Resistance Bands – Buyer’s Guide
Resistance bands are latex-free, elasticated bands, supplied in different strengths, which enable you to exercise and strengthen specific muscle groups. Physiotherapists often recommend the use of resistance bands and resistance cords for the rehabilitation of sports’ injuries. Therapists prescribe a wide range of home exercises, using resistance bands and resistance cords, to facilitate shoulder rehabilitation, to treat ankle injuries and to strengthen specific muscle groups and tendons.
Resistance Bands and resistance cords are lightweight and portable, which means that, unlike free weights and pulley systems, they are ideal for use at home, or anywhere else you wish, away from the gym. Resistance bands react to the strength of the user, meaning that they resist only as much as you do. Also, they can be used in sports-specific patterns that provide rehabilitation to the muscles in precisely the same way as they will be used on your return to sport.
