A primer for those less familiar with kettlebells

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What is a Kettlebell?

Why train with Kettlebells?

Who trains with Kettlebells?

Are Kettlebells safe?

What is a kettlebell?

A Kettlebell is a traditional Russian cast iron or steel weight that resembles a cannonball with a handle.

Kettlebells have been used for hundreds of years in Russia. (One of the first written records of kettlebells was in 1704!)

Kettlebells focus on total-body (ploymetric) movements that are dynamic and powerful, and that get fast results.

"Not a single sport develops our muscular strength and bodies as well as kettlebell athletics," reported Russian magazine Hercules in 1913.

And scores of fitness experts still agree today!

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Why train with Kettlebells?

• KB's deliver all-around fitness, training the entire body as a single unit.
• KB's engage and tax major portions of your musculature. They train your body to FEEL and FUNCTION better using common-sense, everyday movements.
• KB's incorporate power moverments and a strength-endurance component your body needs to be healthy and fit.
• Consistent Kettlebell trainng MELTS FAT without the need for excessive dieting or aerobics.
• The overweight quickly lean out, while the underweight build out.
• KB's are a proven sucessful REHABILITATION tool
• KB's make muscles lean and toned; not bulky!
• KB training burns up to 600 calories per hour!
• KB's are very simple but can make you stronger, more explosive and have unbelievable ENDURANCE and COORDINATION.
• KB trainnig is truly effective with high priority on EFFICIENCY.
• Results come quickly, so you want to stick with it!

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Who trains with Kettlebells?

Kettlebells are for everyone.

At the 1995 Russian World Championship, the youngest contestant was 16, the oldest 53!

And that was at the elite level of competition;

The range is even wider when we train for general fitness rather than to compete.

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Are Kettlebells safe?

Kettlebells are as safe as, or safer, than most other forms of workout equipment or program.

In fact, a properly supervised Kettlebell program has been prescribed by man-a-doctor and phsical therapist as a form of rehabilitation from injuries from other equipmnt and programs.

As with any exercise program or tool, proper technique and safety measures are required to prevent injury.

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