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How to Get Started Strength Training With Kettlebells — and 12 Exercises to Try

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take a big breath and brace your core as you extend your arms in front of you while staying in a deep squat position

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lower back into a squat and repeat

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the kettlebell kayak is a midsection-sculpting exercise that requires your obliques to fire and your core to stay braced the time

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raise your legs off the floor

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while keeping your feet lifted

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keep your shoulders down and back and rotate the kettlebell around your one way

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this exercise requires you to keep your core steady while moving other parts of your body. lateral movement is also a great addition to more typical back-to-front movement patterns

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secure a strap around a kettlebell handle and wrap the other end around your right wrist

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cross your right leg in front of your left leg as you drag the kettlebell next to you

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lauren del turco

2020

updated april 7

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both beginners and more experienced athletes build muscle and lose weight

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kettlebells have become wildly popular strength-training tools — and the hype is totally valid

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the kettlebell workout benefits you reap simply depend on how you use them

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to create a kettlebell workout

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whatever your fitness goals may be

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start

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image credit: collette stohler/livestrong.com

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hold a kettlebell by the handle

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pump your arms out

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kayak

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take a seat on the floor and hold a kettlebell by the handle

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rotate your torso to the left

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keep alternating sides

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once you get this exercise going

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step one foot forward into a lunge. rest your back knee on the ground

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place both hands on the handle of a kettlebell and raise it above your head

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reverse and rotate the kettlebell around your the other way

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kettlebell drag

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step to the left of the kettlebell so that the strap is extended