Kettlebell

Your feet remain grounded during even the most explosive kettlebell moves, however you won’t be placing the same repetitive strain on your joints and connective tissue as running will. Many kettlebell exercises are ballistic in nature, making them ideal for low-impact cardiovascular training.  You will leave the class feeling like you went for a run.

Kettlebells are magical because they can help skyrocket your muscular strength, and even build mass throughout your body, with minimal equipment.  Kettlebell moves tend to be either slow and deliberate or fast and explosive. Both types activate muscles all over your body, and either way your core is being used to stablilise your body building a stronger core . 

Working with kettlebells, improves your grip strength.  As we age if we still want to open those jars we need to keep our grip strength strong.  Kettlebell training tends to be done in intervals during which you don’t drop the bell for minutes at a time, and while this is occuring you grip is getting stronger.  Kettlebells are also phenomenal for building grip strength because you’re controlling the bell while it’s moving through different planes. 

The basic exercises in kettlebell need you to be mobile, stable, and co-ordinated.  The good thing is that you can build up over time to increase your achievements in all these areas.