This article will look at 5 of the best kettlebell exercises for beginners.
Kettlebell training will get you into shape fast, and with an almost limitless number of exercises and variations to include in your workouts, you need never get bored.
While the vast array of options can help to keep workouts fresh and motivation high, newbies can find the prospect of starting overwhelming.
With this in mind, I will list and detail the moves in five of the best kettlebell exercises for beginners that will give you great results quickly if you do them consistently.
Perform each exercise with a straight back, stopping when your form begins to suffer, as to continue could result in injury.
Do the exercises two or three times a week, and you will quickly reach your fitness goal.
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5 of the Best Kettlebell Exercises for Beginners
Kettlebell Deadlifts
Kettlebell Deadlifts are among the most effective kettlebell exercises for beginners and advanced fitness fans alike.
It is similar to the barbell and dumbbell versions of the exercise, but it targets more muscles due to the dynamic nature of the kettlebell. 
To perform Kettlebell Deadlifts, follow the instructions below:
1. Place your kettlebell on the floor.
2. Stand behind the bell with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, your toes slightly pointed out to the sides.
3. Keep your back straight, bend your knees, bend forward from the waist, and grasp the bell’s handle.
4. Straightening your knees and your waist, lift the bell, keeping your weight on your heels, and contracting your glutes, quads, and core muscles during this movement.
5. Allow the tension to leave your glutes, quads, and core as you bend your knees and your waist and lower the bell back to your starting position.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the duration of the set.
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Kettlebell Front Squats
Kettlebell Front Squats are among the best kettlebell exercises for beginners who want to develop explosive pushing power in their legs and improve their overall fitness.
To perform Kettlebell Front Squats, follow the instructions below:
1. Place your kettlebell on the floor.
2. Stand behind the bell with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart, and point your toes out slightly.
3. Keeping your back straight throughout, bend your knees and bend forward at the waist, then grip the lower sides of the bell.
4. Straightening your knees and waist, lift the bell and curl your arms toward your body, keeping your elbows close to your sides and bringing the kettlebell up until it is resting against your chest.
5. Looking straight ahead, bend your knees and squat, stopping when your buttocks are parallel with your knees.
6. Straighten your knees and drive through your heels, engaging your glutes, quads, and core as you lift your body back up to your starting position.
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Kettlebell One-Arm Cleans
The Kettlebell One-Arm Clean is a very effective total body exercise that provides a solid foundation for many 
other kettlebell moves.
To perform the Kettlebell One-Arm Clean, follow the instructions below:
1. Place your kettlebell on the floor.
2. Stand behind the bell with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your toes turned slightly out.
3. Bend your knees and lean forward from the waist lifting your left arm up and out to the side and making a fist with your fingers, pick up the bell in your right hand with your thumb pointing toward your body.
4. Straighten your knees and your waist and engage your muscles as you lift the bell and curl your right arm toward your body so that the bell is parallel with your right shoulder.
5. With the muscles in your left arm still engaged, relax your other muscles and bend at the knees and waist, lowering the kettlebell back to your starting position.
6. Repeat movements 3 to 5, swapping sides to work your right arm.
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Kettlebell One-Arm Presses
Excellent for improving upper body strength and core stability, the Kettlebell One-Arm Press is an extension of the 
Kettlebell One-Arm Clean.
To perform the Kettlebell One-Arm press, follow the instructions below:
1. Place your kettlebell on the floor.
2. Stand behind the bell with your feet a little over shoulder-width apart and your toes pointed out slightly.
3. Bend your knees, bend forward at the waist, and lift your left arm out to the side, making a fist with your left hand.
Grasp the kettlebell in your right hand, making sure that your thumb is pointing toward your body.
4. Keeping your left arm out to the side and your left fist clenched, engage all of your muscles as you straighten your knees and waist, then lift the bell, curling your right arm towards your body until the kettlebell is parallel with your right shoulder.
5. Straighten your right arm and press the kettlebell up over your head.
6. Relax all of your muscles other than those in your right arm and shoulder, then bend your right arm and lower the kettlebell until it is parallel with your right shoulder.
7. Bend your knees and waist, then lower the kettlebell to bring you back to your starting position.
Swap sides and repeat moves 3 to 7 to work your left arm.
Click Here For A Video Demonstration One-Arm Kettlebell Presses
Kettlebell Swings
The Kettlebell Swing is one of the best kettlebell exercises for beginners to learn as it is an integral part of 
this type of workout that targets the entire body as it improves fitness.
To perform the Kettlebell Swing, follow the instructions below:
1. Place your kettlebell on the floor.
2. Stand behind the bell with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart and your toes pointed out slightly.
3. Bend your knees, bend forward from the waist, and grasp the bell’s handle.
Without altering the position of your body, lift the kettlebell up and forward, then swing it back through your legs, keeping your arms and back straight.
5. Straightening your knees and your waist, swing the kettlebell forward and upward between your legs again until it is parallel with your chest, keeping your glutes, quads, and core muscles engaged as you do.
6. Bend your knees and your waist, and swing the kettlebell downward and back through your legs again.
Repeat steps 4 to 6 for the duration of the set.
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Final Thoughts on Kettlebell Exercises for Beginners
The above kettlebell exercises for beginners will teach you the basics as they tone and strengthen your entire body, boost your cardiovascular health, and enable you to begin enjoying all the benefits kettlebells offer.
Start practicing them today, perfect your form, and get started on your kettlebell training journey!
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