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How Kettlebells Can Help

How Kettlebells Can Help

We love kettlebells here at Okanagan Peak Performance Inc. because they are so versatile.  No matter what ails you kettlebells can help. Got too much body fat?  Kettlebells can help melt it away. Got a bumb knee or shoulder that hurts?  Kettlebells can help them move and feel better. Can't jump high enough or hit a golf ball far enough? Kettlebells can add explosive power. So what's your fever?  We typically put people into one of the 3 following categories and we end up using kettlebells in some shape or form to help people realize their goal and fix their problem (aka fever) Look Better: problem of having too much body fat or not enough muscle Play Better: problem of not being able to hit the golf ball far enough or ski long enough Feel Better: shoulder that clicks, knee that cracks and popsThis post is going to quickly go over how kettlebells can help solve these problems but if you are interested in more details shoot us an e-mail and stay tuned for our upcoming clinic. Look BetterWhen someone comes in to see us about looking better that means that they want to change their body composition by either decreasing their fat mass or increasing the their lean mass.  In most cases it's a little of both.  Typically we use energy system training to melt fat and free weights to improve muscles.  The beauty of kettlebells is that we can blend these two together which really provides the biggest bang for your buck!! With kettlebells you're basically your doing cardio with weights.  The design of the kettlebell allows for this blending due to a through a wide range of movements that can be done with just one kettlebell.  This allows you to do longer sets of exercises with little to no rest...

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