The best kettlebells for intense home workouts

Monday, June 15, 2020 - 13:33 in Psychology & Sociology

Weights to carry around with you. (Alora Griffiths via Unsplash/)The history of the kettlebell stretches all the way back to 18th-century Russia, where large round metal balls called girya were used to counterbalance crops to determine their weight. They were later adopted by circus strongmen as a means of proving their merit before eventually being adopted into weight lifting training, as well as other cardiovascular and flexibility training.If you’re looking to add kettlebell training to your daily fitness routine, you have more options than you may realize.Worth the work. (Amazon/)A no-nonsense, basic kettlebell available from 10 to 55 pounds, these are sturdy cast iron weights that can withstand any punishment you can mete out. Coated and treated to prevent rusting, they are built to be a part of your home gym for a very long time. Sometimes, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel on this kind of thing and...

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