What looks like a giant rubber band, provides resistance for strength training and is easy to travel with?
Resistance bands!
To tone muscles, try these exercises with easy to follow, how-to pictures:
Bicep Curl
* To prepare, lay band on floor and stand on the middle of it. Pick up one end in each hand.
* Straighten your arms by your side, palms forward. Raise your hands—bending at elbow—until palms face your shoulders.
Squat
* Prepare the same as the bicep curl, with feet hip-width apart on the band.
* Lower your body, bending at the knees, as if sitting in a chair.
Chest Press
* To prepare, wrap center of band around a solid post or rail. Face away from the post and grab one end of band in each hand.
* Position arms so elbows are back and hands are beside your chest. Push hands forward until arms are extended.
For a one-woman band, VJD picks Versa Stick, which comes with 3 levels of tubing, and a DVD that details 6 workouts.
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