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Want to rev up your home exercise routine? Supercharge it with just the help of a resistance band

There’s no piece of kit that can get results from your home workout quite like the humble resistance band – small, lightweight and, if used in the right way, ready to fire up your muscles, keep you fit and increase your flexibility. Happily, you might already have one in a drawer somewhere, but if you don’t, they are a great investment because you can do all kinds of moves with them, unlike, say, a running machine or exercise bike. So, why are they so versatile? ‘The effectiveness of any exercise is dependent on your ability to move at a joint level and control this movement,’ explains Dr Ailish McLaughlin, who has a PhD in exercise physiology and is a personal trainer at The Foundry in London. ‘Resistance bands can be really…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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