KETTLEBELL SWING

Areas trained: GLUTES, HAMSTRINGS, BACK, CORE

Technique

Holding a kettlebell between your legs with both hands in an overhand grip, stand with feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent. Keeping the natural arch in your lower back, bend your hips back until the kettlebell is between and behind your legs, then squeeze your glutes to extend your hips dynamically to swing the weight up to around eye level. Let the kettlebell swing backwards between your legs as you bend your hips and slightly bend your knees. Use the momentum gained to swing straight into another rep.

SAFETY TIP Try not to use your upper body to swing the kettlebell – the movement of your hips and glutes should create the momentum