I came to kettlebell training later in life. I am an exercise physiologist and physician and discovered kettlebell training during my rehabilitation from surgery for an acute lumbar disc herniation at age of 63.

I passed my SFG I Kettlebell Instructor Certification six months before my 65th birthday and SFG II at age 67. 

As I look at factors that define healthy aging, I would argue that the scientific data on what I call “future proofing” against the frailty of aging (the recipe to go strongly into our 60’s and beyond) rests upon these Three Pillars... In this article, I will discuss each pillar and the science that supports it. Afterwards, I offer some of my own programming suggestions to “temper the body” using these Three Pillars…

To read the article by Pope Moseley, M.D., Ph.D, SFG II, CLICK HERE