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Bodylastics Home Gym

"It's effective, and the design is superb!" - Don Bennett

Exercise bands, also known as resistance bands, are not just for aerobics classes anymore! The unique and adjustable design will enable you to effectively work all of the same muscles as a Bowflex or Soloflex machine, but for $100's and even $1,000's less!

I love resistance bands. They do just as good a job as weights, they don't have the "momentum effect", and I can travel with them easily. But I could never find high quality ones. The store-bought kind break with regular use, and they're not adjustable. Then I found Bodylastics, and I love 'em!


Bodylastics, the $50 home gym!

This unique system is a complete exercise center in a two pound bag, for less than the cost of one month at most health clubs.

Bodylastics is designed for everyone including: bodybuilders, busy mothers, new mothers, working dads, working moms, fitness pros, personal trainers, older adults, baby boomers, athletes, models, people that want to lose excess weight, people that want to gain muscle, and anyone who wants to improve their health but doesn't want to spend big bucks on a home exercise machine like Bowflex.

Bodylastics gets results, can be stored in a draw, and is affordable. Who could ask for anything more?

Unique   The advantage of the Bodylastics super system is that by simply using a number of different elastic bands you can accommodate all of the various levels of strength (beginners - the easiest elastic(s), with two more levels, and then advanced - all four elastics). The unique-clip system allows the user to vary the resistance in a snap so each muscle group can get the maximum workout without feeling overloaded or under-worked. Other elastic sets sold in today's market come with either both handles permanently attached to one elastic, or only cover one resistance level without shortening the length, which can disrupt range of motion and the body's natural movement. That's inefficient and uncomfortable! And Bodylastics is complete! -- one product -- one price -- all strength levels. This product works for every BODY!

Affordable   For the average cost of one personal training session you can have an amazing home and travel gym that not only works every part of your body, but also packs away easily in a one square foot travel bag. Fitness and health should be affordable and within the reach of everyone.

Effective   Bodylastics has an impressive track record. It's design is similar to the one currently used by hospitals and clinics for rehabilitation. Throughout history it has been scientifically proven that the only way to change the shape of a muscle and make it stronger is to lengthen and shorten it against resistance over a full range of motion. This applies to general fitness, athletes and rehabilitation. The thing that makes the Bodylastics system so wonderful, is how similar it is to using weights or machines for resistance training. The muscles in your body are blind. They do not know if you are using a barbell, a dumbbell, or resistance bands. They only know that you are working against some sort of resistance. This resistance can come in the form of elastics like Bodylastics.

Portable    One of the greatest advantages of Bodylastics is that it's truly a portable gym. It weighs under 2 lbs. (TWO POUNDS)! It can be carried absolutely anywhere! This mini gym is perfect for anyone who wants health club quality exercises without going to a health club (getting ready, driving, parking, signing in, getting a locker, working out, waiting in line, then traveling home again).

Quiet    No clanging and banging like health club machines. Bodylastics is smooth, quiet resistance. It doesn't make any noise. That means that Bodylastics is perfect for the new mother or father who doesn't want to wake up the kid. It is perfect if you live in an apartment - you won't disturb the neighbors. Even better, if you like to exercise in front of the television or to music, you will actually be able to hear it!

Well Made     I've bought many cheap resistance bands, and they simply don't last. This is not because I'm built like Arnold Schwarzeneiger (I'm not), but because they're poorly made. Bodylastics is well made, and is a smart design. It's better to get a particular resistance using two or three bands, than with one single band. A multi-band system such as the Bodylastics spreads the load over many bands which helps it last!



Elastics - The four, 4 foot tube-shaped elastic exercise bands are made of high-quality rubber and have different degrees of tension, from 5 to 18 lbs. You can use different combinations to vary the resistance (tension). People who are out of shape can easily start with one of the bands and then progress to two and three (the number/combination of bands depends, of course, on the particular exercise).

Ankle Straps - The two ankle straps are made of soft nylon and Velcro. They are used for several leg firming exercises. You can also use these straps on your wrists in case you are lacking grip strength.

Door Anchor - The door anchor is a nylon strap with a loop at one end and a soft foam piece at the other. It enables the product to be safely attached to any door, thus making exercises like triceps extensions, seated upper back rows and hamstrings curls a snap (the manual explains these exercises in detail).




Bodylastics sells sets from $45 to $104. To see all
the various sets that Bodylastics sells, click here.

To see the component specifications, click here.

My Guarantee

If you use this device once a week as directed in the article mentioned below, you will get fit (proper exercise must be combined with some reasonably healthy eating habits to be truly effective).

My Price

I can no longer sell this product at a competitive price... but you can buy it directly from the manufacturer. Go to bodylastics.com

Additional training information written by Don Bennett can be found in chapter 9 of my book. It can and should be applied to working out with the Bodylastics.

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