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The
Benefits of
Resistance Training
Resistance training will help you effectively and efficiently
exercise and lose weight.
It starts with Resistance Bands.
1. Resistance bands are being used more often for strength training
now, and for good reason.
They are:
• Portable, perfect for traveling
• Small and can be put away
easily
• Inexpensive, allowing you
to have several different
bands and more options.
The debate is which form of exercise is best (I say who cares and
just get up and move),
aerobic training vs.
resistance training.
Endurance vs Power. Length vs. Bulk. The answer is still not known,
even today. Some studies
support resistance and
others support aerobic
training.
What do I do? I mix the two types of exercises into one form of
workout called Circuit
Training. I started doing
circuit training years ago
with great success. At it’s
core is weight training.
Design a muscle toning or muscle building regular work that then is
timed. Moving constantly
with little rest in between
sets and exercise, circuit
training is tough and
exhausting. It works!
Is resistance training more anaerobic in nature? Or is it more
aerobic? I don’t know.
And I really don’t care. It’s a good solid workout, usually lasting
only 30 minutes, that
produces some great results.
Here’s the kicker…use
resistance bands instead of
weights. The bands are
portable and light.
2. Most bands use a color coded system for strength rating.
Adapted from Body Trends
3. The best bands to buy are...
Tubes: Resistance bands are a great way to tone up, increase
strength and keep fit while
at home or traveling. They
are light and portable
coming in all sorts of sizes
and strengths allows for
easy storage and use.
The Average Price is $7.00-$25.00 for a pack of several resistance
bands of varying strengths.
4. To learn some exercises using bands click here...on
Bodylastics Health &
Fitness. 
5. Resistance Bands Work to Stabilize a Fast Metabolism...
One repetition using the resistance bands will flex, and extend the
muscle associated with the
primary joints motion.
The motion of extension has the ability to stretch the muscle
fibers of the opposite
muscle. This produces
“longer” muscles cells.
“Longer” muscle cells will
require more energy at rest
secondary to an increase in
nervous stimulation.
The net affect is an increase in the resting metabolic rate. A
faster metabolism translates
into “muscles can keep you
thin!”
6. Longer Muscle Cells are
the Most Metabolically
Active.
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