Someone once described kettlebells to me a ‘Yoga with weight’, which could be true. Kettlebell training requires great concentration to achieve the correct technique with the transitions between movements. The flexibility, agility and coordination required to undertake each move can take a great deal of time and practice. However, the benefits to these key areas continue to grow and grow once the correct technique has been learned and greater weights are used.
Kettlebells are also extremely versatile in that they allow you can chain moves together into ‘kettlebell flows’. A flow is basically three or more kettlebell exercises, performed one after another in a continuous fluid sequence.
Additionally, you can simply just experiment with movement patterns in a way that other resistance training cannot. The multi-planar movements involving weight whilst maintaining balance improve the body neuromuscular coordination and proprioception over time.