Using the rubber bands in your workout routine can be a great addition to your workouts. It can also be really useful if you travel, because they fit in your suitcase, and you can literally use them anywhere. They can be used at the gym or at home! Let me explain how.
There are a couple of different types of bands that can be used. One of them actually have handles on the ends of them. These make them a bit more comfortable to use. Some bands have some material around the middle of them, and you can actually use them during a boxing workout routine by placing them around your back, holding the handles, and using them in shadow boxing. This gives a bit of resistance if you don't have a heavy bag around.
The other kind of bands have no handles, and these are really easy to fit into a suitcase. You can fit the ones with handles as well. Either way, bands are a great way to travel, because they don't take up very much room. The ones with handles on them, you can easily close one end of them into door and use the other handle for all sorts of different workouts.
Either with the handles or without, one of my favorite exercises to do with the bands is to stand on them with both feet. From there, you can do bicep curls using the workout rubber bands. I always kind of like repetitions of twenty. I also like to alternate arms and legs. So, the next exercise would be while still standing on the bands. You will lift your right foot and squeeze your leg away from the midline of your body. This works the outer thighs. Again, do twenty repetitions. Then, of course, use your left leg.
Next exercise would be to lift your arms above your head, and do an overhead tricep press. Again, do twenty repetitions. Next, holding the bands in your hands, in the same position as you started, do twenty squats. From there, you can hold the bands and place your arms in a ninety degree angle on each side and raise them up above your head for an overhead shoulder press. Bring your arms back to a ninety degree angle, and press them back up again. Once again, do twenty repetitions. Alternate back to your legs again. You will cross your body with your leg and press the band towards the midline of your body and past the midline. This works the inner thigh. Make sure to work both legs! And don't forget the magic number - twenty repetitions of everything. This should be a pretty thorough core workout with the exercise bands.
