Youth Strength Band Training

This is a series about using strength bands in your workout. Working with children bands and balls are a great alternative to weight workouts. Strength bands and balls come in a variety of sizes and strengths, so all ages can participate in exercises and benefit from executing the exercises correctly.

Rubber Band Upright Row

Muscles Utilized:  Front and Side Deltoids

Stand with your feet evenly distributed on the tube, hip- or shoulder-width apart. Keep your back straight, shoulders back and chest out. Lift the band from hips to shoulder height and back again with an even motion. Palms are upright and fingers and thumbs are downward. Return to starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Squats

Muscles Utilized:  Quadriceps

Stand on the band, weight evenly distributed and feet shoulder-width apart, keeping tension on the band by holding a half-bicep curl. Lower into a squat, keeping knees bent and pulling on the band to add tension. Return to starting position and perform desired repetitions.

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By Sylvain Lemaire - All rights to Physigraphe (www.physigraphe.com)
Text by Christina Lee Steele Chapan (ACE CPT)