Kettlebell Training "From Russia with Love"

KettleBell training is possibly the best exercise out there to get a combination of both cardiovascular and resistance training combined into one. The session involves swinging the kettle bell in a variety of ways. The swing is generated by getting your hips to “snap forward” to generate swing on the Kettle Bell, which engages the use of the thigh muscle, buttocks and core muscles. The session can be done as a group or an individual session, individual sessions are recommended to gain good form and technique. The exercise originated from Russia use as an exercise to train there soldiers, helping them reach to their peak physical condition,

What do the Members Say.....  Joe Kipling “All over workout, really good back strength, haven’t had back pain at work (nursing) since doing Kettle Bells”.  Liam Jones “ Overall good workout, high tempo in short space of time” Tanvir Bush “ Feel fully worked out! Excellent, relaxed atmosphere, tough workout”.

What does the instructor say......... Toby said that this class is great workout if you only want to work out for 30-45 minutes as its high intensity and you use almost every muscle in your body.

The science behind Kettle Bells.......... With the intense repetitive movement of swinging a metal ball, this will activate the use of high intensity aerobic pathways, allowing the body to use up its sugar stores. This will help with stabilising blood sugar levels as it improves the take of sugar from blood to muscles as the body realises that it needs the extra sugar to carry out these movements. The recovery from this high level of exercise will elevate your metabolic rate for about 48 hours, due to the repairing of muscle tissue. An interesting fact pointed out by a class participant saying that they no longer get back aches since doing Kettle Bell, this is could be down to the lower back muscles being more mobile from the swings and/or the core muscle (muscles below the abdomen muscles) being more active and supporting the spine more.

One Last Thing...... A Kettle bell is a great bit of kit as it can be used anywhere with room to swing it. It is recommended you get tuition on how to swing it correctly to get the most out of this exercise and to avoid injury.  As Toby the instructor pointed out, this exercise is great for a quick all over body workout. Its important to get the right size kettlebell too if you want to train at home on your own.