Exercise Program

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Activities

These beginner exercises help strengthen functional activities

Consult your healthcare provider before beginning this exercise program. If you experience any pain or difficulty with any exercises, stop and consult your healthcare provider. The Hygenic Corporation is not liable for any injuries incurred while using exercises or programs accessed via this website. User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or tube snapping towards the face if grip is lost or if the band or tube breaks.

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Activities

Description:
These beginner exercises help strengthen functional activities

Instructions:
Perform these exercises with a resistance level that allows you to complete 15-20 repetitions to fatigue; start with one set and progress to 2 sets of 20. Increase to the next color resistance level when these exercises become easy.

Thera-Band Tubing with Door Anchor

Thera-Band Tubing with Door Anchor
Thera-Band Tubing with Door Anchor
Instructions:
Pull webbing of Door Anchor through clasp to create 2 loops at end opposite of disk. Slide one handle of the tubing up through one loop and then down through the second loop of the Door Anchor. Pull and tighten the Door Anchor loops down securely on the tubing to fix length as needed.

Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Chopping

Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Chopping
Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Chopping
Instructions:
Begin with one end of the tubing secured to the top a door or sturdy object at your side. Take a wide stance and grasp the other end of the tubing above your shoulder by extending and rotating your trunk. Continue to look at the handles as you pull the tubing downward, rotating and bending your trunk, stretching the tubing across your body. Keep your elbows straight. Hold and slowly return.

Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Lifting

Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Lifting
Thera-Band Tubing Diagonal Lifting
Instructions:
Begin with one end of the tubing secured under one foot. Take a wide stance and grasp the other end of the tubing at your knee by bending and rotating your trunk. Continue to look at the handles as you lift your trunk and rotate, stretching the tubing across your body. Keep your elbows straight. Hold and slowly return.

Thera-Band Tubing Lunge

Thera-Band Tubing Lunge
Thera-Band Tubing Lunge
Instructions:
Stand with one foot on the middle of the tubing. Grasp handles with your hands at chest level and elbows bent. Place other leg behind with knee slightly bent. Keeping your trunk upright, bend your front knee, lowering the body straight down, then return to the upright position against the tubing. Keep your back straight; avoid rounding your back.

Thera-Band Tubing Squat

Thera-Band Tubing Squat
Thera-Band Tubing Squat
Instructions:
Stand on the middle of the tubing with feet shoulder-width apart. Grasp the handles at your hips. Slowly bend your knees, dropping your rear toward the floor. Don’t let your knees bend past 90 degrees. Keep your back straight and keep your hands in the same position throughout the exercise.

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pulling

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pulling
Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pulling
Instructions:
Securely attach the tubing to a door or sturdy object in front of you at waist height. Grasp the handles with elbows bent. Brace your abdominals as you pull the tubing toward you, bending your elbows. Hold and slowly return. Keep your trunk upright, and don’t lean backward or extend your neck to complete the motion.

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pushing

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pushing
Thera-Band Tubing Functional Pushing
Instructions:
Securely attach the tubing to a door or sturdy object behind you at shoulder level. Slightly stagger your stance and grasp the handles at shoulder height with elbows bent. Brace your abdominals as you push the tubing forward, extending your elbows. Hold and slowly return. Keep your trunk upright, and don’t lean backward or extend your neck to complete the motion.

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Overhead Pressing

Thera-Band Tubing Functional Overhead Pressing
Thera-Band Tubing Functional Overhead Pressing
Instructions:
Slightly stagger your stance and stand on the middle of the tubing with your forward foot. Grasp the handles at shoulder height with elbows bent. Brace your abdominals as you push the tubing upward, extending your elbows. Hold and slowly return. Keep your trunk upright, and don’t lean backward or extend your neck to complete the motion.

Thera-Band Tubing Overhead Reaching

Thera-Band Tubing Overhead Reaching
Thera-Band Tubing Overhead Reaching
Instructions:
Securely attach the tubing to a door or sturdy object behind you below shoulder level. Grasp the handles at shoulder height with elbows bent. Brace your abdominals as you push the tubing upward, extending your elbows. Hold and slowly return. Keep your trunk upright, and don’t lean backward or extend your neck to complete the motion.

Consult your healthcare provider before beginning this exercise program. If you experience any pain or difficulty with any exercises, stop and consult your healthcare provider. The Hygenic Corporation is not liable for any injuries incurred while using exercises or programs accessed via this website. User must wear suitable eye protection such as safety goggles to protect against possibility of eye injury as a result of the band or tube snapping towards the face if grip is lost or if the band or tube breaks.

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