Exercise Using Bands

Working out with bands is extremely effective, not to mention the convenience and low cost. You do need to use high quality bands and I can very highly recommend Bodylastics. Very, very durable and unbeleiveably low cost. I use them along with my chin up bar, dumbbells and exercise ball to get a terrific workout. I actually only do a few dumbbell exercises now since I got the bands.

I'm going to start focusing on these effective ways to workout at home because you can set up a home gym that won't cost you a lot and will pretty much cover all your exercise needs.

Here is a band exercise to get you started.




1) Stand with feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, and at a staggered stance.
2) Step onto middle of tubing with back foot or both feet.
3) Start position: Grasp handles with underhand grip (palms facing forward) with arms hanging down at sides. Elbows should be close to sides.
4) Flex at the elbows and curl handles up to approximately shoulder level. Keep elbows close to sides throughout movement.
5) Return to start position.
6) Remember to keep back and head straight in a neutral position throughout movement. Shoulders should be stabilized by squeezing shoulder blades together slightly - only the elbow joint should be moving.