Kettlebells for Fat Loss

Why would you want to work out with kettlebells? 

The kettlebell swing is probably the most effective fat loss exercise that there is.  As I've written about before, Tracy Reifkind lost over 100lbs of fat by changing her diet and doing kettlebell swings.

Also check out Lisa Shaffer's Article on Kettlebell Training for Women.

Kettlebells are not a fad or a gimmick. Kettlebells are cold, hard, iron.  Kettlebell swings are a cold hard, unforgiving exercise!  Kettlebell swings and snatches hit the glutes hamstrings and quads like nothing else.  If you've never done any big compound (lots of muscles working at the same time) movements before - that could be the biggest reason that your fat loss program has stalled. 

If you've been reading my articles for any length of time at all, you know what a fan I am of squats and lunges - they are high intensity, full body movements.  They have a major impact on your body composition.  Kettlebell swings and snatches are the only exercises that I could call more effective for fat loss than squats and lunges.   

I know most people come here to read about what's effective for fat loss, but I also have to point out that kettlebells are really really fun. 

Check out Missy Beaver's "MisFit's Kettlebell Basix" DVD

and Andrea DuCane's "Kettlebell Goddess Workout" DVD

By Josh Hillis
Author of How To Lose The Stubborn Seven Pounds: Take Your Body from Good to Rockstar.  It's a kettlebell fat loss book, but doing traditional kettlebell movements with dumbbells instead of kettlebells.
National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES)
Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor (RKC) and Combat Applications Specialist (RKC/CAS)