Anyone who wants to keep fit does not have to sign up for a subscription in a gym. Small training aids, like training tapes , allow effective training in the smallest space. They are therefore particularly well suited for fitness and exercise at home or to take with you on the go. Almost all muscle groups, such as the abdomen, at the hip, on the chest, on the back, on the shoulder, on the arms (triceps and biceps), on the legs (upper and lower leg) can be effectively trained with the exercise band. Even professional athletes and gyms use this easy to transport and easy to store small but extremely effective training device for various exercises. The designs and qualities of training tapes can vary a lot. In order to enjoy the training band for a long time, one should pay attention to a high quality of purchase and proper handling during training with the band.

Training bands are available in great variety and different quality

In the most common cases are training tapes made of rubber or latex. The straps are equipped either with handles or without handles. training tapes with handles or without handles are each suitable for specific exercises. The training tapes with handles are often shorter than handleless straps – up to about 1 meter long. The choice of training band depends on the desired function or type of training. The tapes are also available in different thicknesses or tensile strengths. These different strengths are marked with different colors of the bands. The tensile strength of the band indicates how much strength the athlete has to apply in order to stretch or pull apart the band. Depending on the existing strength, whether young people, women or men, beginners or professional athletes can be chosen for example between light, medium and strong tensile strength. The levels of tensile strength can vary with different manufacturers. Other names for exercise straps may include, for example, resistance band, gymnastics ribbon, Fitness band, yoga band, resistance band or the English terms „Rubber“ and „Strap“ as well as other names. Training bands with handles are also called expanderknown. Some training band manufacturers and brands include the sports equipment companies TRX, Hudora, Starwood Sports, Bestope, Super Active Sports, Insonder, Andux, Turtle Fitness, Deuser, Via Fortis and many others. Often manufacturers also offer training bands with different tensile strengths in a set. So it is possible to start with a slight tensile strength, the training of the muscles and then increase with appropriate bands.

Examples of light exercises with the exercise band

A popular exercise with the exercise band that trains almost all muscle groups in the body is, for example, standing with your feet on the band while holding the ends of the band in one hand. Then, with a slightly bent upper body, similar to a skier, squatted and stretched his hands with the training band ends forward, as if would polesheld. When you stand up or rash the body, the tape is pulled further forward or up. Then it is squatted again, whereby the training band contracts again accordingly and the movement begins again from the beginning. Another training option is to lay the tape while lying down behind the soles of your feet. The ends of the tape are held in the hands again. By pulling on the body of the legs and with force away again, under the tension of the band, the muscles on the stomach, buttocks and legs can be trained. When sitting on a chair, for example, arms, chest and shoulder, but also back can be trained well. The feet are put back on the tape. The ends of the band are taken relatively short. The upper body is bent far down. As you straighten up under the pull of the band, the necessary force is taken from the upper body and arms until the arms and hands are stretched forward or upward with the band. For example, this little exercise with the exercise band is also useful as a break when working on one writing deskor similar. The exercises presented here are just a few examples of training options. The variety for different exercises and training sequences with the training band is immense. However, exercises should only be taken after instructions from experienced fitness trainers or from good training books to prevent possible sports injuries and to prevent incorrect handling of the training band.