Resistance Bands

HipChick

HipChick

Cathlete
As you can see, I haven't posted on this forum very many times & the only other times I did, I was asking for advice about which DVDs to purchase. Of course, many of you were a great help & I now own 7 Cathe DVDs, 4 of which contain 2 workouts! Yeah! I am now completely & irreversably addicted to Cathe & use her workouts almost exclusively. So first, thank you so much for all your help! Cathe ROCKS!}(

Now, here's my question. None of my current workouts use a resistance band & I had not intended to purchase one at all. Yes, I was resisiting getting a resistance band - ha! So the next 2 I'm going to get are Imax 3 & Supersets/Push Pull because they don't require one. I guess I just didn't see any purpose in owning one since I already have a set of handweights and a barbell. But so many of her previous & new workouts require one & I was really looking forward to her new workouts!x( So do you highly recommend getting one? How effective are they? Is there any way to substitute? Which of her past workouts using a band can I not live without? Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!:7

Thank you!
Kel
 
I think the resistance band works really well and would highly recommend getting one since it takes up little space and you can find ones that are pretty inexpensive. For some exercises you could probably substitute ankle weights or free weights if you are really against getting one. :)

Jennifer
 
Hi Kel,

I love the resistance band. It gives such a nice burn.

They really don't cost much - Fwonline.com has the 6 foot green one that Cathe uses for $3.55 (although I'm sure you have to pay shipping too)

I love the Gym Style series and definitely couldn't live without them. The band exercises in these are really good.

Have fun picking new workouts!
 
Thanks for the quick replies! I guess if I intend on getting some of the more highly recommended workouts, plus her new ones, I will need to break down & get one. I am not really against getting one, I guess I just couldn't see the real need for one with all the other good equipment I already had. Now, who can help with what size/length I need? I looked on the Collage site & they have several different sizes. Also, is there a retail store that might carry one or will I need to order online?

Thanks again!
Kel
 
Hi Kel,

You will need the 6 foot medium resistance band. You can get them at most sporting goods stores but they are definitely cheaper online. As Noelle said, Fwonline.com has them very cheap.

Jennifer
 
Jennifer & Noelle,

Okay, I'm convinced! I'll get a 6 foot medium resistance band & then I'll be ready for the new workouts, plus a lot of the old ones that I had counted out. Thanks again for all your help!

Kel
 
Kel-

My .02 is to get more than one band at once if you're ordering from FW. The shipping goes by weight, and the bands weigh next to nothing, so it makes sense to order more than one at a time.

I'd go with 2 greens and one pink, if I were you! I have the purple one but I prefer the green one. I use the pink one only for Stretch Max because, well, I like to at least feel like I could be on their set, LOL!! :+

And so you know, the Hardcore series was the first series to use the bands. ;-)
 
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