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Originally used just in physical therapy, resistance bands are now recognized as a great way for anyone to tone and strengthen muscles.
Compact and inexpensive, resistance bands enable you to incorporate strength training into your daily exercise routine wherever you are, no matter how limited a space you have to work put in. This makes them particularly popular with travelers, or for those building a small home gym.
Almost any exercise that can be performed with free weights can be duplicated using resistance bands, meaning that you can get a high quality, varied workout that works all the major muscles in the body.
However, they will also work some of the smaller muscle groups that are hard to train with traditional free weight exercises, making them appealing to athletic trainers.
In addition, because they come in different resistance levels, they are suitable for people of all different ages and abilities.
Sports-specific conditioning is another area where their versatility is an asset, because their ability to work muscles through an almost infinite number of planes of motion means that you can train movements, rather than individual muscle groups.
Finally, they are very effective in injury prevention and rehabilitation.
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