RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUT FOR SENIORS: 50 Resistance Band Exercises for Strength Training and Mobility

Are you considering building strength and improve mobility even as you age? Have you purchased a resistance band as a beginner? If the box is tick with a YES, this guide is for you! Aging shouldn't stop you from getting fit but a need for extra care during workouts. No matter how old you may be, there is still an exercise you can do at home comfortably! According to the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association, seniors above 65 should try to exercise at least 150 minutes or 2 hours 30 minutes per week, and should also include strength training at least twice a week. Sadly, most persons above the age of 65 do not workout at all and this singular decision denies them the benefits. You probably skip strength training even though you work out regularly, and go straight to walking or some form of cardio. A mix of both aerobic workouts and endurance, flexibility, and strength training is the perfect type of exercise for seniors and anyone else. Resistance band exercises are the most effective workouts that elderly persons and beginners can incorporate into their daily weekly program. With this exercise, you will develop strength with a few basic workouts, improving endurance, and significantly help combat persistent aches, fight bone loss, pains, even diseases such as arthritis. These sets of workouts are the perfect alternatives to weights or even a great complement to a standard weight lifting regimen. They are cheap, lightweight, and work the muscles in a totally different way than weights. In reality, studies show that with resistance bands, muscles adapt to strength exercise as well as other forms of equipment, such as free weights and various equipment. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUT WHAT IS RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUT? WHY RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUT OVER WEIGHT? BENEFITS OF RESISTANCE BAND EXERCISE SUMMARY CHAPTER TWO RESISTANCE WORKOUT TIPS TO AVOID COMMON MISTAKES CHAPTER THREE TYPES AND SELECTING A RESISTANCE BAND Functional Resistance band colors selection Making the right resistance band for Workout CHAPTER FOUR WARM UP AND STRETCHING BEFORE RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUT Upper body warm-up activities to begin resistance band strength training workout Banded pull apart Chest press with resistance band Resistance band Stand side pulls Banded bicep curls Banded tricep extensions Hip openers/flexion stretch Banded push-ups CHAPTER FOUR FREE 50 RESISTANCE BAND EXERCISE FOR SENIORS AND BEGINNERS TO TRY Chest Pull Lateral Raise Squats Hip Abduction Hip Extension Scapular Retraction Scissor Toe Tap Lateral Crab Walk Shoulder External Rotators Forward Raise Leg Press CLX Calf Push Glute Bridge Bicep Curl SHOULDER PRESS TRICEP KICKBACKS WOOD CHOP RESISTANCE PUSH-UP STANDING KNEE RAISING BANANA ROLL BICYCLE CRUNCHES SIDE PLANK SIT-UPS RUSSIAN CURVE SIDE CURVE PLANK HOLD OVERHEAD TRICEPS EXPANSION MONSTER WALKS CLAMSHELLS QUARTS STANDING LEG CURL FRONT SQUAT GLUTE BRIDGE SINGLE-LEG DEADLIFT HAMSTRING TWISTS BAND KIDNAPPING HIP FLEXOR RESISTANCE BAND LUNGS LAT PULL-DOWN PULL APART BACK FLY LYING BENT OVER ROWS HORIZONTAL RAISE DEADLIFT CONCLUSION References & Resources