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Resistance Bands

Try resistance bands as an alternative to free weight and weight machine exercises. Resistance bands provide progressive resistance and will greatly enhance your fitness routine through variety and change. Resistance bands provide progressive resistance during the range of motion of each exercise. Free weights on the other hand use a combination of the gravity and weight to supply resistance to the working muscle.

The working muscle while using free weights obtain the maximum amount of resistance when the free weight has the most gravitational pull. When using a weight machine, the machine uses a cam system to distribute the resistance throughout the range of motion of the muscle being exercised. These three different types of resistance can be used to provide a variety of resistance methods to the working muscles and continually stimulate results.

Resistance bands can be used to perform most free weight or weight machine exercises. Resistance bands are available in many different resistance levels. When using a resistance band their is no need to move from machine to machine or add and remove free weight plates.

Grab a couple of resistance bands and off you go for a great workout. Resistance bands are commonly used in group fitness classes and are easily packed in a suit case for travel purposes. So on your next business trip or vacation there's no need to put your workout routine on hold. Simply pack your resistance bands and keep in shape while traveling.