I can’t resist a good strength workout these days and hopefully you won’t be able to resist these great resistance band moves! A giant rubberband-like tool, resistance bands are a wonderful addition to your usual workout routine since they work your muscles in a different way than weights.

You can try the moves I suggest or some of these fantastic exercises from Fitness magazine! It’s also fun to combine your weight and band work for an additional challenge (try looping a band around one foot and placing the ends in your hands and around a dumbbell, one end and one weight in each hand. Do a bicep curl with the resistance of the bands and the weights—it’s really tough!)

Sidenote: No matter how much it may sound like it, I don’t own stock in any resistance band companies! The selling mode must just be what happens when I get in front of a camera and talk about something I enjoy. Maybe I should make an infomercial demo reel? ;) 

Have you tried bands in your workout? If so, what do you think of them and what are your favorite moves?