It’s tempting perhaps to dismiss kettlebells as just another fitness fad or fashion (though this would be to disregard their long history of use by Russian special forces and East European champion athletes) and to ask just what it is about kettlebell workout routines which makes them so effective when compared with traditional barbells, dumbbells or cardio machines.

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Enthusiasts for kettlebells, whose numbers are increasing dramatically, certainly make some extraordinary claims.  Kettlebells are credited with the rapid growth of lean muscle, fast fat loss and the development of great strength and flexibility.

They are highly suitable for women, the elderly, the seriously overweight and even people recovering from illness or injury.  In fact, such are the qualities of kettlebells that they are held out as being truly physically transformative.

Kettlebell Workout Routines

Partly, this is simply matter of design.  Kettlebells look, and are, extremely simple, but the concentration of the mass of the bell combined with the built in handle produces a resistance effect which no other device can replicate, making it possible to train very intensively in a very confined space – in fact without going to a gym at all.  Very basic changes such as using two kettlebells, or taking one in both hands, and using a variety of different grips, can involve completely different muscles and stimulate the body to unexpected growth.  This point is evidenced by the frequency with which followers of kettlebell workout routines report soreness in muscles they did not even know they were using.

And this effect is enhanced, moreover, by the huge number of different exercises it is possible to incorporate in a kettlebell routine.   These range from the most basic swing, perhaps the foundation of all kettlebell workout routines, to much more advanced pressing and snatch movements which both demand and develop a level of strength and physical prowess way beyond that of the average man or woman in the street – beyond even those devotees of the multi-gym or cardio treadmill or bike.

But the humble swing, in fact, should not be underestimated.  This is an exercise which involves all the major muscle groups of the body in some serious work.  Legs, glutes, lower back, abs and core are all heavily involved in stabilising and balancing the body, as well as powering the upward swing of the bell, and this will work them far harder than a casual glance at someone performing this exercise would suggest.

And another great thing about kettlebell workout routines is that a huge range of weights is available.

Start with a very light bell, or even without one at all, and the vigorous whole body movements involved in the swing are still going to give you a great muscle building and fat burning workout.  But build up until you can use the 53lb bell for reps of this exercise and you’ll find you will have completely transformed your body.

Perhaps even more importantly, however, you will find that in achieving the leaner stronger, more attractive body you desired you will also have made great changes in your mental outlook.  Instructors and coaches who specialise in kettlebells frequently report that one of the hardest things is to convince their beginning students to jettison all they though they knew about training.  Even long time trainers who are bored, frustrated and depressed by their lack of progress are often extremely reluctant to abandon their traditional training methods, and there seems to be something particularly addictive about long sessions on the exercise bike or treadmill even when these people see no changes in their bodies over months or even years.

Just a few weeks of kettlebell workout routines, however, are often enough to rejuvenate and remotivate the trainers, as results are almost immediately apparent.  The difference in the way they are feeling and (very soon) looking is enough to convince even the most sceptical of the value of these brief, intensive but fun workouts, and to inspire them to continue.

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Steve