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Types of Effective Excercises

Resistance band exercises are widely popular for at-home gyms because they’re inexpensive, easy to store, effective and fun. Instead of working out to a video with dumb bells or ankle weights, individuals use rubber-band-like devices, slipping one foot in and using handles to pull the band for resistance. Even celebrities like Billy Blanks, star of the TaeBo videos, and Buffalo Bills football player Terrell Owens are using these devices. The Bodylastics Home Gym Exercise Systems represent the pioneer in the industry of resistance bands.

Bodylastics Home Gym Exercise Systems come with four color elastics (with different tension levels), two handles, two ankle straps, door anchor, user manual, instructional DVD and a travel bag. The $49.95 Basic Tension system offers up to 44 pounds of resistance for each side. Maximum Tension, which is their top-seller, accommodates up to 67 pounds per side. Their $104.81 Terrell Owens Super Strong Man gives up to 127 pounds per side for the professional bodybuilder workout. With any of these systems, exercisers can perform many of the same workouts as they would at the gym. They can sit on the floor, using the bands and the door anchor to mimic the row machines or they can hook the door anchor up high to turn the torso like a Bow Flex machine. These bands can work the biceps or the triceps, the glutes or the quads, the back or the chest, the shoulders or the abs.

More than 25 consumers at www.amazon.com have given Bodylastics Home Gym Exercise Systems positive five-star reviews. The overwhelming sentiment is that people just can’t believe a system so inexpensive can work so well! One personal trainer reported: “It’s certainly the best set of exercise bands I’ve ever seen, and in fact, it’s one of the best fitness products I’ve ever seen: modestly priced, infinitely versatile, well-constructed (very durable materials), and very cleverly designed with the foam door attachment and interchangeable handles.” Exercisers were also impressed at how portable the system is. “I purchased the max tension set originally for travel after becoming frustrated with the quality of equipment in hotel gyms,” a three-year Bodylastics veteran said. Another user wrote, “I have a fair amount of exercise equipment at home… but I was stuck in a routine and needed more variety, something that didn’t take up much/any space, and that I could take on the road or on vacation. This nifty little set of exercise bands is perfect!” Some workouts on the DVD are easy enough for beginners, but the intermediate workout “will kick your butt,” as one person commented.

Conversely, Bodylastics Home Gym Exercise Systems come with a few potential drawbacks. For one, the system alone can’t improve fitness. Individuals must also eat a nutritious diet and participate in cardiovascular exercises as well. Additionally, some users find the system difficult to get used to. The bands exert maximum tension at full extension, so there are varying degrees of resistance in each exercise. Most exercises require an area near a door, using the special attachment. Some say the manual isn’t all that great — and intentionally so, because they want you to subscribe to their Strength Band University or purchase the upgraded package with their DVD. Lastly, as with any elastic band system, the equipment will eventually wear out over time — some say in as little as three years with rigorous use.

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