Exercise Resistance Bands: What Are The Benefits Of Using Resistance Bands?
Exercise resistance bands are quickly becoming popular as an alternative to weights. But just what are resistance bands and what can they do for you?
Resistance bands are stretchy elastic bands that come in a variety of sizes, resistances, and colors. You attach them, most commonly to a door, and the band creates resistance for you to pull against.
In my opinion, the greatest advantage that resistance bands have over weights is the cumulative effect of the tightening band. When you lift a 5 lb. weight, you get 5 lbs. of resistance throughout the whole movement. But when you pull against a resistance band, as you pull it more taught the resistance increases. You are able to build more muscle more quickly. And everyone knows that more muscle creates more calorie burning and more fat loss!
Regarding safety: you are very unlikely to overextend your joints, which is always a possibility with weights. And it won’t hurt if you drop a resistance band on your foot!
Just as with all other forms of exercise, resistance bands can help to boost your energy, increase your endurance, and reduce your stress level. Because resistance bands are of a low impact nature, they can not only increase your flexibility but also build up your joint strength. Using exercise resistance bands will help you burn away your fat stores and increase your lean muscle mass.
There are many advantages to adding exercise resistance bands to your workout program. They are quite inexpensive compared with other home gym equipment and versatile. You can increase the intensity of your workout by adding a band to many of the movements you already use such as bicep curls or lunges. They are small, portable, and flexible. Put an exercise resistance band in your briefcase and you can take it out for a fast 5-minute workout almost anywhere!
I invite you to visit my blog, That Figures Women’s Fitness where you can read more about resistance bands as well as other fitness information, advice, and resources for women.
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