United Kingdom Kettlebell Union

Countries are going bankrupt; the world is in turmoil no mortgages no pensions. Gloom and despondency everywhere.

Why is this on a kettlebell site I hear you asking. So what has prompted me to write this? Well I must confess it because of the state of cheap kettlebells I have seen recently. Kettlebells are becoming main stream and like every knew piece of kit on the block everyone wants a piece of the action, which I am told is called an open market and I have no problem with that, but I implore you to buy your kettlebells off people who know how to use them and have put some time into understand their product and it’s uses, and can back up their sales with knowledge and training. No one walks away with a kettlebell that they have purchased off myself without being able to use it correctly.

Don’t get me wrong I love a bargain, but it’s only a bargain to me if what I buy is useful and I can use it for what I want and I have made a genuine saving. I recently saw some kettlebells that cost wise appeared to be good value, then I examined said kettlebells and started to laugh, the store owner asked me what I was laughing at, to which I replied, “the casting is very rough and there is a ridge around the bell and handle that will murder someone’s hand during a set of swings”.

The guy knew nothing about kettlebells so did not know the design of the bell would be a problem, this leads me onto another claim I have seen recently, where the guy selling them stated that it was beneficial to have a smaller gap between the handle of the bell and the bell. I would argue that you have to have sufficient space between the bell handle and the bell body so both clear the bones of the wrists.

I have seen statements that state hollow kettlebells are superior to cast one’s, sorry my friend all kettlebells are cast. Some are hollow (competition bells, please buy them if you are entering competitions) and some solid, but stating solid ones are inferior because they are solid absolutely makes no sense to me. Surely it is the quality of the actually casting that counts.

Buy the best kettlebells you can afford get some quality training (don’t start me on that one!) and use the bell to your best advantage and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.