Hey,
I discovered kettlebells a couple of years ago,
and really, really loved them. After many years of
working out with free weights, I was screamingly BORED
of weights and the whole gym scene--bad rock music played
too loud, stale air, rude or unfriendly people. I had read about
kettlebells in the Dragondoor newsletter, and knew immediately
they were for me. I was able to get in the best shape of my life,
(I'm 47), back and trunk and arms/legs were unbelievably solid,
but of course, life sometimes gets you out of shape, and upon working
out again I went too heavy with the kettlebell presses and got a very sore
shoulder which has been slow to recover. In short, though, I LOVE them.
I really liked that they were:
1. They are very portable.
2. got rid of my free weights lying around.
3. great cardiovascular workout.
4. good total body workout, mind body coordination, not boring.
I also got into clubbells, and now Smartbells.
Steve