All you need is a kettlebell and these five exercises to build strong glutes and a more stable core

Nobody’s got a bad word to say about dumbbells, but you rarely hear trainers waxing lyrical about their unique benefits. Not so with kettlebells.

Clif Marshall, the director of pro athlete training and senior director of coaching at D1 Training , says that the kettlebell is a piece of equipment he’s come back to again and again over his 20-year training career.

“Few tools are as versatile and effective for lower-body training as the kettlebell,” says Marshall. “The offset center of mass forces your body to stabilize through every rep—lighting up the glutes, hips, and core in ways that traditional weights often miss. You may like

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