Are weighted clubs suitable for seniors?
What are weighted clubs? Weighted clubs are exercise tools that, as the name suggests, look like a club (just like kettlebells look a bit like a kettle, barbells look like a bar and dumbbells look .....) They are available in weight ranges from 1 to 2 kg to about 20 kg. They start from about 30 cm long and their length increases with the weight. Lower weight clubs are best to start with for users of all ages - perhaps 2kg for the untrained person, 4 kg for the trained person and 6kg for a person who lifts moderate weight. Weighted club movements A weighted club can be swung for power based exercises or moved with a greater slowly with a firmer grip for a greater strength development through concentric, eccentric and isometric muscular development. Unlike a dumbbell or barbell and more like a kettlebell, the weight is not distributed evenly but is distributed along the distal half of the device, which is in excess of 40 cm away from the hands. T...