If you want to get in shape without working hard at the gym, you need to make considerable changes to your diet and exercise at home to burn fat and build muscle. You must choose the type of exercises that target more than one muscle group and joint at a time. Exercise bikes and treadmills can help you sneak in some cardio in your routine, however, to actually get in shape, you need to perform muscle toning exercises.
Using weights can help you build strength in the muscle and also tone them to give you a lean and toned look. You can use dumbbells, barbells or kettlebells for weight-training since all of them work in different ways and can be used in differed exercises. Dumbbells and barbells can be relatively restricting in movement since kettlebells can be used in even more ways and …show more content…
Continue until you complete one set
Kettlebell Squat: If you can do squats easily, it is time to challenge yourself and add a kettlebell to build more strength and get a complete body workout. In the beginning you can start with 3 sets with 10 repetitions each.
• Stand with your legs shoulder length apart and slightly point your toes outwards
• Hold a kettlebell in your hands, keeping it close to your chest
• Get down and bend your knees slowly as you would normally do while doing squats
• Pay attention to your posture and keep the kettlebell close to the chest during the 10 reps
Kettlebell Curl: If you want to target your upper body during a workout, you can add two kettlebells to your exercise. You can start with 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions
Using weights can help you build strength in the muscle and also tone them to give you a lean and toned look. You can use dumbbells, barbells or kettlebells for weight-training since all of them work in different ways and can be used in differed exercises. Dumbbells and barbells can be relatively restricting in movement since kettlebells can be used in even more ways and …show more content…
Continue until you complete one set
Kettlebell Squat: If you can do squats easily, it is time to challenge yourself and add a kettlebell to build more strength and get a complete body workout. In the beginning you can start with 3 sets with 10 repetitions each.
• Stand with your legs shoulder length apart and slightly point your toes outwards
• Hold a kettlebell in your hands, keeping it close to your chest
• Get down and bend your knees slowly as you would normally do while doing squats
• Pay attention to your posture and keep the kettlebell close to the chest during the 10 reps
Kettlebell Curl: If you want to target your upper body during a workout, you can add two kettlebells to your exercise. You can start with 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions