508 - How to Get Fit with Kettlebells

Get-Fit Guy

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Health & Fitness, Sports

4.6 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Not long ago Kettlebells were a little-known piece of gear used only by Russian musclemen. But today, kettlebell exercises provide the ultimate combination of cardio, power, coordination, and stability all packed into one neat movement. Here is a breakdown of how you can use them to get fit. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/exercise/how-to-get-fit-with-kettlebells https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/GetFitGuy https://twitter.com/GetFitGuy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.
0:08.0	My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.
0:11.0	A few days ago, a friend of mine sent me a photo of a kettle bell she had bought and asked me
0:17.0	how much she should tip the delivery person for dropping it off at her front door.
0:23.6	Now, I was going to respond saying something about how the tip was,
0:27.6	what a great workout they got carrying it up the sidewalk, but I refrained from being that guy yet again.
0:35.6	But the exchange did get me considering what a great fitness tool kettlebells
0:40.9	actually are. Let's start with some kettlebell basics. A kettlebell is a weight that resembles an
0:47.6	old, timey cast iron kettle, hence the name, but I've also seen it referred to as a cannonball with a handle, and you can
0:56.0	choose which one makes the most sense to you. Either way, legend has it that kettlebells were
1:01.0	originally used by Russian strongmen. The history is somewhat unclear, but according to kettlebells
1:08.0	USA, the kettlebell, as we know it today, originated approximately
1:12.7	350 years ago, and the first appearance of the word in the Russian dictionary appeared in
1:19.1	1704.
1:21.5	The Russians measured items in poods back then.
1:25.3	A pood is 16.38 kilograms or 36.11 pounds and can be traced back to
1:34.1	the 12th century. But you may still hear people use that term if they're serious kettlebell
1:39.9	nerds, or I mean kettlebell enthusiasts, sorry.
1:44.4	For our purposes, I'll stick to the more modern terms though.
1:48.0	Now kettlebells range in size usually from about four pounds to 175 pounds, but because
1:55.0	a kettlebell is shaped differently than a dumbbell, a four pound or 1.8 kilogram kettlebell can effectively feel a bit heavier.
2:04.6	This is because the kettlebell's center of mass is often extended farther out from your body,
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