Don’t Overlook These Small Tools to Boost Resistance Training

That’s the case with elastic exercise bands that are common in gyms and fitness studios. They’re also affordable, lightweight and versatile enough to have around the house and carry in purses, backpacks, and luggage.

Resistance bands have moved beyond physical therapy and into fitness. They are useful tools for trainers and elite athletes, but also anyone on the fitness spectrum.

Bands are made of plastic, rubber or fabric, and provide different levels of resistance.  You can use resistance bands for arm curls, presses, seated rows, squats and all kinds of stretches, moving at your own pace.

Bands are especially helpful or people over 50 for two reasons. First, they give more resistance the harder you work them, since their opposition grows the tighter you pull. Second, they’re conversely easier when you get to the point of a repetition that has the least tension or resistance. That’s good if you have a joint issue to work around.

Bands help with muscular endurance and joint stabilization, says the National Academy of Sports Medicine. They help you move in multiple planes of motion and achieve a greater range of motion. Some prefer better mobility and functionality, which increase our functional fitness for everyday tasks.

Ask us for a fun demonstration about how to use resistance bands a little or a lot. You can use them here or anywhere, and we’re glad to help start you right on the path of more resistance.