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Bodylastics
Exercise Resistance Bands
You
may have seen the Bodylastics exercise bands advertised
on TV and thought to yourself, "Boy does that thing
look like a gimmick!"
You'd
be right to think that at first glance, but I hate to break
it to you - you're dead wrong, and here's why...
The
Bodylastics resistance bands are a giant leap forward in
resistance training compared to that old exercise tubing.
What
is Bodylastics anyway?
For
starters, what Bodylastics has done with their resistance
bands is to package them with a 'smart' color coding system
(each colored resistance band has a unique tension level),
add swivel clips to the end of each exercise band to facilitate
quick changes in resistance, and they've also included a
number of attachments and extras that make the Bodylastics
a complete home gym system that will almost fit in
your wallet...
I
had a chance to put the Bodylastics bands through their
paces at a friends house recently, and I'll admit, I was
skeptical at first to say the least.
I've always been a big supporter, and proponent, of using
free weights and machines when I train, not to mention,
I've tried the old style resistance bands and thought they
were garbage.
My
workout experience...
Let
me tell you this, when I tried the Bodylastics gym, I was
immediately impressed by the smooth resistance and hefty
design of the tubing.
As
I continued through my workout it became clear that Bodylastics
put a lot of thought into the design and functionality of
the gym and the attachments (handles, ankle straps and door
anchor) all of which make the gym a breeze to use, even
for a beginner with no experience.
I
highly recommend the Bodylastics system, it's the best value
in strength training under $100 (way under $100) and provides
a solid workout that will challenge beginners and experts
alike, without the need to invest in bulky, expensive home
gyms and dumbbells.
The
Bodylastics resistance exercise bands come in two flavors,
the Bodylastics Basic, and the Bodylastics Max Tension (you
can also order additional resistance bands directly from
their website for a few bucks each if you need them)...
Bodylastics
Gym Size, What You Get...
The
Bodylastics gym is super compact, but can be hard to imagine
from a generic picture.
To
help emphasize how small and portable the Bodylastics system
is, I've taken a couple pictures of my Bodylastics
gym, spread out on my Smith machine to show you the contrast
in size...
You
can see the entire gym fits in a small shipping box (see
picture above). When it arrived, I had to physically look
in the box before I believed the entire gym was in there,
it's very compact and easy to store in the included Velcro
bag...
Here's
a shot of the gym spread out over my bench so you can get
another first hand look at its' size, the DVD is in the
foreground, the colored resistance bands are in the plastic
bag and the attachments are behind that...
The
gym I ordered came with (2) handles and (2) ankle straps
that connect to the any, or all, of the (5) colored bands
with a quick change clip pictured below...
I
got the Bodylastics
Max Tension with the DVD as I felt it was a better value
than the Basic Gym and more versatile with the extra resistance
bands that are included.
You
can get the Bodylastics Resistance Band Gym directly
from the Bodylastics website or you can also find it
at Amazon
(I bought mine through Bodylastics as I find Amazon unreliable
selling 2nd party merchandise) and my order arrived only
3 days later...
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the Bodylastics
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