Thera bands are specially designed resistance bands to work for numerous ways to benefit the human bodies. They are used as an excellent way to warm up with entire muscle groups with slight resistance in it, making it more effective warm up. They have also been used by physiotherapist, chiropractors, trainers for rehabilitation as well.
BASIC STRETCHING EXERCISES:
1.OVERHEAD TRICEPS STRETCH:
Hold the band behind your back in the shown position. While keeping some tension in the lower arm, extend the upper tricep straight up, where it reaches its full extension(straight shown in pix) and slowly resisting bring it back down in resting position.Just remember, force upwards straightening and slow resistance downward.
2 .UPPER BACK STRETCH:
Hold the band in straight arms above the head position. Then slowly start to stretch the arms backward, till a rotation is achieved and then try to stretch them back up.
3. LYING HAMSTRING STRETCH:
Just lying in the supine position , bring one leg up to 90 degree mark, use the band put under the foot in air and using the band apply a little more pressure pulling, your leg should be straight and you should be able to feel the stretch in your hamstrings. change leg.
4. LATERAL STRETCH:
Using the band under your front foot, just bring your shoulders and arms straight in the high lateral position and relax, very good stretch for shoulder cuffs , arms etc
5. CHEST EXPANSION /SHOULDER/UPPER BACK STRETCH:
Holding the band in arms held straight in front of your chest, expand the arms, along with the chest for a full range of motion stretch, this will help all the shoulders, chest and upper back muscle stretch.
A VERY IMPORTANT PART THE STRETCHES PLAY IN OUR WORKOUT. THEY ACT AS AN INJURY PROOF MEANS FOR LONGER AND BETTER FUNCTIONING OF THE MUSCLES. THEY HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE DOING ANY RIGOROUS WORKOUT OR WEIGHTS.
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