Bodylastics Review - Should you buy this resistance band home gym?

When I started looking for a piece of home gym equipment I never thought I'd end up with something like the Bodylastics system. I was thinking about a total gym, or some other form of resistance machine. It was by fluke that I stumbled on the Bodylastics website and realized what a unique home workout system this product really was. Unique enough I felt I wanted to share my experience with the it with you in a Bodylastics review.

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The Pros of BodyLastics

Portable: Hard to argue that this home gym system isn't portable. I take mine with me on the road for work all the time. While I haven't take it on vacation, I know I could, and I use it in just about any room of our home I want.

Cost Effective: Pricing up the Bodylastics system against home gym systems or free weights there's just no comparison. Even if you're to purchase the most expensive set (bodylastics max tension set) from their website it's still right around $100, you just can't beat the price.

Great Workout: I had never done resistance training before I bought Bodylastics, I knew the concept, but wasn't sure what to expect. Well let me tell you, it's a workout like none other. I was humbled pretty quick when I had a tough time completing a few days worth of training using the set workouts that come in the manual.

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Product Durability

One of the question I had before purchasing was how durable is Body lastics. I have to say it's very well built, the exercise bands are strong and thick. The hooks on the end of each one (see image below) are well connected. Their secured using a nylon and ring system (see below) it's very strong, and doesn't stretch or pull on the end of each tube.

bodylastics hook image

Bodylastics Hook on tubing

The handles, and ankle straps are simple but well designed. I've had no issues with mine, the ankle straps still stay tight (they use velcro to connect around your ankle) and the handles have a PVC or plastic type tube where you hold providing a better grip and stronger design for longevity. The handles have a foam outer covering to make it more comfrotable as you being using higher resistances.

bodylastics handles

Bodylastics Handles

The door anchor is also a simple yet genius design. It's basically a foam cylinder that goes in behind any door, you then close the door and allow the bodylastics strap to come out the side or bottom. You then connection your band(s) to the anchor and do which ever exercises you need. It's a simple concept but adds an entire different dimension to your workout that other home gyms and exercise band sets just don't offer.

door anchor

Bodylastics Door Anchor

The Bodylastics workout

The exercises you can do with Bodylastics are more or less the exact same as you can do in your local gym or on any home gym machine. The manual provides a workout system that you can use to rotate days and get a complete over all body workout. It also gives instructions on how to do each move and exercise mentioned in the workout routines. The pictures not great but you can see an example of a shoulder exercise below in the photo taken of my manual.

manual

Not all of the Bodylastics sets come with a dvd but some do. I haven't used the dvd that came with my set so unfortunately cannot comment on how good (or bad) it is. It provides a circuit training workout, and from what I've read online about it sounds quite intense. It's a good fat burning tool if you're not just looking to tone up.

Buy or Don't Buy?

Personally, as I own a Bodylastics set, I can't see why anyone looking for a piece of home exercise equipment wouldn't purchase a Bodylastics set. The price is right, it's portable, and it provides a full body workout. If your skeptical about how well the resistance works, don't be. It's a very intense workout since the resistance challenges your muscles in both directions. The system can grow with you since even the most basic setup comes with 4 bands of resistance, you can also purchase additional bands on their website if you want to add.

It's well worth the money, and the product quality is top notch. It does take a bit of time to get used to the exercises so don't expect to be an expert in one day, it took me a couple of weeks, but the manual is very good at explaining each exercise.

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