| If you are like me then you would like to be in better | | | | activity was 272 calories. Participants burned 13.6 |
| shape than you are at this moment. We both share a | | | | calories per minute in order to consume enough |
| common desire to be physically fit and healthy. Most of | | | | oxygen to complete the workout. The researchers |
| us do not want to put in the extra time that most | | | | also took blood lactate samples to measure the |
| trainers tell us we need to spend in the gym to create | | | | amount of calories burned from anaerobic activity |
| and maintain our desired level of fitness. Do yourself a | | | | during the workout. The participants averaged 6.6 |
| favor and calculate the total amount of time that you | | | | more calories per minute from the anaerobic activity. |
| spend in the gym each week. Take that number and | | | | So each participant actually averaged 20.2 calories per |
| divide it in half. What would you do if you had this | | | | minute or a whopping 404 total calories burned in a |
| much extra free time each week? Working out with | | | | basic 20 minute workout! |
| kettlebells allows us to spend less time exercising and | | | | The reason that kettlebells reign supreme in the fitness |
| receive superior results at the same time. What would | | | | arsenals of many top athletes is because they |
| you do with your extra free time? I truly love to | | | | simultaneously increase our performance with |
| exercise but I can think of several ways that I could | | | | anaerobic and aerobic activity. This is wonderful news |
| enjoy with hours of extra free time each week. | | | | for the masses of fitness enthusiasts who want to |
| In response to the massive increase in the popularity | | | | spend less time working out without sacrificing their |
| of kettlebells over the past few years the American | | | | desired level of fitness. We don't need to be top |
| Council on Exercise did a scientific study to measure | | | | athletes to reap the many benefits of the kettlebell. |
| their effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to | | | | The use of the kettlebell dates back centuries to the |
| see if exercising with kettlebells truly created a more | | | | 1700's in Russia. Kettlebells have been used to |
| effective workout in less time. Volunteers were from | | | | increase stamina, strength, balance and flexibility for |
| 29 to 46 years of age and all had prior experience | | | | many generations. Many workout trends come and |
| exercising with kettlebells. The specific purpose of this | | | | eventually disappear. In 2010 the use of this simple |
| study was initially to quantify the amount of calories | | | | cannonball shaped weight with a handle that we call a |
| burned from the aerobic activity in a kettlebell workout. | | | | kettlebell is more popular than ever. As a certified Hard |
| Aerobic exercise requires the use of oxygen to | | | | Style Kettlebell Instructor this puts my motivation in to |
| produce energy. Anaerobic exercise makes the body | | | | overdrive! Kettlebells can be integrated in to any |
| produce energy without using oxygen. | | | | fitness program from elite athletes to fitness rookies. |
| An example of aerobic exercise is running. An | | | | Men, women and teenagers can all get more |
| example of anaerobic exercise is heavy weightlifting. | | | | accomplished in less time. Kettlebells have the potential |
| Both forms have great benefits but when they are | | | | to replace an entire home gym and drastically reduce |
| combined the quality of your results increases | | | | the amount of time we spend in the gym. |
| exponentially. A baseline fitness level was established | | | | If you would like copy of the article featured in ACE |
| for each participant before their workout was | | | | Fitness Matters January / February 2010 then please |
| determined. Once all the participant information was | | | | ask. Good luck with your fitness for 2010 make sure to |
| collected each of them was taken through a typical 20 | | | | try some basic kettlebell exercises. You can find out |
| minute kettlebell snatch workout. The average amount | | | | more with the link posted below. |
| of calories burned in 20 minutes strictly from aerobic | | | | |
