Rubber Tubing Exercises
While weightlifting is the most common method to build muscle, athletes often use rubber tubing --- called resistance bands or resistance tubing --- to strength train at home when a gym workout isn't possible. The lightweight tubing is available at most sporting good stores and allows you to build any muscle group in your body with stretching repetitions. Exercise with the rubber tubing also enhances your body's calorie-burning power and lessens your likelihood for arthritis and osteoporosis. Learn how to add resistance bands to your workouts in order to improve your overall fitness.
How to Get Started
Resistance tubes are color-coded according to the level of resistance. Lighter-colored tubing offer the easiest workout and is often ideal for beginners, while tubes with the darkest colors provide the most vigorous challenge. Pick a tube with enough resistance that you'll feel exhausted after 12 repetitions of each exercise and plan to add more repetitions as you gain strength. An effective workout should last 20 to 30 minutes.
How to Get Started
Resistance tubes are color-coded according to the level of resistance. Lighter-colored tubing offer the easiest workout and is often ideal for beginners, while tubes with the darkest colors provide the most vigorous challenge. Pick a tube with enough resistance that you'll feel exhausted after 12 repetitions of each exercise and plan to add more repetitions as you gain strength. An effective workout should last 20 to 30 minutes.