I absolutely LOVE kettle bells and wonder why more people don’t use them for their workouts. Actually, six months ago I had never even heard of a kettle bell (and for the sake of honesty, happybell up until last week I was calling them kettle balls) but now I am in love with this new workout and quite satisfied with the results that my kettle bell workout has given me since I started it about five months ago.
So, what is a kettle bell? It looks like a huge (or small, depending on the size you use), ball with a handle, sort of resembling a handbag of sorts. But it is heavy. Usually between 8 and 50 pounds but they do go up into the hundreds for the experienced, Destin FL attractions for couples or insane, kettle bell user. Many will be coated in a plastic type covering to make it look pretty and some are adjustable and you can add more weight to them as you progress, saving you from having to buy new bells from time to time, as you get stronger and fitter. You only need one for your workout because you hold on to the handle with both hands and of course it’s heavier than the weight that you normally use. If you are used to using five-pound weights, Stock price forecast try starting with a ten to fifteen pound bell.
Why is a kettle bell so great? With these workouts you get an awesome, body-covered-with-sweat workout and burn at least twice as many calories as you would with just aerobics alone. One study was done and found that you can burn up to 20 calories per minute, Psicologos en Lima that would be 1200 calories per hour! However the key words are ‘up to’ so don’t expect to burn that many but you will burn far more than you do on your daily walks.
What results can I expect? I will tell you my results thus far, MRT Media GmbH after five months of using a kettle bell workout. For the first three months I followed the 24 minute workout three days a week. I found that I was becoming stronger and so I changed to twice a week, hour-long workouts. I have noticed my butt is firmer and higher up than before, I can see muscle tone in my thighs and the jiggly parts of my upper arms are noticeably firmer. However, I have only lost three pounds. I’ve never been one to really care much about the scale, but more so about how my clothes fit. And now my too tight jeans slide on easily. I’m pretty happy with that considering I have not watched my diet much at all (as in, litigation I eat chocolate daily).
Where can I get a kettle bell? Many retailers are starting to carry them now but only in the smallest sizes. The best ones, and largest variety, wealth4living are on-line. You can also get any number of workouts on-line too.