EFFECTIVE BODY BAND EXERCISES

Most Effective Body Band Exercises

                                           

Tone your core, and strengthen your muscles with a daily workout consisting of body band exercises. With a resistance band and a few feet of space, you can perform a full body workout to increase your flexibility and build a leaner, stronger body.

Chest fly

Secure the band at about shoulder height, and hold one end with your right hand. Make sure that the band has no slack between you and its secured location. Keep your back straight, and drop your left arm to your side. Using your chest muscles, pull the handle across your chest to your left shoulder. Return to starting position, and repeat with the opposite side.

Push-ups

Lower your body to the floor, and loop the band around your upper back. Position each handle beneath your hands as you straighten into a push-up position. Lower your body to the floor, and push off the floor into starting position. Perform three sets of 10 to 12 reps.

Overhead press

Stand on your band with your feet together and your knees slightly bent. Pull the handles up to shoulder-height. Extend your arms to the ceiling, and return to starting position. Perform three sets of 12 to 16 reps.

Biceps curls

Stand on the band with your feet together. Bend your knees slightly. Hold a handle in each hand at each side of your hips. Keep your elbows bent naturally. With strong biceps, curl the handles up toward your shoulders, and return to starting position. Perform three sets of 12 to 16 reps.

Perform a wide range of body band exercises that target the muscles in your legs, abs, back, arms and chest. Along with strength training, you can also perform daily band exercises that stretch your body, reducing pain in your joints and relieving tension in your muscles.