Stronger Strides: How Kettlebell Training Can Boost Your Running
My (not so) secret weapon for injury prevention and peak running performance
I bought my first pair of kettlebells in 2015. Sidelined by injury, I hadn’t run consistently in a few months, and the lack of movement was negatively impacting my mental health. I had tried to substitute riding a bike and hiking for running, but I didn’t particularly enjoy either.
Besides, winter was around the corner, and as someone who passionately hates the cold, I wasn’t eager to cycle in sub-zero temperatures or hike for hours through the snow.
While joining a gym crossed my mind, I couldn’t yet bring myself to sign up. Being bullied in school and at home for being “hopelessly unathletic” and “the fatty,” I developed an intense fear of exercising in public.
Running was perfect since the streets of the small town I lived in and the forests that were my playground were empty in the dark morning hours.
One fateful day, I procrastinated on work by reading fitness articles online and stumbled upon an article describing the kettlebell swing as the perfect cardio exercise.
Supposedly, it burned 1000 calories per hour — more than running.
