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Kettlebell Turkish Get Up

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This full-body exercise boosts your stability, core, and shoulders.

How to Kettlebell Turkish Get Up

Starting Position

1. Lie on the floor and hold a kettlebell in one hand, extending your arm straight up towards the ceiling.

2. Bend the knee on the same side and extend the opposite arm and leg out on the floor.

Proper Form

1. Keep one arm in the air while using the opposite arm to support yourself and lift your body to the side to sit up.

2. Support yourself in the order of elbow → hand to raise your upper body.

3. Lift your hips to raise your pelvis, and extend the leg that was stretched back to create a half lunge position.

4. Stand up from the lunge position to achieve a complete standing position.

5. Reverse the movement to return to the starting position.

Breathing Technique

Continue with the rhythm of exhaling when you rise and inhaling when you go down.

Precautions

1. Keep your gaze on the kettlebell until the end to stabilize your shoulders.

2. Move slowly without any momentum, and start with a light weight to learn the pattern.

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