Kettlebell Circuit

If you’ve never trained with kettlebells, you’d probably look at the shape of the things—essentially these cannonballs with a handle—and say, “What’s wrong with using dumbbells?” Well, nothing’s wrong with using dumbbells, but there are a few unique benefits to using kettlebells. First, the odd shape of the weight means you’ll recruit more stabilizing muscle fibers to control it, as opposed to a perfectly balanced dumbbell. Second, this unique shape also lends itself to a wider variety of exercises that introduce a cardiovascular conditioning element into your resistance training sessions.

In layman’s terms: you’re going to have to work a bit harder (and thus burn more calories), wind up a bit sweatier, and feel even more accomplished at the end of your workout.

I’ll let Steve take it from here.

ADVANCED

Complete with no rest between exercises

rest up to 90 seconds between rounds

INTERMEDIATE

Complete 30-45 seconds

rest between each exercise

BEGINNER

Complete with Rest as Needed along the way

(usually up to 60 seconds between exercises)