Isometric Exercises with Resistance Bands

Isometric exercises, as the name suggests, are exercises in which the length of the muscles and the joint angles remain the same. These exercises are done in a motionless position. They involve muscle building and as the name suggests, the tension of the muscle increases, with the length of the muscles remaining the same. Using resistance bands for performing isometric exercises is widely recommended by health and fitness trainers. Resistance bands are used for both strength training and rehabilitation of injured muscles.

Resistance Band Isometric Exercises

Triceps Extension with Resistance Band
Place your left hand behind your back with one end of the tubing in your hand. Hold the other end of the resistance band in the right hand. While holding your left hand behind your back, hold the other end of the resistance band over your head. Now extend your right hand in the upward direction until your arm is fully extended. Return to the original position. Perform 10 reps.

Lateral Rows
Keep your feet hip width apart on the resistance band and bend your knees slightly. Hold the ends of the resistance band with your hands. Arms must be bent slightly at the elbows and raise your arms at the height of your shoulders. Then again return to the starting position. Perform 10 reps.

Resistance Band Bent Over the Rows
Place the resistance band under one of your foot and keep your other foot slightly backwards. Hold the resistance band with both your hands and keep your back at an angle of 45 degrees. Now pull the bands up to your waist level and squeeze your shoulder blades together and perform the rowing motion. Perform 10 reps of this exercise.

Resistance Band Squats
Place both your feet on the resistance band and hold the resistance band in both the hands. Hold the bands at your shoulder level. Start with a squat and while doing the squats, hold your hands at the level of your shoulders. Then return to your starting position and perform 15 reps of this isometric exercise.

Benefits

Isometric exercises have a lot of benefits, which include weight loss, flat belly and strength training. Here are some other benefits.

• These exercises help in weight loss, as they mainly focus on toning the belly muscles.
• The second advantage of these exercises is that the total endurance of your muscles increases, which in turn increases your stamina.
• Performing these exercises regularly, increases the muscular strength and helps avoid any muscular injury.
• These exercises can be done at the home and with those simple resistance bands it will be very easy.
• Those who want to lose belly fat find these exercises to be very effective.

This was all about isometric exercises with resistance bands. Resistance band increases the overall muscle endurance and helps in weight loss.