The primary advantage of kettlebell training is its efficiency. While it’s helpful to have a few kettlebells of different weights, one bell alone can give you a darn good workout.
- They are a room efficient gym: if there is room to swing a cat, there’s room to swing a kettlebell.
- By varying weights used, you can use the same movement for cardio, strength-endurance, speed, or power.
- You can do presses, pulls, squatting-type movements, and dynamic work.
- Because dynamic kettlebell movements involve the whole body, you work upper and lower body strength concurrently and time effectively.
- Because these are compound moves, you must engage antagonist, agonist and support muscles.
- The hip drive focus is also particularly useful for working the core and “posterior chain” — the muscles of the spine, butt, and back of the legs.
- The focus on form for shoulder work helps strengthen and stabilize the shoulder joint.