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Bryony Firth-Bernard

No weights – just a resistance band and these five exercises for full-body strength

A woman doing bicep curls with a resistance band.

If you’ve got a long resistance band that’s gathering dust in the corner of your garage gym and you want to get a full-body workout in, this workout from Fitness Trainer, Roxanne Russell, will do the trick. It’ll help strengthen your entire body, from your quads and glutes all the way up to your biceps and shoulders, and you won’t even have to set foot in a gym.

Resistance bands are massively underrated. Let’s be honest, many people think they’re just made for rehab and warm-ups, but if used correctly – with progressive overload – they can absolutely make you stronger and build muscle. It may not be as quick as using a pair of dumbbells, barbells, or weight machines, but studies have shown it is possible – which is the main thing.

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