About Australian Kettlebells

Hi there!

It’s Rick from Australian Kettlebells. I thought you might be interested in a little bit more info about what we do at AK. I’ll try not to bore you but the story so far goes a bit like this:

I’ve always been interested in fitness, being a curious young bloke I was open to new ideas and methods of getting fitter and stronger. But there’s a lot of crap out there (I’m sure you’ve discovered a fair bit of it) and it’s not easy to distinguish the hype and the BS from what is actually beneficial.

One day I accidentally stumbled across kettlebells. Wasn’t sure what they were but they certainly were interesting. My research uncovered a secret Russian training device that promised to give the body a complete workout like no other fitness tool.

Kettlebells had been used in Russia for hundreds of years and the mighty Russians contributed their use to helping them dominate their western counterparts. Their secret was out and quickly spreading through the USA and other parts of the world.

But I had a problem.

Kettlebells were hard to come by in Australia. There were no suppliers and getting one shipped here was not possible or prohibitively expensive.

The solution? I got one made at a local foundry. It was a bit rough around the edges but my first attempt showed me that kettlebell training was the real deal. Ten minutes of swinging and lifting gave me a complete body workout and left me feeling exhausted (in a good kind of way).

Word spread quickly and I was soon making kettlebells for other fitness enthusiasts. Before long I quit my personal training career and Australian Kettlebells was born.

We’ve come a long way since those early days and have branched out to be Australia’s leading supplier of kettlebells and other high performance training products. We have a full range of products including:

We also lead the way in providing education and training manuals. We launched Australia’s first kettlebell certification course (AKI) and now have qualified instructors throughout Australia. We have set up monthly kettlebell workshops and provide a full range of DVD’s, books and training manuals on all our products.

If you’re serious about getting fit, losing weight, becoming stronger or any other fitness goal we believe we have the product and knowledge to help you. We pride on ourselves on giving personal and friendly service and ensuring you get to where you want to go.

We hope to see you soon and please let us know if we can help you, we’re here to help.

Cheers,

Rick Ravensdale