Training at home
Check your resistance band before making room to train
A band takes up almost no storage space. Using it needs a little more thought: sound material, a clear floor and enough room for the whole movement.
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Training at home
Choose equipment and organise the space you have.
Training at home
Choose a mat for the floor you have
The thickest mat is not automatically the best match for home exercise. Think about what will touch it and what is underneath it.
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Measure the space an exercise actually needs
A mat marks a place to begin, but it rarely marks the full space an exercise uses. Test the movement before moving furniture back around it.
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Read the door-anchor instructions before attaching a band
A resistance-band door anchor is a product with installation requirements. It is not permission to attach a band to whichever doorway is nearest.
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Short loops and long loops are different tools
A small loop around the legs and a long loop held in the hands may both be called resistance bands. Their length and construction make them different tools.
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A band colour is not a universal weight label
Green, blue and red are useful labels inside a particular product range. They are not a universal conversion chart for resistance bands.
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Give resistance bands a better place to live
A resistance band is easy to tuck into any spare drawer. Give it a place that keeps it visible, dry and away from objects that can damage it.
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Buying a first pair of home dumbbells
The first pair of home dumbbells should suit exercises you can already perform and a place where you can keep them. A large maximum weight is only one part of the purchase.
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Check adjustable dumbbell locks every time
Adjustable dumbbells use different systems to retain their plates. Learn the checks for your model rather than relying on a generic shake test.
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Will a weight bench fit when you use it
A bench's listed dimensions describe the bench. Your exercise also needs room for your feet, arms, weights and the route into position.
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