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Work Up to Heavier Lifting With This Full-Body Kettlebell-Only Workout

May 31 2017 - 3:10pm

Ready to challenge your upper body, lower body, and core with one fat-blasting, strength-building workout? Superstar athlete Paige Alms [1] is a professional big wave surfer sponsored by beach footwear brand Sanuk, and just this year, she claimed the first ever 2017 World Surf League Big Wave Tour Women's Title. She shared the full-body workout that helped her get in powerfully strong shape (to take on seriously intimidating waves [2]!) with POPSUGAR, and it's only six moves!

All you'll need for this circuit is some space to move and a 16- to 18-pound kettlebell. You'll repeat these six moves two to four times, depending on how much time you have (and your endurance and skill level).

Note: aside from the kettlebell swing, these moves are bodyweight only. Paige adds a kettlebell to some of them for an added challenge, so you can customize these moves accordingly.

Lunges 4-Ways

Paige loves this move for "strengthening quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves, and challenging balance," which are all paramount for surfing!

Wall Starfish Plank

This challenging bodyweight move is great for strengthening the "obliques, gluteus medius, and deltoids," said Paige.

Lateral Jumps

A lateral jump works the “lower body fast-twitch muscles and oblique stabilizers,” while getting your heart rate up for a little cardio.

Spiderman Pushups

Get ready to work your "pecs, triceps, deltoids, and core," all in one move with a challenging push-up variation that Paige loves to add to her exercise routines.

Kettlebell Swings

You'll "strengthen your hamstrings, glutes, and core with kettlebell swings" said Paige. Take on this challenging move with a lighter to medium weight before working up to a heavier kettlebell.

You can substitute a dumbbell for the kettlebell if needed — here's how [7].

Power Step-Ups

With this move, Paige says you'll work the "quads, glutes, hamstrings, and calves," to keep working on a stable and strong lower body.


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