Loop Resistance Bands, Set of 5 with Five Marked Strengths up to 55 lb

Five flat latex loops, one of each strength. Every band has its strength printed on it, so you know what you have picked up before you stretch it.

Each one is a closed ring. Step into it and it sits above the knees, or around the ankles, and stays where you put it. Nothing to knot, nothing to hold on to.

They live in a drawer and weigh almost nothing. Put one in a bag and the workout comes with you.

No frame to build. No weights to store. Nothing to plug in.

One band is either too easy or too hard

Buy a single band and you get one setting. Too heavy for a shoulder raise, too light for a squat. And the band that fought you in week one barely registers by week four.

Five cover the range. The green loop takes 2 to 11 lb and suits warm-ups and small, slow movements. The black takes 44 to 55 lb and turns a squat into work. The three in between step up evenly.

So your shoulders and your legs get the right band on the same morning. So does the version of you in six months.

You can tell them apart without pulling on them

Most sets hand you five colors and leave you to learn the code. A month later you are stretching each one across the floor to work out which is the medium.

These are printed. Near one end of every band the strength is written out, from X-Light to X-Heavy. Beside it sits a row of five circles, filled in to match. One filled circle is the lightest. Five is the heaviest.

Pick a band out of the drawer and you already know.

The gym that folds into a back pocket

Each band measures 11.8 by 2 inches lying flat. Fold one and it disappears into a jeans pocket. All five go down the side of a holdall and you forget they are there.

That changes where you train. A hotel room with no gym. The floor beside the sofa while dinner is in the oven. A patch of grass in the summer.

Nothing to charge, nothing to run out of. Keep them in the drawer under the television and training stops being somewhere you drive to.

Specifications

Set: Five bands, one of each strength

Resistance: 2 to 55 lb (1 to 25 kg) across the set

Green, X-Light: 2 to 11 lb (1 to 5 kg)

Blue, Light: 11 to 22 lb (5 to 10 kg)

Yellow, Medium: 22 to 33 lb (10 to 15 kg)

Red, Heavy: 33 to 44 lb (15 to 20 kg)

Black, X-Heavy: 44 to 55 lb (20 to 25 kg)

Material: Latex rubber

Allergy warning: Contains natural latex. Not suitable for anyone with a latex allergy

Dimensions, each band flat and unstretched: 11.8 x 2 in (30 x 5 cm)

Form: Flat closed loop, no handles and no fastenings

Marking: Strength name and a five circle scale printed on every band

Use: Home workouts, strength training, stretching, yoga and pilates

Package Includes

5x Loop Resistance Band, one of each strength

1x Storage Bag