As a strength and conditioning specialist I always get asked about what the most effective way to train the body for fat loss involves. The truth is that the more intense the workout the better. You see if you engage in movements, lifts, and exercises to elevate your heart rate and significantly raise your level of perceived exertion you will lose the belly fat, period! This is why I am a big fan of kettlebell training.

You see with kettlebell training you integrate the use of hundreds of your muscles at once and quickly elevate your level of perceived exertion. The great thing is that you can easily cover and involve both of the major bodily movements into your workouts consisting of the push and pull motions. Basically, by engaging in kettlebell lifts such as variations of swings and presses you stand to hit every major muscle group in your body including your heart! The base strength endurance lift that is performed with the kettlebell and falls under the “pull” category would be the swing. This is where you literally swing the kettlebell from between your legs up to at least chest level back and forth like a pendulum. This is highly effective in burning body fat and trimming down your body.

To cover the “push” motion I am talking about doing a variation of some sort of pressing action such as a static press and walk, a get up (or turkish get up), or a windmill lift. All of these lifts are variations of different pressing or pushing type movements. There is no muscle group left untouched with the implementation of kettlebell training. Your workouts can be effectively structured to yield a high result of cardio and fat burning success. Every lift and exercise is dynamic in nature and will not only get you cosmetic results, but will also give you the form and function to back it all up. To be a kettlebell man or woman you have to be just a little bit better than anyone else in terms of your strength and fitness goals.

If you haven’t already taken the time to learn more about kettlebell training and what it can do for your personal cardio program then start today! What else are you waiting for? Your knowledge, physical change, and the overall success of your cardiovascular fitness won’t come in the middle of the night. You have to take action. I will even make it easy for you by asking you to access the rest of my articles on the matter for free. Remember that most anyone can train hard, but only the best train smart my friend!