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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Anna Bartter

PTs confirm: These are the 7 most effective kettlebell workouts of all time to build strength, muscle and tone

A woman doing one of the best kettlebell workouts at the gym.

If there's one sure-fire way to up the ante on your workouts, it's adding in a fiercely effective piece of kit. In this case, we're talking about the classic kettlebell. Once only seen in gyms, the kettlebell is now a ubiquitous piece of kit in weights rooms and home gyms alike.

Essentially a weighted ball with a handle at the top, the kettlebell has been a mainstay in gyms across the world since the early 20th century, when Russian fitness pioneer Pavel Tsatsouline introduced them to his exercises. And as far as effectiveness goes, they're pretty much unmatched.

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