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Resistance Band Advent Calendar (3rd/last teaser & instructions)

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Just a quick reminder that in the 1st of December, we will start our very own Resistance Band Advent Calendar Challenge! 📅 🎄

How exciting! And thanks to everyone who has already joined our advents challenge! I am so looking forward to this!!!

😀😀😀😀😀😀

More details in our last teaser post at healthunlocked.com/strength...

As mentioned, I will post one exercise per day (actually the night before), and each post has the image of the card that provides the instructions, as well as a link to the demonstration video.

In the current image, you can see the two cards with some instructions or guidelines as per card image:

Each image of a card will depict the following:

- there is a code on each card that leads to the video, but I will put the video link into the body of each post, as well

- the colour of each card has some signification:

a) pink cards - back

b) red cards - core

c) orange cards - arms

d) yellow cards - legs

e) green cards - chest

f) blue cards - cardio

g) purple cards - shoulders

e) brown cards - full body

At the bottom of the card there will be instructions on how many repetitions, or how long a position is asked to be held.

This line also has some indication of the level of the exercise, from

B - Beginner

I - Intermediate

A - Advanced

All - All Levels

And as a little reminder to us all, please be reminded of the following exercise guidelines:

1) If you feel pain, STOP! Something is wrong!

2) Start with light resistance and focus on performing the target reps with excellent technique. This is the perfect warm up. Gradually add resistance until you are challenged to do the target reps with good technique. This is your work out resistance.

3) A workout should be challenging and uncomfortable, but NOT painful. The goal is to moderately stress your body so it adapts positively to the stress. Too much stress slows your progress and leads to injury.

We start on 1st December! See you then! 

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Excellent! I’m excited about this!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toMissUnderstanding

Me too! 😀👍🏽

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Beatlesforever

Looking forward to it! 😃

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toBeatlesforever

Me too! 😀👍🏽

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apatsyf

This looks perfect for me! Back off running again as Achilles is still sore so I badly need motivation and a PLAN! Yes please CBDB 🤗

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toapatsyf

Brilliant! Welcome to the resistance band challenge!

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Over60sRunner

Bands ready - the easiest ones as I am not that well toned at all - and hopefully not too many advanced cards get pulled 😂😂😂

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toOver60sRunner

yeah, I pondered about secretly pulling the advanced ones, but then I thought, “naaahhh”. So they will be completely random, but they all look pretty doable (although I spotted a band-enhanced backwards lunge with a Russian twist kind of thing 😳😳😳 …. Just kidding! 🤥🤭😉)

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Over60sRunner in reply toCBDB

😳😳😳😳 Thank the Lord that was a joke - my shot and much operated on spine would definitely say no 😲😲😲😲

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LurcherMum

I'm in. Can't wait.

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toLurcherMum

Wohooo!!!

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OldManRunning

Can anyone suggest a resistance band? I have no idea what one is 😂 My daughter told me to get a foam roller for my legs once, apparently they're not 9 inches by 2 inches. No wondee I got no relief 😂

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toOldManRunning

🤣🤣 (foam roller)

The kind of resistance band ideal for the exercises we will be doing are the ones with handles, either on the band or able to put on or take off. (But others are ok as well)

Picture is from Decathlon on Amazon. 

I have a set of 5, which was an Aldi offer I seem to remember. 

Hope this helps!

(…and I’m also a foam roller fan 👍🏽)

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OldManRunning in reply toCBDB

Thank you😁

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toOldManRunning

👍🏽👏

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Looking forward to this. I'm going to have to search for my "light" band again. I was using it for some shoulder exercises and have completely mislaid it now . Annoying 😡

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply todijep

ahhh, the resistance-band-eating-gremlins strike again! I’m missing my medium band! 🤣🤣

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Reggiegirl

Sorry I’m a tad late, but can I join you, please, CBDB? 😀

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toReggiegirl

Woohoo! I’ll be posting each exercise the night before! See you on the “band”! (“Band” rather than “May” 🤣🤣)

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One more sleep 'til Resist-mas ! xxx

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toOldfloss

Resist-mas !!!!!!!! I love that!!!!!!!

👏👏👏👏👏😉😉😉

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Liono

Count me in! Excited to have something I can join in with whilst I'm not running 🤗 And to get more use from my resistance bands as I am very bored of ankle strengthening exercises!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toLiono

Woohooo! (And sending you lots of patience for your ankle strengthening exercises)

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RunBrianRun in reply toCBDB

Thank you. Will do. 👍

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RunBrianRun

this looks like great fun and very well organised! Not sure if I can squeeze them into my current routine but I’ll give it a go. 👍

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toRunBrianRun

oh yes, 😀 feel free to pop in. All daily exercises will be posted on healthunlocked.com/strength...

Most of them don’t take longer than 5 min!

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