subject: What Makes Kettlebell Training Fantastic for Fat Loss [print this page] What Makes Kettlebell Training Fantastic for Fat Loss
The Russian Kettlebell is the most versatile, convenient and practical piece of fitness equipment for fat loss that I have ever come across, ever since I started training. You can bring it almost anywhere, it's cheap, you can work out with it whenever you want. I can't think of anything else that ticks so many boxes. There is something enjoyable about training with Kettlebells as well. I think it's because all of the movements you are doing have a 'real world' application and you really feel like you have put in some hard work. It's like the satisfaction someone gets from a hard days graft.
Let me explain why the Russian Kettlebell is such an effective tool for fat loss.
a) You burn calories even when you have finished your workout.
Because of the intense nature of a Kettlebell workout and the fact that they are done in a short, rapid amount of time, your body is driven into the anaerobic zone. This intensity zone improves your VO2 max which is the highest amount of oxygen your body can consume during exercise. In turn this will improve your heart and lung system, also creating a higher lactate tolerance ability. Your body will continue to burn fat long after your workout is complete due to the intense nature of these exercises and you can still be getting rid of those calories 24 hours after you have finished.
b) Your metabolism will increase.
To put it simply, Kettlebell workouts increase muscle tone, burn fat and make you stronger. When you burn fat and create muscle, your body must work harder to maintain this newly acquired muscle. This means, your metabolism will increase as your body needs more energy to maintain itself. And where does it get this energy? It burns fat. End result - you will burn fat during and after your kettlebell workout as you build toned muscle and get stronger.
c) Do more in less time.
Think of all the separate exercises you would need to do to exercise each of your muscle groups separately. It's a lot. With the Kettlebell you will be completing compound movements using many muscle groups simultaneously. This gives the same workload on the muscles but with far less time wasted training muscles in isolation and switching around between exercises. The body needs far more energy and oxygen to feed the large number of muscles used in Kettlebell movements as opposed to the 1 or 2 muscle groups used in isolated exercises. This works your body harder in less time. Our muscles are designed to work together as a part of the overall system that is the human body. Kettlebells are perfect for this and you can have a fat stripping workout done and dusted in 20 minutes.
Trust me, the sooner you get started, the sooner you will see fat loss results.
