity interval training with kettlebells

By Chris Rivers


Kettlebells certainly are a wonderful sort of work out that will offer you a total body training with bare minimum time with no decrease in overall health results. Additionally the fact that that a 20 minute kettle bell exercise routine may leave the most experienced sports athletes gasping with the need for fresh air from a single session anyone considering a fitness plan really has to stand up and get swinging

Kettlebell training is relatively new in the West although catching on fast. This unique form of training has a very natural and almost raw feeling to it. It's not like anything else in anyway whatsoever. It burns more calories quicker than any other workout and that's a scientific fact.

But kettle bell training routines are certainly not an easy quick fix to a healthy slim body. Kettlebell work outs should never be easy to compleate and if they are you need a heavier weight and or faster movements. So dont think doing kettlebells means you'll always be laughing all the way to the nearest KFC. Kettlebell exercise routines are generally TOUGH and make no mistake. Carried out effectively and correctly you should think you've just had a sparring session with Mohammed Ali once you're finished.

You need to tune in to the body though as to avoiding injuries doing any sort of physical exercise. nevertheless hoping a kettlebell workout that uses a very light weight is very futile I discover a lot of men and women inside the gym making use of kettlebells which are simply pointless with regard to doing exercises properly and effectively! Actually where have these ridiculously small size kettlebells come from? And whats the reason they are even available? I discover females swinging 2kg kettlebells??? Ridiculous making use of such a small kettle bell won't help anyone, and also you are at more risk of injury trying to do the exercises with the wrong size kettlebell. Don't bother trying to make it to easy because you are just cheating yourself.

A good way to build up your strength and stamina to improve your kettlebell workouts is to do quick 10 minute workouts once a day for 6 days with one days rest. This form of exercising known as HIIT or high intensity interval training is fantastic for cardio and fat burning, but because its only 10 mins long, psychologically you are more likely to stay the course and keep at it because you think to yourself "it's only 10 minutes long" so I'll do it quickly.

Try this HIIT High intensity interval training Kettle bell fitness regimen.

Swing the kettlebell all out as fast and as hard as you can for 30 seconds and then complete around the body pass for the next 30 seconds [alternating direction] x 20 So in total you have done 10 sets of swings and 10 sets of around the body pass. 10 minutes on this kettle bell workout routine and i can assure you you'll feel like you have just tried to sprint 2 miles at full throttle, seriously You can also change the around the body pass to any other work out exercise you want; So do swings and squats, or how about swings and halo's. A different strategy is to do swings and bodyweight exercises, something like swings and press ups as well or maybe swings and burpees or why don't you consider swings and a mix of different kettlebell exercises, there are so many combinations you can improvise as you go once you get the hang of it. You can create numerous variants simply because kettlebell workouts are so versatile.

Also you can change the round the body pass to any other exercise you like; try swings and squats, or swings and halo's. Another idea is to try Swings and body weight exercises. So for example Swings and press ups or swings and burpees or how about swings and a combination of all the different bodyweight exercises you know how to do? You can make up so many variations because kettlebell workouts are so versatile.




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