I’ve been using bodylastics resistance bands as my main workout for the last few months.  Once I got over my thyroid operation going back the gym no longer appealed to me.  I wanted something I could do in my own home without buying a huge machine.

I got the idea of resistance bands from the six seconds ab gizmo I bought.  It came with bands, which I used for bicep curls.   I did a search on the Internet and found bodylastics.

The difference between bodylastics and typical resistance bands is that the handles are detachable from the bands.  You get five different bands that go up gradually in resistance.  So, just like adding more weight to a barbell you can add more bands.

I’ve found that they work really great.   I get as good a workout as I did at the gym.  I can do almost all the same exercises and quickly adjust the resistance level.  

The bands come with an anchor that will allow you to attach the bands to any door.  So, you can quickly set it up so the bands are positioned low, middle or over your head.

Bodylastics only weakness is leg workouts.  While their are some exercises you can do for the legs, I simply haven’t found a way to make them work good.  Squatting with them is simply uncomfortable and with enough bands impossible to do because you have to pull up the bands with your arms.   A workout heavy enough for the legs would make pulling the bands up to position impossible.

However, bodylastic excels in upper body, back workouts and ab workouts.

It is very much like having a home gym.  Only better because this one tucks away in a small bag and doesn’t take up space in a room.