The Best Fitness Platform to Train Anywhere!

Amazon Prime Day has arrived once again, and it got me thinking about how I like to train my clients over 60 and the gym equipment I use. I like to empower people to exercise at home or in the gym, wherever they feel more comfortable, and there are specific gym products I use to make that feel accessible.

There's one beginner-friendly, super affordable option I turn to with my dad every time, and it's one of the best resistance bands, or loop bands. You can use them to increase resistance when training your legs, glutes, hips and shoulders, improving muscle engagement all over your body and bulletproofing your joints as you age.

These little loops don't look like much, but used correctly, expect better stability, functional strength, longevity and injury protection.

Here's what you need to do and how to make a saving during the Prime Day sales.

Do resistance bands work?

Resistance bands won't build maximal strength like using barbells would, nor will they be your best bet in the long term for hypertrophy, which basically means the muscle growth that occurs when you progressively overload and stimulate muscles.

However, what they will do is help you build your everyday functional strength, improve mobility and stability, increase challenge and resistance on your muscles for any exercise you use them with, and test your range of motion.

When I use them with clients, especially my dad, I can almost double the effort without needing to load up on extra weights all the time. Of course, there's a time and place, but I really enjoy using them for mobility routines, and I credit them with building stronger hips and glutes in older clients who benefit from this to prevent back pain or reduce sitting time.

And guess what? I've picked three of my favorite band deals that you can shop in the Amazon Prime Day sales right now.

Resistance band deals

Sam Hopes is a level 3 qualified trainer, a level 2 Reiki practitioner and fitness editor at Tom's Guide. She is also currently undertaking her Yoga For Athletes training course.

Sam has written for various fitness brands and websites over the years and has experience across brands at Future, such as Live Science, Fit&Well, Coach, and T3.

Having coached at fitness studios like F45 and Virgin Active and taken on both 1:1 and group, Sam now primarily teaches outdoor bootcamps, bodyweight, and kettlebells.

She also coaches mobility and flexibility classes several times a week.

Sam has completed two mixed doubles Hyrox competitions in London and the Netherlands and finished her first doubles attempt in 1:11.