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KettleBells: New Weight Training
Have you noticed a new funny/medieval looking dumbbell type of thing at the gym that looks like fun. Sounds like it could be Kettlebells...
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Gear Review: The Firm Kettlebell Kit
If you've been curious to try a kettlebell workout but your gym doesn't offer one, then work it at home with The Firm Kettlebell Kit ($25). It comes with a five-pound kettlebell and a 45-minute DVD to show you how to use it.
I'm new to the kettlebell scene, but now I am a convert.
5 Reasons to Try Kettlebells
I can't stress enough how important it is to mix up the equipment you use when strength training. Dumbbells, weight machines, and resistance bands are common fitness tools you'll find at the gym, but you may have also seen kettlebells. Though they look like some medieval torture device you want to avoid, they're actually a really effective way to tone and strengthen your muscles.
You Asked: Kettlebells vs. Dumbbells
Dear Fit,
I've always used dumbbells and weight machines for strength training exercises, but at the gym recently, I saw some people using kettlebells. Are they better than dumbbells and why should I use them? Should I switch completely?
Lifting Tip: Don't Be Married to Your Dumbbells
Hopefully you've been adding strength training into your cardio and stretching routines. While dumbbells are great tools to use to target your muscle groups, they're not the only tools. Try to explore other options such as weight-lifting machines at the gym, medicine balls or kettlebells, inexpensive resistance bands, different sized exercise balls, and you can also do exercises that require no equipment at all.
Pop Quiz: From Obama's Fitness Plan to Kettlebells
Wanna get your heart rate up? Then go work out! But when you're done, take my pop quiz for a similar effect.
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Jessica Biel Does Boot Camp
Voted fittest female celeb by FitSugar readers two years in a row, we know Jessica Biel embraces a challenging workout. Jess recently shared the details of her new boot camp with Life and Style, and it sounds tough. After an hour-long session at Live-In Fitness Enterprise (L.I.F.E.) in Marina Del Rey, CA, the actress said that the workout "was tough, and I’ll definitely be back for more.
Look Out For Clubbells
With the growing popularity of kettlebells, lifting weights has certainly become livelier. Now the clubbell has come to give both kettlebells and dumbbells a run for their money.
The clubbell resembles a small bat and can weigh between two and 10 pounds.
The Heidi Workout Coming Soon
Excited by the feedback she received on her body at the shoot for her upcoming Playboy cover, Heidi Montag has decided to make a video — a fitness video.
Heidi has decided to share her fitness and nutritional secrets with the public at large. We've seen her bikini body on the The Hills, and her upcoming downloadable workout, created by her fitness trainer Chad Waterbury, will be full of the "full body, intense resistance exercises" that created that toned physique.
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