Shall we ring in the new?

Kettlebells are a workout item that I haven\’t yet tried. An online article by Bicycling demonstrates a few basic moves. I\’m glad to find that kettlebells come in a 5-lb version; and vinyl-coated as well. I\’m not crazy about having vinyl around because it smells weird;  but I guess that a \”bell\” with some sort of coating will help to soften an accidental bump. A few such bumps are probably inevitable when learning to swing that thing around! The vinyl coating should also prevent rust; and that\’s always a consideration in a humid climate. 

Here\’s the catch: would I be able to keep up a twice-weekly kettlebell session? Would it be OK to replace one core workout with the kettlebell one? The article says, after all, to keep your core engaged while performing the exercises.

It\’s plain fact that the off-bike exercises I\’ve been doing for almost five years are getting dull. Maybe it\’s time to ring in the new! They say you need to change routines sometimes, to \”keep your muscles guessing\”. That\’s supposed to help them to get stronger; and to prevent imbalance issues that can occur if you continually work some muscles, but not others. The change in routine can be good for the mind as well.

As to actually acquiring a kettlebell, I think it\’s better for me to buy one from a brick-and-mortar store. I can (sort of) simulate a 10-lb kettlebell by holding a 5-lb weight in each hand, but how about a 15-lb kettlebell? I\’d rather test my ability to heave that thing before paying for it. I just hope that, if I do get a kettlebell, is doesn\’t turn out to be a dead ringer.