kettlebell
noun
ket·tle·bell
ˈke-tᵊl-ˌbel 
: a round weight with a flat bottom and thick handle on top that is used for exercise and weight training
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Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The exercise program involved two group exercise classes per week, including 30 minutes of intervals on an exercise bike, then 15 minutes of circuit training (step-ups, boxing, squats, kettlebells, and so on).
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Build these into your routine and do them with your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells or bands.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
The kettlebell workout is also structured by time rather than rep counts.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 11 Mar. 2026
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The exercise program involved two group exercise classes per week, including 30 minutes of intervals on an exercise bike, then 15 minutes of circuit training (step-ups, boxing, squats, kettlebells, and so on).
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Build these into your routine and do them with your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells or bands.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
The kettlebell workout is also structured by time rather than rep counts.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Kettlebell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kettlebell. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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