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Workout: Swings, snatches and long cycles

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This workout consists of 3 exercises - Swings, snatches and long cycles.  20 x Double kettlebell swings 40 x Snatches 20 x Double kettlebell swings 5 x Double kettlebell long cycles Repeat as required. I used 16 kg kettlebells and repeated the sequence 5 times.

Keep your workouts simple

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Workouts do not need to be complicated. If you watch YouTube, you will find YouTubers performing 8, 10 or even more different exercises in follow-along videos. Some will indicate "not repeats". They are doing this to keep you entertained. Nobody wants to watch someone doing a 25 minute video in which sets of only 1 or 2 moves are repeated over and over again.   Here is a workout that I did today with only 2 exercises - kettlebell swings and snatches: 20 x double handed swings (24 kg) 15 x right side snatches (16 kg) 15 x left side snatches (16 kg) Repeat as per your fitness goals. I completed 10 rounds(500 repetitions) in 60 minutes. These two exercises help build cardiorespiratory fitness, endurance, power, balance, joint stability and grip strength over your whole body. The snatch is an advanced kettlebell exercise, so if you are new to kettlebells, seek advice before embarking on this exercise.  Swings are less demanding than snatches and mixing in sets of ...