Living Fit – Toning Tube

Toning Tubes work like a cable machine, allowing you to keep constant tension on muscle. You’ll incorporate stabiliser muscles to keep the band in alignment throughout each exercise, adding a different dynamic to common moves. This helps with coordination and balance and it also helps you involve more muscle groups.

Hold handles and drop onto hands and knees. Loop tube around one foot and kick this leg back. Extend until parallel with the floor. Return to starting position.

*Repeat on both sides.

Place one foot on tube and hold handles at shoulder height. Step back with free leg and drop knee down to just above floor level. Extend leading leg to stand back up.

*Repeat with other leg.

Stand on tube with both feet positioned shoulder-width apart. Hold each handle at shoulder height. Squat down.

Extend hips and knees to return to the upright position.

Stand on the Toning Tube with both feet positioned shoulder-width apart. Hold handles at waist height. Bend to one side, then to the other.

Engage abs to resist the pull during each side bend.

Attach tube to low anchor point. Face away. Place one foot in handle. Explosively drive knee up. Slowly return to starting position.

*Perform with other leg.

Stand with one foot on Toning Tube. Hold handles with palms facing towards thighs. Pull handles up to shoulder level. Keep elbows high.

*Return to starting position.

Step on the Toning Tube with one foot. Hold both handles with palms facing down. Move arms up and out to side until parallel to the floor.

*Return to starting position.

Stand on Toning Tube with both feet. Cross handles over feet. Bend slightly at the knees and hinge hips forward. Keep elbows bent and lift handles out to sides.

*Return to starting position.

Loop tube around anchor point at chest height. Hold both handles close to chest. Step away from anchor point. Stand side-on. Twist away from anchor. Reverse the motion.

*Perform on both sides.

Loop tube around high anchor point. Kneel facing away from anchor. Hold handles over head. Keep arms extended. Flex waist to crunch towards thighs.

*Resist pull to return to starting position.

Step on the Toning Tube. Hold both handles in front of your body with palms facing up. Bend at the elbows and bring handles up to shoulder height.

*Return to starting position.

Sit upright with extended legs holding handles with tube looped around both feet. Pull handles by driving elbows back.

*Return to starting position.

1. Not all exercise/massage is suitable for everyone. Any user of this equipment assumes the risk of injury resulting from using the equipment and performing the exercises suggested. To reduce the risk of injury, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this or any other exercise/massage equipment, and before beginning this or any other exercise program.
2. If you are pregnant, have an existing injury or are prone to injuries, or suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure or any other medical condition, consult your healthcare practitioner before beginning the exercise program and prior to using the equipment.