Introduction Kettlebells have been proven to increase muscular strength Kettlebells increase muscular power Kettlebells aid in the increase of aerobic capacity The kettlebell originates from Russia, It was initially a counter weight for weighing scales in the 1700s it's only later on that the kettlebell was used as a resistance training tool. Kettlebells are still reasonably new in the western fitness world and have coincided with the recent ‘functional training’ boom in the last 15 years ( Eckert & Snarr, 2016). You could describe kettlebells as a cannonball with a looped handle and mostly constructed out of cast iron, although some can be made of rubber and plastics. Kettlebells are similar to olympic barbells and dumbbells in that they are extremely flexible and many different movements can be performed with them. With lockdowns and future potential lockdowns they could have an advantage over barbells as they are not 7 foot long and tend to be a lo...
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