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Resistance bands are one of the best training tools for the fitness games we play and home exercise programs we teach and recommend.

Bands are perfect because they are portable, inexpensive and adaptable. Purchased in 3-4 foot lengths or cut to this length from 75 foot rolls, we use them for both upper body and lower body strengthening and stretching.

Resistance Band Home program

Upper Body Strengthening
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Chest press using moderate band

Keep them as a single strip and grab closer to the center (for greater resistance) or closer to the ends (for less resistance). Upper body strength prepares athletes for tackles and challenges to the body and in the air and builds head and neck support they need when executing the skill of heading.

Lower Body Strengthening

Tie the ends together so the band becomes a temporary loop. Fix the loop around thighs for hip work, around shins for hip and knee work or double up and loop at ankles for foot and ankle work. Lower body strength prepares athletes for challenges on the ground, building round-the-joint support for hips, knees and ankles which will be more responsive and better protected against injury.

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‘Monster walk’ side step
Bands Benefits

For more band fitness activities, visit the Fit2Finish Youtube channel.