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Lose weight. Gain strength. These two goals are on the top of the list for those dieting and working out. Many of you are looking at trying to shed those tough extra pounds of fat that resiliently hang onto the body despite your many great efforts. In this case, a smart plan of attack is kettlebell training.
A Quick Kettlebell Routine for Burning Fat
Interval work, in the right amounts, is crucial to fat loss. This does not mean that joining a gym, enduring intense cardio sessions, or investing hours in various routines is necessary. A quick set of movements which target each and every body part while boosting your heart rate can get the job done in about 30 minutes, three times a week. Repeat the following double or single kettlebell types of exercises twice:
Snatches
Burpees
Squat Presses
High Pulls
Swings
By doing each exercise for 30 seconds with a 30 second rest in between, the entire body gets an interval workout.
Kettlebell Conditioning Burns Fat While Building Muscle
It's hard to miss that you are lifting weights when working out with kettlebells. But the true genius of this program is the fat blasting cardiovascular conditioning you get from the high repetition ballistic moves that are the cornerstones of all of the exercises. The snatches, swings, and cleans and jerks of a kettlebell routine build muscle endurance and power which then continually increase the effectiveness of the workout.
Furthermore, with the displaced weight, the intended muscles of every exercise must work over a greater range of motion making them stronger and more flexible. The weight displacement also forms rock solid core muscles as you try to maintain balance and control.
Kettlebell Fitness for Overall Better Health
Even though burning fat might be the main goal for working out, it is rarely the only good result of a successful regime. Short of cutting lots of calories, which doesn't work as a long term solution, weight loss cannot be maintained without increased activity.
Kettlebells offer a total fitness package, combining the fat burning with strength building that rewards you with a leaner, stronger, more powerful body. Because the results from this intense workout can be noticed in a short amount of time, there is incentive to keep going.
Though not specifically a standard of kettlebell training, eating well is another cornerstone to any weight and fat loss program. When the body does not get what it needs to function, no amount of exercise is going to be an effective fix.
In order to tone and shape your body into a leaner model, healthy nutrition is at least three-quarters of the solution. To know if you're diet is helping or hindering your weight loss efforts, ask yourself the following questions:
Are you drinking enough water throughout the day?
Are you consuming high quality, small meals?
Are you keeping healthy snacks available to ward off both plummeting blood sugar levels and temptations?
Variety, efficiency, and fun are all components of working with kettlebells. With a spare 30 minutes and at least one kettlebell routine can be established that will be motivating and help you eliminate the body fat you don't want and replace it with a strong and empowered body that you do.
