This blog is totally designed to get as many people as possible to read and add their preference and argument for why.
I'll start with saying kettlebells are something that most people should be doing. With the static and seated nature of modern living, glutes and low abdominals are too underactive, low back, hip flexors and hamstrings are generally speaking too dominant and kettlebells help with all that as well as improving cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility and they're no impact on the joints when done properly.
They're not everything but can form a great foundation. Who's next?
Well – I think swimming is one of the great forms of exercise:
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• It is an excellent cardiovascular workout, strengthening your heart muscle and improving the delivery of oxygen to muscles and if you swim all the different strokes will use all the main muscle groups, toning your entire body.
• all ages and abilities can do it
• it helps to keep your joints flexible, in particular the neck, shoulders, hips and groin
• it is kind on your body as the body is naturally bouyant in the water...This makes it a particularly good option for people who find weight-bearing land based exercise challenging, for example, swimming can suit those with arthritis, back or weight problems, women who are pregnant or for people needing rehabilitation.
for me progressive resistance weight training - preferably with weights not machines - supplemented with some cardio and / or sport - football or squash, tennis or swimming etc - kettlebells would no doubt be fine - not used them so can't comment. for me the intensity of traning is important pushing yourself gently beyond your capabilities - I continue to do that at 53!
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