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There was an article in January/February issue of Fitness Matters about kettlebells.

Fitness Matters is an industry publication for personal trainers.

The article is about the benefits of kettlebell training. It’s entitled ‘Kettlebells: Twice the Results in Half the Time?”

The results were very favorable for kettlebells. The subjects in the test burned over 20 calories per minute which is excellent. At the end of the article, the author notes “it (the kettlebell routine) provides a much higher-intensity workout than standard weight-training routines.” And the research coordinator notes “For people who might not have a lot of time, and need to get in a good workout as quickly as possible, kettlebells definitely provide that.”

This is great, right? Are you ready to go out and buy some kettlebells?

The thing is you don’t need the kettlebells to get the exact same results as found in the research study. Kettlebells are nothing more than dumbbells with a handle. All of the exercises they did in the test can be done with a dumbbell.

But they don’t mention that in the article. They get you all hyped up thinking that if you use kettlebells, you will get these awesome results. Which is true. But it’s not due to any magical attribute of the kettlebells. It is the type of training (short, intense interval training) that was done with the kettlebells that led to those results, not the kettlebells.

Grab some dumbbells and you can copy the exact program. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have anything against kettlebells. I use them myself. They are different and fun.

I just feel that articles like this are misleading.

Unfortunately, this is a common practice in the fitness industry. Results are skewed. Information is twisted a little. Enough so that it isn’t a lie, it just isn’t the exact truth either.

And this article was from an industry publication. Makes you wonder about information you find in the mainstream publications…

Here is a link to the article so you can check out the exact routine that was used in the study. Even if you don’t have kettlebells, grab some dumbbells and do the workout. It will still be effective, I promise.

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