August 19, 2011. Bill Szydlowski
credit: kl.fitnessKettle bell exercise routines have proven to be extremely effective for both increasing body strength and toning various body parts. Once used by the Russian military, cheap kettlebells are a perfect choice for fitness freaks looking for a pocket-friendly alternative to expensive weight training equipments for their home gym.
According to trainers, working out with a 35-pound kettlebell for a period of 30 minutes offers that same benefits as pressing 300 pounds of weights for the same time.
To add to it, exercising with kettlebells offers a full body work out, targeting all the core muscle groups as well as supporting muscles. Once you start working out with these, you will notice faster results in comparison to traditional exercise regimens that employ weights. Moreover, swinging these can be real fun and a major variation from the routine movements that seem repetitive and hence boring. The dynamic motion of this equipment helps in enhancing muscle strength while building endurance simultaneously.
If you want to add more variation to your workout routine, you can ask your trainer to incorporate rowing machine exercises in your regimen. Speaking of rowing machine benefits, these encompass the benefits derived by an intense session of cardiovascular workout as well and strength training. In fact, rowing machine works on all major muscle groups simultaneously including abdominal muscles, arms, legs, thighs, hips and back thus melting away excessive fat stores from these body parts and toning them up.
In addition to that, it helps in calorie burning and resultant weight loss as it requires a lot of body movements and is a great stress buster too, particularly when done on regular basis. Since a rowing machine falls in the category of low impact machines that do not put strain on joints, this offers a perfect work out for those with joint problems.
Updated August 19, 2011. Published June 26, 2011. Bill Szydlowski
