| 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... get
the Bodylastics
Gym from the Bodylastics factory store back
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