Full body strength training with resistance bands

 If you know your stuff about resistance bands, you’ll know that Prevention magazine rated bands as the best way to get toned. They beat out free weights, body weight moves, Pilates and yoga. So why would you bother spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a home gym when you can get everything you need in a few stretchy elastics.

Why women can benefit from a Bodylastics home gym

There are many reasons this type of gym can be beneficial, but the most important is that it offers the ultimate in portability. No other home gym is small enough and light enough that you can take it with you everywhere you go.

The reason the people at Prevention ranked resistance bands tops isn’t because they offer better resistance, but because bands can be used anywhere at anytime, making it easy to fit strength training into a busy schedule.

What’s so different about Bodylastics?

Most resistance bands come with handles already attached. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it is an aspect Bodylastics has improved upon. The four foot bands that come with Bodylastics have clips on each end, so as few as one or up to five different bands can be attached to the handles at the same time.

Different band thicknesses provide different amounts of resistance and they are color coded for easy identification. Adding bands to the handles increases resistance and removing them decreases it.

All you’ll need to strength train with this system is a door to anchor the bands and floor space.

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