A Complete Practical Training Manual & Guide On Resistance Band Exercises For Men & Women.
40 + Exercises (with illustrations)
- Over 20 resistance band gadgets/kits specifications detailed.
By
Peter William (certified fitness trainer & coach) & Mary Glad.
Copyright 2020.
Table of Contents.
CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION TO RESISTANCE BAND EXERCISES/THERAPY .
E xercise or exercising generally is a self-healing practice that can remedy a number of physical pains, injuries and bodily weaknesses, even without the individual having regard to visiting the hospital.
Exercises like swimming which is known to be one of the most ancient exercises that have a positive effect/impact on all the parts of the human body. Running, walking and even dancing were all part of the story of early exercises.
However, in recent times mountain climbers, footballers, basket ballers as well as athletes gets injured, whether accidently or by events in the line of duty, they get to visit or consult their medical experts for the best medical advice. And the healing process could take a very long time, which could jeopardize the functionality and career of the player eventually.
But in the contemporary times, as the resistance band therapy and other contemporary alternative medicine like kinesiology taping became evolving, there has been a more quicker way to a quickly recover from injuries, pains and diseases resulting to wrong and brutal tackles and imbalance toppling while running.
Resistance bands has offered a steady and improving recovery balance from injuries, legs and knees wounds, unfortunate dislocations as a treatment process for speedy rehabilitation without any fear of surgical operations.
In this book, over, forty (40) exercises has been explained, list of the most recommended resistance bands has been researched at its best and made available for you. More also every detail of/on what you should know or what should be known before, during and after the resistance band therapy exercise(s).
RESISTANCE BANDS.
These are elastic and stretchy bands that are used in muscular building, energy or strength recuperation, wound rehabilitation without visiting necessarily visiting the hospital. There are of various weights, offers different resistance measured in pounds (lb) as well as they come in different colours and sizes.
The resistance band(s) is/are one of the best kinds of physical exercising practice that one can enjoy. Its efficacy has been tested and proven to be true for quite a number of fitness exercises and from practical research.
The resistance band therapy exercises have been proven overtime to aid the recuperation process of the cardiovascular structural fitness of the body whilst burning calories.
They are known to be one of the most handy and comfortable to carry fitness practical kits outside skipping ropes.
WHY RESISTANCE BANDS?
Below are some of the reasons why the resistance band therapy is good and recommended as a good physical exercising plan. They are;
Body weight assistance activities such as the regular body pull-ups & muscular-ups.
Body weight resistance activities normal body push-ups, crawl walks as well as box-jumps.
Full body workouts activities which could be shoulder-pressing exercising, and squatting exercising.
Physical work therapeutic exercising for individuals or group of persons who experience knee injuries/pains, leg as well as back related injuries, warming ups (jogging).
All these exercising are done with the resistance band and the good thing about this exercise is that it can be done both indoors and outdoors, but most persons prefers doing it indoors (in spas, places of massage, gyms, offices and private or personal rooms).
The resistance band exercise can be performed at any time of the day as far as you are ready to go. It doesnt have a particular time or season.
You may decide to carry out the band exercises as a group of clusters of persons or individually. Just do what is best for you.
More benefits of practicing the resistance band exercise(s) is/are discussed more elaborately in chapter 4 of this book.
Always remember that the range of place of the use of resistance band(s) for exercises is boundless!!!
CHAPTER 2.
HOW TO USE THE RESISTANCE BAND.
T here are quite a number of ways that the resistance band can be used as a therapeutic guide for the building and maintaining of the bodily shape. They are/include:
By Direct Usage: This is through either the pulling or pushing method of the resistance stretching band. This could be done with the legs, ankles, knees or hands.
By Fastening: This method entails affixing the resistance band to poles or standing bars and from there you do some pulling and releasing skill(s).
The Resistance Band Therapy And Timing.
Any kind of resistance band therapeutic exercise is not expected to take more than 10 to 15 minutes. This is however dependent upon the athlete, fitness trainer or participant. You can decide to make the time frame for each exercise less or more than. The latex material used in the making of the resistant band is usually very turgid & durable. From studies, a good quality band should be able to stretch at least twice to thrice its original length.
CHAPTER 3.
TYPES OF RESISTANCE BANDS & THEIR SPECIFICATIONS.
A lthough there are quite a number of resistance bands in the market for you to buy, this chapter will give you a clearer insight on the particular resistance band that you may need to buy and also give you the specifications on any choice of resistance band(s) that you may need to acquire. Also the prices of resistance bands is still looked into during the discussions in this chapter, but be mindful of the fact that market prices varies.
So as the time you might be reading this book, the prices might have changed, but at least might just still be with a close range as spelt out here.
1. The Loop Resistance Bands:
The loop resistance bands which is fondly known as a power resistance bands, just like every other resistance bands are made from rubber latex.
They are all-round flat and can be used for body weight reduction physical exercising activities such as muscular pull ups. The power loop resistance bands are highly multi-purpose and can be utilized in and for any kind of athletic or bodybuilding purposes.