This afternoon, Michael Siegel and I met with Atlanta based kettlebell trainer Jeff Hopeck to discuss our training program and Jeff's forthcoming kettlebell training DVDs.

Jeff will be making regular contributions to this blog in weeks to come and he mentioned a less well known component of kettlebell workouts - proper breathing techniques.

Kettlebell exercises have the advantage of compressing several hours worth of traditional exercise into one-half to one-third of the time, but you must incorporate the right breathing into the exercises to maximize your exertion and to avoid injury.  Proper breathing also underlies the aerobic component of kettlebell exercises.

Jeff will be demonstrating some of these breathing techniques in future posts and we are glad to tap into his expertise.

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Michael & Michele demonstrate a squat with Swiss Ball support:

Michael demonstrates kettlebell exercises on the Swiss ball.

Kettlebell swing

Overhead lift