SPRI ES501R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment
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Description of SPRI ES501R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment
The Xertube is the ideal workout tool you can use anywhere, any time for safe and effective total-body conditioning. Comes with one Xertube, two exercise charts and a door attachment.SPRI Xertubes provide an easily portable, highly versatile way to add resistance training to your workout. Constructed of durable rubber with secure plastic and webbing handles, the Xertubes are suitable for a variety of toning exercises, body types, and fitness levels. Color-coded red, this Xertube is recommended by SPRI for the upper body workouts of most men and fit women. It offers medium resistance for the muscle groups in the back, arms, shoulders, and trunk. SPRI also includes a strap that lets you safely secure the tube to a door for additional target activities. The kit includes two illustrated charts of exercises, including bicep curls, shoulder presses, and back extensions. Designed for light and speedy mobility, the strap can be rolled up to stash in a gym bag, suitcase, or overnight grip. --Emily Bedard
Sports reviews of SPRI ES501R Xertube Resistance Band with Door Attachment
Customer Review: THE most versatile, flexible, and portable fitness equipment ever made
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Resistance Bands are THE most versatile, flexible, and portable fitness equipment ever made!
You can do any exercise, anytime, and anywhere with them. I carry my babies wherever I go.
I do them in classes, meetings, and movies.
Resistance band s is the most economical resistant equipment out there, since you can just buy a light, medium, and heavy band for all your needs. Simply combine the bands together to create different variations of intensity! Use the resistance bands with the stability ball, stability disc, and bosu balls for even greater workouts.
Just make sure you check the anchor you are wrapping the resistance band around before you do the exercise. Once, I put the resistant band on a door knob, and it slipped out and almost took out my eye. Also, check to make sure there are no tears in your resistant band. Safety first.
If you don't feel the burn after 10 repetitions, you are doing the exercise wrong. In all exercises, it is the eccentric portion of the exercise that builds muscle. Do the exercise in a smooth, controlled fashion with a 3 concentric and 6 eccentric count. Squeeze at the peak of the motion to get that extra pump.
As in all exercises, make sure to keep your wrists straight and check your posture with these seven vital points: feet hips-width apart and pointed straight ahead; knees slightly bent; pelvis at perfect middle, as if you are sitting at a bar stool; stomach tight, but not flexed; chest straight and aligned on top of ribs; shoulders parallel to ribs; and neck straight on top of body.
Customer Review: Great Product
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I purchased these after reading the positive reviews. Have been wanting to buy them as an alternative and mostly for lower body workouts. I am a female not trying to bulk up if that matters to anyone.
I first bought the red based on my guess of moderate fitness level. I guess I'm not there yet bc I felt it to be too resistant to do 15 reps of leg abduction and adduction. I think I'll put the red one to use down the road. So I decided to also buy the yellow and green one. I haven't taken the yellow out of the pack and almost think it might be a waste but maybe I can double up the tubes to vary resistance. I've been mostly using the green one now with door attachment for adduction and abduction. Only maybe minor neg is that the handle around your ankle and pulling it sideways might be uncomfortable. I'm going to try the foam or wrapping a sock to remedy that. No noticeable handle issues using the band for other exercises. Overall I am satisfied with the quality of the product but I've only had a chance to use it for a month so far.
Edit 3/30/09: Since I wrote the review I've transitioned to the red tubing for lower body. I waited a few weeks before writing initial review so it took a few weeks but not long for my initial guess that the red tubing would be appropriate for intermediate fitness level for female. I hope this doesn't confuse anyone! I'll have to check if green will suffice for upper body workout (currently using 5 lb dumbbells.)
Customer Review: Very Handy and Useful
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
There's a lot of good reasons to choose resistance bands to exercise...
-good for home workouts
-great for traveling (some gyms in hotels are just pitiful); these are very portable
-great to use with exercise videos (a lot of ex. DVD's have you use bands)
What will they do for you?
-tone your muscles
-help you burn a few calories
-make your muscles stronger
-make your bones more dense
Why choose these particular ones?
-they're pretty sturdy
-come with a door attachment
-exercise charts included
-most find the handles comfortable
-offer different bands with varying levels of difficulty
-reasonably priced
Disadvantages?
-if you look like the incredible Hulk, you're probably not going to get enough of a workout
-some might find them hard to work with
-some might not like the "feel" of them as they do an exercise
All-in-all they're a great exercise tool to use to help you get in shape, prevent injuries, or even rehabilitate one (you see these in physical therapy clinics a lot). And don't forget, once you get comfortable using a given color, move up to the next harder band if you want to keep getting stronger. Also recommend Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow if tennis elbow is interfering with your workouts.
Customer Review: Very Good
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Purchased this a while ago (purple one, high resistance)
Shipping: Came on time, packaged fine - no problems there.
Contents: Came with band, door attachment in a box with a little manual on a couple of exercises. Nothing wrong with any of these things, fine condition.
Product: Well-satisfied. I don't believe anyone that says they snapped this thing. It's incredibly durable and has weathered even my intentional attempts to snap it. Door attachment looks cheap and dangerous, but it works just fine. As a tip you should put it on the back part of your door, by the hinges, instead of the opening side. Much safer and sturdy this way.
It's very strong, very durable lasted me a few years already.
Note that resistance bands are not intended to be exactly like weights. Therefore you should not really be struggling to bring one of these up the way you bring a weight up. This is probably the source of complaints that the resistance is too small.
Probably biggest downside is that it has a kind of dirty rubber smell that will get on your hands after use. The handles also get moved around and its kind of annoying to readjust it for different workouts.
Price: Seen the same thing at Big 5 and other sporting goods stores for 12-13 bucks. I'd say the 10 bucks here is worth it. Save some gas and a trip to the store too.
Customer Review: Great, versatile piece of exercise equipment!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I've worked out at home for years, but only recently have I begun incorporating exercise bands into my strength training. I've had a few flat-type bands that have wound up getting worn and snapped over time, so I wanted to invest in a higher-quality band. Happily, this SPRI tubing perfectly fit the bill WITHOUT breaking the band! This is a very sturdy, very versatile little piece of exercise equipment. You can use it to replace weights in your usual workouts, which allows you to work your muscles in some new and unique ways (refer to the included exercise chart for ideas). When at home, you can actually use the tubing WITH your weights to add greater resistance throughout the entire muscle movement, OR you can pack your tubing with you when traveling--so light and convenient! Finally, the included door attachment is easy to use and allows you to perform an even greater variety of exercises. I wasn't sure which strength tubing to purchase, but I am an intermediate to advanced exerciser, and the medium (red) is perfect for me, as it is easy to adjust for either more or less resistance when needed. Highly recommended!