The Fountain of Youth has always been around as a modern metaphor for all things that potentially increase longevity.

This article explores the many exciting aspects of supraaerobic kettlebell training and its impending impact on building a stronger heart and lungs, two keys to living a longer, healthier life.

For decades, you’ve been told to hit the gym and work out for an hour every day, sacrificing your time and energy in an effort to stay healthy and fit. Today we know that this is not necessary. There is a little known technique developed by Dr. Al Sears, as explained in his book Rediscover Your Native Fitness, that involves what he calls Supra-Aerobics. Supraaerobics are the antidote to the stress and frustration of traditional aerobic and strength exercises.

Supraaerobics are workouts where you simply pick an exercise you’d like to do and start doing it until you’re out of breath. In this breathless state, where you’ve built up a huge oxygen deficit, your body will send out chemical signals to start burning fat for energy. He then backs off his exercise until he catches his breath and begins full throttle again until he is out of breath once more. Go back again and continue repeating these cycles for 12-20 minutes at least 3-5 times per week.

Pushing yourself to this point is precisely what strengthens your heart and lungs in order to increase their capacity. By doing these exercises regularly, your body will respond by building a stronger heart, improving your lungs’ ability to hold more air, and strengthening your muscles. By improving your fitness in this way, you will also live longer. According to Dr. Sears, the supraaerobic state also causes the body to produce growth hormones. This alone is an important factor in the recovery of youth.

You can apply this technique to any workout, like running or biking, but its benefits increase exponentially with kettlebell training. By their very nature, Kettlebell Swings and Turkish Get-Up exercises are an intense form of exercise that emphasizes the body as a whole. By adding the supraaerobic concept to these exercises, you will triple their effectiveness.

A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that men and women who exercised with supraaerobic methods had:

* Lower blood pressure * Lower triglycerides (blood fat) * Higher HDL (good cholesterol) * Less body fat

Twelve minutes a day is all it takes to start burning fat and getting in the best shape of your life.