With so many time pressures these days, we’re demanding more than ever from our workouts. That’s why fusion training is so huge right now: hybrids of different sweat styles designed to challenge your body – without packing out your diary.
The latest unlikely-but-we’re-so-down-for-it couple to hit our radar? Kettlebell yoga.
“It’s a fusion of traditional yoga poses that incorporate kettlebells into the sequences,” says Amy King, the force behind Melbourne studio Core+, which hosts the workout class (as well as other fusions including boxing/pilates).
“We begin with yoga to get the body prepared and stretched, and then we target specific body parts with the kettlebells. We love the idea that you can come into a yoga class and feel the benefits of that, but also incorporate strength exercises.”
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By targeting your arms, legs, shoulders and core, the class aim is “to increase strength, fitness, balance and flexibility for a well-rounded mind and body,” King adds. “We offer moderations to poses and different-sized kettlebells for various strengths, so everyone can participate.”
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At the moment, Core+ only has studios in Melbourne, but we live in fitness-loving hope that kettlebell yoga will make its way around Oz soon. Namaste tuned.
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