Kettlebells are bowling ball-sized cast iron weights with a single looped handle on top. Kettlebells range in weight from two lbs. to over 100 lbs. Kettlebells requires focus on whole-body conditioning because lifting and controlling a kettlebell forces the entire body, and specifically the core, to contract as a group, building both strength and stability at the same time.
John Porcari, Ph.D., an exercise researcher at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse and FITNESS advisory board member, recently put these tools to the test in his exercise lab and discovered that people who did an intense 20-minute workout with kettlebells burned, on average, an astounding 400 calories, or 20 calories a minute (Fitness Magazine, 2011). "That's equivalent to running a mile at a six-minute pace," says Porcari, who believes that the megaburn occurs because kettlebells combine cardio and strength training and use several muscle groups at once (Fitness Magazine, 2011).
So get yourself some kettlebells and start to see the changes. But always make sure to use the right techniques or you could hurt yourself.
Rustie J
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