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Women who have been using dumbbells in their exercising program may
probably have faced one common problem; dumbbells can be pretty expensive. You may agree that you
have used your dumbbells for a while and now they are just lying on your closet.
You may have bought your first dumbbells but the idea of travelling with
it is discouraging. Resistant bands on the other hand look basic, but come handy. Resistant band
vs. dumbbells, here is a look at it.
Resistance bands are unique in working out your muscles in different ways
from that of dumbbells. The different ways in which resistance bands works your muscles makes them
great.
Looking into resistance bands vs. dumbbells, resistance bands have a
unique way of working out your muscles by providing resistance through the whole motion of
exercise. The resistance provided challenges the muscles in a different way compared to the way
dumbbells do.
With the resistance bands, a person is able to do hundreds of workouts
that provide the upper body with enormous strength. Resistant bands gives one the option of doing
exercises with the legs too. Besides working muscles in a better way, resistant bands are less
expensive and easy to travel with.
Resistance bands use less space in our homes, taking no more space than of
a purse. Furthermore, it weighs just ounces. When it comes to versatility of resistance bands vs.
dumbbells, resistance bands wins. There are some things that bands do better like swinging a heavy
dumbbell side by side or practicing punches with a free weight tied on the hand.
Resistance bands unlike dumbbells are favorite among athletes as they
improve the movement that is required of their sports. Taking a look at tennis serves, bat swings,
punches, weaving and ducking and any other motion in sports, resistance bands are favorite to be
used. Dumbbells would be of great use at competitive weightlifting.
Doing exercise with dumbbells is against gravity. Building muscles in
weight lifting comes from fighting the force of gravity. This limits movement in only one direction
i.e. against gravity. The risk with gravity is it builds momentum and may result to injury if you
are not trained to lift too much momentum. With each repetition, the ability to control the weight
diminishes.
Resistant bands offers the ability to move freely because you are moving
against resistance in the bands not gravity. This gives you the ability to move in any
direction.
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