HOW TO USE RESISTANT BANDS

Resistance bands are a strength training classic for good reason!

It's no secret that you can get a great workout using just your body weight.

But sometimes you just want to add a little resistance. Not everyone has a set of dumbbells at home or a gym at their disposal, which is where this crazy-useful piece of exercise equipment comes in: resistance bands .

One of the best things about these machines is that they can go anywhere; throw them in a suitcase to take on a trip, hide them on your nightstand for a quick morning workout, or pack them in your gym bag to get in a few extra moves if your gym doesn't have one.

They are usually color coded according to their strength rating (darker usually means harder).

You can exhaust an entire list of exercises with just your body, but if you have a doorknob, wall, or pole to attach it to, your exercise repertoire just doubles.

Ready to get started using your resistance bands?

Follow this ab and glute workout with resistance bands.

Try some of the moves below. (Don't have a resistance band yet? Check out these colorful, inexpensive resistance bands.)

Cardio

Opposition Jacks

1. Stand with your feet together and hold both ends of a bent resistance band. Extend your arms out to the sides, spreading the ends of the band as far apart as possible, bringing the band toward your chest and squeezing your shoulder blades together.

2. Quickly jump up with both feet together and bring your arms in front of your chest, shoulder-width apart (arms remain at shoulder height).

Boxer with resistance

1. Anchor the band securely (to a doorknob, wall, or post) and stand facing it, holding the handles or ends of the band with your elbows bent at your sides. Step forward with your right foot and extend your left arm in front of your chest (as if you were punching), palms facing down.

2. Quickly switch legs and punch your right arm forward. Continue alternating as quickly as possible. Add more resistance by standing farther away from the anchor point, or decrease the intensity by moving closer to it.

Squat Hops and Press Backs

1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart, facing the anchor, holding the handles with your arms straight at your sides. Lower into a deep squat, pressing your arms into your hips, palms facing back.

2. Quickly jump up, extending your arms in front of your chest. Land in a squat position, pressing your arms back.

(Add these other cardio exercises to the resistance band for a complete workout.)

Strength

Resistance Band Deadlift

1. With the band tied in a loop, stand on the band with your feet hip-width apart, holding the other side of the loop with both hands. Bend your knees slightly, rock your hips forward until your chest is almost parallel to the floor, keeping your back naturally straight and your abs tight. You should feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings.

2. Keeping your spine straight, engage your glutes to return your body to the starting position.

(Love that burn in your glutes? Next time, try these other resistance band exercises.)

Squat with one-arm Arnold press

1. Stand on the band with your feet hip-width apart, holding the end in your left hand with your elbow bent and your palm facing your left shoulder. Keeping your core engaged, hinge at your hips and bend your knees to come into a squat position.

2. Extend your legs while simultaneously performing a one-arm Arnold press, rotating your palm forward as your left arm extends overhead. Reverse the movement and repeat. Do 10 to 12 reps on the left side before switching sides and repeating.

(This move hits almost your entire body; try these other resistance band moves to tone your entire body.)

Row of resistance

1. Stand in the center of the resistance band, and cross the ends to create an X. Hinge your upper body forward from the hips and grab one end of the band or handle.

2. Arms start low and together, then pull elbows out and back, squeezing shoulder blades together. Slowly return arms to starting position. (Standing will work your shoulder (and traps) more, while leaning forward will focus the work on your lats—the largest muscle in your back.)

(You should feel it in your back! Do it as part of our 30-Day Back Challenge and your rear view will be sexier than ever.)

Exercises with resistance bands

Exercises with fitness elastic bands - What are their benefits?

The resistance band is an amazing product that has a very unique physical property known as variable elastic potential.

Basically, how it works is that the more you stretch the band, the greater the resistance, and the faster it retracts.

You will find that resistance bands, because of their elastic approach, will increase your body speed compared to weights.

Resistance band exercises are a great alternative to any type of fitness exercise that creates impact on the body.

Multiple sclerosis patients who can barely walk are one example where they can be helpful.

They can use the resistance bands to get the blood flowing in their legs by doing some stretches with the band wrapped around one of their feet.

Resistance bands are a great alternative for all individuals in society, and some of its benefits are:

• Excellent for muscle strengthening and muscle toning.

• Increases the person's flexibility and range of motion.

• Reduces discomfort for people with motor disabilities through its low-impact activities.

• Ideal for rehabilitation patients who need to recover from an injury.

• Resistance bands can be used by all types of people, of different heights, weights and ages. This includes children too!

• Use can be instantaneous as there is no preparation time, so results are faster.

• Very cheap, so affordable for everyone.

• Highly portable, ensuring your workouts can be undertaken in all types of environments.

• Resistance bands can be purchased in different resistances, so as you improve you can opt for a more challenging band.

• Your core muscles are engaged during your workout, unlike other traditional strength training exercises.

• Can target hard-to-reach muscles, unlike most strength training exercises. In particular, the fast-twitch muscles in your body are targeted.

• May shorten the length of the resistance band, which may make the exercise more difficult to perform.

• Can implement sports-oriented activities, like trying to improve your golf swing or throwing a baseball. Really builds muscle in the areas you need to focus on for those sports.

Obviously, a resistance band workout isn't going to get you all the results you need.

Since it is mostly used for toning exercises, you should combine the workout with light aerobic exercises as well as a healthy diet.

By doing this you will notice results much faster, and obviously get better results.

As with all fitness equipment, you should warm up your muscles and joints before applying any type of resistance.

A warm-up can be done, for example, by performing the exercise without the resistance band. There are so many different exercises with resistance bands that this article could not cover in such a short time.

If you search for the term "fitness workout exercises" on Google, you will have an unlimited source of images and workout routines at your fingertips.

Don't hesitate, pick up a resistance band today and start getting results in different parts of your body today!

Fitness training with elastic resistance

Welcome to a simple, easy, effective and convenient way to stay fit!

Resistance training is ideal for people who have an active lifestyle, travel a lot, stay at home or want to supplement their existing workout routines.

It is also a great source of activity for the elderly, young people and people recovering from injury.

Exercise is by far one of the most important things we can do to improve our health and longevity.

It is very important to include some form of resistance training in our weekly routines to increase our metabolism and burn those excess calories!

There is a very simple explanation of the science behind elastic resistance training.

As the band is stretched, the resistance increases, providing a progressive stimulus to the muscles.

Resistance training is the use of increased force against body movement in order to develop lean muscle mass, power, strength, and endurance.

Regular isotonic exercises using machines or free weights rely on gravity, which is the force opposing the weight, limiting the user's movement.

Typically, only upward movements against gravity are possible with free weights, and machines are usually limited to a single exercise.

With elastic resistance training, many different exercises can be performed and the resistance depends on the stretch distance.

It offers many more possibilities of movements and directions of movement, exercising single and multiple joints, while developing the body in a more functional way.

Using elastic resistance requires much more stabilization and coordination than basic isotonic exercises.

The band is kept stable through a higher level of neuromuscular control than machines and ensures a smooth return phase of the exercise, rather than letting gravity take over.

Bands offer many more movement possibilities and directions of movement, exercising single and multiple joints, while developing the core, small stabilizing muscles and full body functionality.

Enjoy the benefits of this extremely effective fitness exercise tool in the privacy of your home, office or on vacation!

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced athlete, whatever your strength and ability level, using resistance bands will allow you to perform some of the most complete and versatile workouts available!

There are two forms of elastic resistance:

Elastic bands and elastic tubes. Both can be purchased at fitness equipment stores at a fairly low price.

Fitness Workouts for Travelers

Vacations can do wonders for reducing stress levels, but they can derail a healthy fitness regimen.

Even the most avid exercisers find it difficult to stick to a workout routine when they're away from home.

Of course, many have good intentions. They may even pack their workout gear. Unfortunately, their gear never comes out of the suitcase until they get home.

But traveling abroad doesn't have to mean interrupting or completely abandoning your healthy habits.

You can still exercise when you're away from home, whether you're in a hot or cold climate.

Even if bad weather forces you to isolate yourself in your hotel room, there are exercises you can do without any equipment.

Here are some tips to help you stay fit while traveling and avoid coming home with unwanted extra baggage.

• Be realistic: You probably won't be able to do your usual weekly workouts, and that's okay. Try to do at least 50% of your usual schedule.

• Plan ahead: Before you leave town, find out what kind of workout facilities your accommodation will have or if there's a park or jogging trail nearby (weather permitting, of course).

• Check out local gyms: If you're staying somewhere that doesn't have a workout space, check out the rates at local fitness centers. They often offer day passes for a nominal fee.

• Pack a resistance band in your suitcase: The band takes up very little space, but can provide you with a complete upper and lower body workout routine.

• Don't deprive yourself of all the local delicacies: You can enjoy some special meals without going overboard. Ask restaurants to prepare your favorite dishes with a few less fatty ingredients.

• Get creative: Find unique and fun ways to exercise instead of doing the same routine you do when you’re at home. Try biking, hiking, a paddle boat trip, water skiing, beach volleyball, etc. Effective workouts aren’t limited to the standard fare of walking, jogging, and fitness machines.

• Try your travel routine at least once at home: A new workout that you've never done before will require more time and preparation. This type of frustration is just an easy excuse to skip the workout.

• Pack Snacks: If your trip involves a lot of driving, be sure to pack healthy snacks so you don't have to eat at every fast food joint and convenience store along the way.

• Play in the pool: If lounging by the pool is part of your vacation plans, jump in the pool every 20 minutes for a 5- to 10-minute walk (try waist-deep water or higher for a really tough workout).

• Get comfortable: Don't forget to pack comfortable workout clothes that are appropriate for the climate of your destination.

Here's a quick and easy circuit workout that only requires a resistance band and can be done anywhere. Perform at least one set of 8 to 12 repetitions of each exercise.

• Bicep Curl
• Triceps Curls
• Pulling the slats
• Frontal lift
• Push-Up
• Squat
• Abductor raises
• Adductor lunges
• Hamstring Kicks

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