Jump up on two parallel bars or gymnastics rings with your palms facing inward and your arms straight (A). Use two boxes or the backs of two sturdy chairs if you’re at home. Slowly lower until your ...

A resistance band gives you a great way to do them, though: lay on your belly and anchor the band to a rack or a heavy kettlebell around floor height. You can do the move with one leg at a time or ...

From there, brace your core and press the band straight away from your body. Try not to allow your body to turn towards the anchor of the band. Turn around to complete the other side.

Repeat 10 times. Bent-over row Step on the resistance band with both feet hip-width distance apart. Grab one handle of the resistance band in each hand, palms facing each other.

This standing press fires up not only the major and minor chest muscles, but also the shoulders, triceps, and upper back, Germano says. “Most of the resistance will be felt at the end of the ...

Place hands down by right knee. Then, pull resistance band up vertically to shoulder level, forming a Y shape with arms. Keep a slight bend in elbows. Slowly lower arms back down. Repeat.

“Resistance bands provide reduced load at joints, leading to a lower chance of injury when training. This makes them a popular tool for rehab and prehab exercises,” Jeffers says.