A handy set of resistance bands, that allows me to use resistance on my back without going to the gym
I've had a few resistance tubes and resistance band sets, and this is easily the best quality set.<br /><br />There are five, color coded, bands. The purple is the lightest resistance and the green is the heaviest resistance. In between there is blue, yellow, and red. (I wonder about that ordering a bit, since it's not really intuitive. If you order colors on the spectrum you'd go: purple, blue, green, yellow, red instead of purple, blue, yellow, red and green ... the purple is obviously the thinnest band but the yellow, red and green look to be about as thick so the only way to be sure which is which is to either memorize the order or pull and go by feel.)<br /><br />Each end of each band has a carabiner on it, that hooks into handles. There's also a velcro loop that you can run the tube through after you've attached it to a bar. There's even a door mount, that can slide underneath a door or hook at the top of a door if you are  on the side of the door that opens away from you.<br /><br />I find the easiest, and simplest thing is just to hook the handles onto one (or more) of the bands and then place one of my feet at the center of the band. I also use these for basic back stretches. I keep one of the bands at my desk and try to get up every hour or so and just grab the tube at convenient points with both hands and then pull my arms out and back until they are straight, and then I try it at a cross angles, with one arm going up to the left and the other down and to the right, and then vice versa.<br /><br />I like resistance tubes because I tend to do my workout at home, mostly using bodyweight. I can work my chest and legs and shoulders that way, but it's more difficult to do anything with the back unless you have some kind of resistance. These are enough to get a good back workout. I can strap them to the door and then do a rowing exercise, for example.<br /><br />I like that the kit as a whole comes with a convenient carrying bag that easily stores all components.<br /><br />(I received a complimentary or discounted sample of this product for my honest and unbiased feedback.)
Rating: 5 stars