RESISTANCE BANDS are one of the best investments you can make in your own personal health journey. They are one of the best pieces of equipment you can get to continue to work towards your goals when life gets crazy!
Benefits of Resistance Bands:
Easily Transported so you can do your workout wherever, whenever!
Have TONS of different exercises for a full body burn
Come with different resistances/weights to keep you challenged as you gain strength
LOW impact exercises for all fitness levels so no modifications needed :)
Each exercise is a combination and stability exercise in and of itself due to the nature of resistance
They make CIRCUIT TRAINING even more fun because you can throw in different types of exercises
And no, I don't have a favorite and can pretty much make any type of band work. BUT I do own these and they're pretty cool!
FULL BODY RESISTANCE BAND BLAST
So here is your RESISTANCE BAND BLAST workout of the week with video instructions. Take this with you the next time you travel to keep working towards your strongest self :)
CIRCUIT 1
20 Body Weight Squats
12 Lat Pulldown
12 Chest Press
12 Curls
12 Tricep Pulldown
1:00 Plank Rockers
CIRCUIT 2
20 Squat Jacks
12 Reverse Fly
12 Chest Fly
12 Reverse Curl
12 Punches
1:00 Plank Up-Down
Do each circuit 3X through before moving onto the next circuit!
VIDEOS
Body Weight Squats
From standing, drop down into a sitting position keeping your knees behind your toes. Try to hit a 90 degree angle.
Modification options:
1. Go to 45 degrees
2. Sit down onto a surface/chair/bench and stand back up
Lat Pulldown
Maintain strong core and form throughout. Make sure to pull DOWN and BACK.
Chest Press
Keep your core tight and focus on a slow, fluid motion.
Curls
Do not let there be any slack in the band at any time.
Tricep Pulldown
Keep your elbows locked at your waist.
Plank Rockers
Keep core tight and focus on looking forward to keep a straight back.
Modification options:
1. Knees or tabletop position
Squat Jacks
Keep your front knee behind your toes and focus on balance and stability as your kick forward.
Modification options:
1. Remove jump and perform normal squat
Reverse Fly
Keep your core tight and pull your shoulder blades together. Do not move the rest of your body- controlled movements.
Chest Fly
Focus on keeping your core tight and maintaining form.
Reverse Curl
Keep your arms nice and high and keep movement in your bicep.
Punches
Focus on keeping your core tight and controlled movement.
Plank Up-Down
Focus on keeping your core tight and controlled movement. Keep lower body still.
Go get your move on and feel strong + confident, no matter what! :)