Q. What is a kettle bell? The Kettlebell is a cast iron weight that looks like a cannon ball with a handle, ranging from 4kg to 48kg! It is an ancient form of training originally employed by the Russians, but has more recently become mainstream appearing in box office movies and celebrity homes. Many Hollywood and “A list Celebs” have turned to the kettlebell in order to attain the best possible shape and fitness!

Q. How does it differ from weights? Kettlebell Training uses compound full body exercises. This type of training involves the whole body, developing functional qualities because one has to stabilise a weight in all 3 planes of direction at the same time, more muscles are being used simultaneously having a great positive effect on you neuromuscular system. The repetitive explosive strength drills also target both skeleto-muscular and cardio-vascular system. With this type of training being so metabolically demanding, it makes the kettlebell unbeatable as a FAT BURNER and STRENGTH & CONDITIONING tool. The typically weight training exercise use 1 maybe 2 muscle groups at a time and therefore more individual exercises must be done to equal one kettle bell exercise.

Kettlebells also target the muscles of the posterior chain, often neglected in many training programmes. Most people are dominant at the front of the body which causes imbalances and the risk of injury. For speed, agility, performance and efficiency posterior chain must be trained in balance.

That all sounds good, but what’s it really like? We start the session with learning the technique, which is quite simply the importance of ‘snapping’ your hips when completing the exercises and always extending your hips forward whilst standing. It is almost immediately that my heart rate increases through the first “2 arm swing” movement, of which we do 3 sets of 10 reps. The biggest thing I notice is how simple and ‘non-exercising’ it feels, YET how my hard my heart is beating.

We carry on to squats, military presses, one arm cleans and even a windmill and then to finish off my exhausting 55 minutes (which seemed like 30 minutes) the “Turkish get up” was introduced; a move that starts on the floor takes me up to a standing position and ends on the floor in the same starting position. It’s takes a little mental agility, although I think that’s just me BUT it works over 500 of my 600 muscles. I feel physically nauseous but in a positive way – I know I know that doesn’t make sense but it’s how I feel. I worked hard but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Q. I realise we have stopped a fair amount today, but how many calories would I expect to burn in a typical session? On average I would say 800-1200 calories plus the after burn effect which means your body will continue to burn calories throughout the day as you metabolism speeds up. With that in mind, I suggest you eat 5 times a day to maintain your blood sugar levels.

Q. We worked in my garden, which was perfect for me and my schedule, where is your ideal place? Here in lies the beauty of Kettlebells, anywhere is ideal as long as you can swing high and sideward’s. I have a group that meets twice a week at Western Park in the winter we are inside a room and the summer sees us in the park. For the time conscious if the office is big enough I am happy to train there; the Kettlebells are so versatile, really anything goes.

Q. Ok what’s my challenge? A 4 week course of 3 sessions per week, we take your measurements, waist, hips etc and your body fat percentage and do a comparison over the 4 week period with the results displayed on your website.

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