Exercise Equipment Guide: Treadmills, Weights, and Home Gyms

What happens when your treadmill stops suddenly, and how can you troubleshoot common home gym equipment? Selecting the best mini-trampolines, resistance bands, and cross trainers can significantly improve your at-home fitness results and safety.

Sporty woman with exercise band in fitness studio

How to Get Ripped Using Resistance Bands

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Krista Sheehan

Lightweight and portable, resistance bands provide a workout at home, in the gym or while traveling. These “rubber bands on steroids,” as described by the Family Education website, can help strengthen and tone muscles in nearly all areas of the body.