We’ve all seen that one gym-goer with a bag packed with more equipment than the gym. But amongst all that, she has one set of things that she uses throughout her workout: resistance bands. 

Resistance bands are stretchable rubber bands used to create external resistance, letting you do any exercise by just replacing dumbbells with these bands. From giving you a great warm-up session to drastically reducing the risk of injury, these bands are a great addition to a teen's gym bag. Furthermore, these bandsare portable and can be used anywhere, even if you don’t have any other equipment available.

However, the usage of such bands remains optional, as it is with other forms of resistance as well. So go ahead and try them out and see if it suits you. If it does follow along as I take you through a few exercises with resistance bands in a different blog, and if it doesn’t, then give body weight, dumbbells, or any other sort of resistance a try.