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: High Quality Exercise Tubing
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I recently received my SPRI Xertube Resistance Band and so far it is everything it claims to be. The product is very well made and is just like the ones I use at the gym. There's a lot of choice out there when it comes to resistance bands, but I believe that you cannot go far wrong with SPRI. Time will tell how long they last, but considering they're relatively inexpensive, I'm not too worried.
The packaging describes the red bands to be of medium resistance and for people who are moderately fit to fit. My guess is that they're pretty good for most people. If you need more resistance, try the blue (heavy) or the purple (very heavy) bands. If you need less resistance, try the green (light) or the yellow (very light).
Note that the handles are plastic. As an alternative, you might want to consider this product that has foam, rather than plastic, handles, but does not appear to include the door attachment: "SPRI XT-MU Xertube with Padded Foam Handles - Medium Resistance".
Customer Review: Effective upper body workout!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I LOVE these bands. I went to a great trainer in NYC who has these in his studio and uses them to train his model clients. A little background on me - I'm FAR from long or lean and tend to bulk up when lifting heavy weights (I know, most people think this isn't possible, but it is for me). So I was looking for something to elongate, tone and lengthen my arm muscles. These do just that. I've been using them for only 3 weeks and have seen a subtle but nice improvement in my triceps, biceps, shoulders, back, and chest. And I'm no stranger to exercise, definitely wouldn't consider myself a beginner. My one "gripe" would be this: the exercise guide it comes with is just OK, so I've come up with some additional moves. So far no trouble with the door attachment like some other reviewers - lets hope it stays that way. I also bought the blue bands for when red gets too easy, which will probably be in the next couple weeks. Looking forward to bringing these on vacation with me since they're so light and portable!Customer Review: A great addition to my at-home gym
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
My husband and I recently dropped our memberships at the local gym and purchased fitness equipment to work out at home instead. Though we do have a Bowflex-style machine, I doesn't have quite the versatility that a resistance band has. I was pleasantly surprised to see a sheet included with demonstrations for exercises to use with the resistance band--I had already printed some from the Internet!
I decided to start out with the medium level of resistance, but feel I will be graduating to a higher level of resistance in the near future for more of a challenge. The bands provide a different workout than free weights, which I also like.
The door attachment really is the key to adjusting the workout and targeting specific muscles. I can take this with me anywhere and I go, and get a full-body, quality workout. I highly recommend this product.
Customer Review: Effective, Practical and Inexpensive Alternative to Dumbbells
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I purchased the SPRI bands in red-medium and blue-heavy resistance levels for use in P90X workouts.
I think the range of resistance between these two bands were perfect for my needs.
I am using these while in Iraq where gym barbells are available, but at times inconvenient with my work schedule...especially when the P90X workout can be done entirely in the limited space of my living quarters.
One helpful hint is to adjust tension of the band in certain exercises by forming a small coil on the ground before stepping on them. This greatly increases the amount of exercises you can do while also allowing you to adjust tension when the bands seem too long.
The door attachment is a good idea, but, without someway of reducing the length in the same fashion, the bands were always too long for the space I had to work with.
Customer Review: Best value in home fitness
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
For the price offered, you would be hard pressed to get a better piece of home exercise equipment. Xertube bands simply work; you can do 20+ different exercises with them just using the tube and a doorway. For toning arms, chest, and shoulders, these will get you great results. You can get several resistance levels for different purposes; I use these for toning my forearms, and use the purple 'heavy' version for doing curls, shoulders, and chest.
At this price, you cannot go wrong. I'd suggest getting two resistance levels, or even three, so that you can tier your workouts according to what you want your end result to be. You can control resistance with each band, but a since resistance will only take you so far.