Over the past few years people everywhere are wanting to use a more dynamic approach to their workout program. The individual today wants variety in their workout routine. There is a lot of different ways to get a great workout. The “Kettlebell” or to be more specific, the Russian Kettlebell weights is a great piece of equipment to incorporate into your routine. You may not really know what they are or how to use them, but that is ok. Kettlebells or Girya, which is the Russian word for this cannonball with a handle is a solid iron ball with an iron handle attached to it. This workout tool comes to us from Russia with love. Strength and flexibility Coach Pavel Tsatsouline has popularized Kettlebells in the United States.
Russian kettlebell lifting has been nationally recognized around the world for decades along with its competitive exercises. The kettlebells dominate over other equipment simply because of its’ size and shape. It has a compact center of mass, which is moved more easily than traditional weights. The kettlebell workouts are a great way to condition the entire body. Athletes, male and female can use this apparatus for sports conditioning, as well as the average health conscience person wanting to add something new to their routine.
The hips, shoulders, and back are strengthened through a series of movements that benefits and helps to strengthen and stabilize the core, which is very important to everyone. Hip strength is vital in every sport on the planet. The movements with the kettlebell will increase your jumps, starts, stops, sprints, and kicks just to name a few. Hip strength is vital to these movements. The movement of the kettlebells conditions and strengths your back from various angles that are more dynamic than traditional weights.
This lends itself to the topic of Women Kettlebell exercises. This is not to say that there are just specific exercises for women using kettlebells. This is only to say that because of the compact center of mass it is easier for a women to move a kettlebell than some other pieces of gym apparatus. There are a great number of women that use machines in the gym and sometimes the equipment is not in proportion to the size of a woman. Generally, a womans’ hand are smaller than a mans’ hand so it is easier for a women to handle a kettlebell and this will result in optimal results for women.
I incorporate the use of kettlebells everyday with my own personal training clients. The majority being women. They love it and enjoy the mixture of kettlebells into their routine. Its is a total whole body synergistic engagement of aerobic and anaerobic endurance. Try this link and see for yourself. <a target=”_new” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://kettlebell-training-for-sport.blogspot.com/2009/02/top-5-youtube-kettlebell-videos.html”>http://kettlebell-training-for-sport.blogspot.com/2009/02/top-5-youtube-kettlebell-videos.html</a>, www.squidoo.com/willpowerfitness-4-kettlebells
Willie Owens has been an athlete for most of his life playing Football and Running track at the highest levels that one can achieve. Willie was educated at the Pennsylvania State University where he majored in Exercise Sports Science. After Willie finished playing Football he decided not to go to medical school and use his education to help people achieve their fitness and health goals. Willie loves athletic specific training, but specializes in functional injury rehabilitation. Willie also holds a patent for a functional workout apparatus as well a Trademark for an athletic clothing line, both which will be available by mid 2010.
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