Kettlebell: The Belly Fat Blaster

Belly fat, a gentler term for abdominal fat, is perhaps the number one telltale sign of fitness decline and the subsequent deterioration of one’s general health. At some stage in life, abdominal fat becomes synonymous with Metabolic syndrome and is often associated with a decline in testosterone or the so called male menopause. Kettlebell training, when used within a complete fitness regime can help blast the fat away, improve cardiovascular fitness and improve overall hormonal levels.

At the bottom of this article I will share with you a fat blasting workout using a kettlebell and some basic calisthenics. But, first, here are some facts about weight loss:

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Swimming Dragon: A Set for a Healthy Spine and Pliable Joints

Swimming Dragon is perhaps one of my favorite sets to keep my spine in a healthy condition. Not only is the vertebral column exercised, but the joints of the knees, ankles, hips, elbows, wrists and shoulders, along with the neck, receive a mild and invigorating workout.

Joint mobility and kettlebell training should always be practiced along side each other. This is particularly true for the older athletes whose joints are not as supple as they were in days gone by.

In this video, I share with you my current level of practice in this beautiful exercise.

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The Four Methods: A Common Ground between Personal Training and Acupuncture

Personal training is similar to the practice of Acupuncture in that both systems, to be effective, employ four methods to gather information in order to offer solutions specific to the client. Each individual must be treated in accordance to the information gathered through looking, asking, listening and palpating at the time of the first and every following training or treatment session.

It is this commonality that makes a personal trainer or an acupuncturist the ideal practitioner to offer a holistic protocol that yields results within a reasonable time frame. Following I will share with you the parallel paths both of these professionals take when developing a program, and for the sake of clarity, I will address the person seeking their services as the “client”, although to the acupuncturist the term “patient” is more appropriate. I will also address the personal trainer and the acupuncturist as the “fitness professional” since both professions seek to improve the client’s overall fitness levels.

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