Discovering new ways to lose fat and get in shape is obviously big business. It seems that every day there is a new piece of equipment or a new “revolutionary workout” that is being advertised on TV or fitness magazines. Everything from incredibly complex abdominal machines, to high end home gyms that cost as much as your mortgage payment, and even, (and this is my FAVORITE), machines that actually ELECTROCUTE your muscles are being sold each and every day. With all of these choices being thrust at us all the time, how can we choose? How do we know which ones are really worth the time, effort, and expense? Well, have no fear, because I have the answer for you. I am going to tell you about one of the newest and most effective exercise tools on the market and one that will literally transform the way you think about exercise, AND will dramatically speed up the results you get.

Now, before you get the wrong idea and think that I am no better than the plethora of ads I just talked about, let me say that this tool is new, only to us. What I am talking about has been around for hundreds of years, but has only recently been introduced here in the US. Give up? I am talking about the Russian kettlebell.

Remember when I asked “How do we know which ones are really worth the time, effort, and expense?” How about 300 plus years of proven results? The kettlebell has been around since 1700, maybe even before that. Russians used the bell, which resembles a cannonball with a handle, as a counterbalance in their open air food markets. Some of the market owners started lifting the weights for fun and challenging each other to lift heavier and heavier weights and thus, a new sport was formed. Because of the unique design of the bell, an amazing array of lifts and exercises were possible and some even began throwing around the large handled bells to add even more intensity to the workout.

Working out with a kettlebell is unlike anything you have ever tried before. The basic idea of the kettlebell is to use your entire body to move the bell through space and using principles of physics, the weight is transferred through all of your muscles increasing the calories you burn and the muscles you work out. Rather than just standing still and lifting a dumbbell or barbell, the kettlebell is an active exercise often involving swinging the bell, power lifting moves such as the clean and snatch, and for those who are really experienced, even hand to hand drills that involve throwing and catching the bell just as the Russians did hundreds of years ago.

If you are looking for a new and EXCITING way to tighten and tone your body, pick up a kettlebell and give it a try. I can promise you, it is addictive, and VERY effective. You may start to experience your body looking and feeling stronger and leaner than it has ever been before. The newest piece of exercise equipment may just be one of the oldest. Kettlebells have been around for hundreds of years, don’t you think it’s time you tried them out?

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