5 Resistance Band Moves That Will Help Burn Off Quarantine Weight

For the past few months, much of the country has been unable to go to the gym.

From doing 30 Murph workouts in 30 days to turning the living room into a gym, fitness junkies have been forced to find a million different ways to stay in shape.

Devan Kline, a former pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization, and his wife Morgan are the founders of Burn Boot Camp. Burn Boot Camp is a boutique fitness concept with over 250 locations across the U.S.

The Klines understand that millions of people aren’t allowed back into gyms yet, so they’ve been serving up killer exercise routines on their Instagram account for people to try in the dining room, the bedroom, or the backyard.

Kline shared five killer resistance band moves with us that will get your body moving and burn some of those extra pounds you’ve put on in self-isolation.

Upper Body Pull

Standing with your legs shoulder-width apart, grasping opposite ends of the resistance band.

Push forward with your left arm and lunge back with your right leg, pulling back your right arm and really pushing and pulling against the band.

Rows

Starting off in a deep lunge position, left foot back, right leg at a 90-degree angle.

Place one end of the band underneath your right foot.

With your left arm grab the other end of the resistance band.

To stabilize yourself, you are going to put your right forearm on that right leg so that you can pull your elbow back until your hand meets your chest then switch sides.

Modified Pushups

Start with the resistance band around your ankles then moving into a pushup position – keep your palms planted on the floor, legs straight back toes down to the floor.

Lift your left leg up, creating resistance on the band around your ankle and go down into a pushup.

Lower your left leg.

Switch sides – lift your right leg, go down into a pushup and lower your right leg.

Knee Drives

Place the resistance bands above your knees and bend your right leg back into a lunge.

Bring your right knee up at a 90-degree angle, pushing off your left leg and then back into a lunge. Switch sides.

In and out runners

Place the resistance band around your ankles immediately go into sprinters.

With a 90-degree angle bend in your knee, bring your right knee to hip height, then planting it into the ground and quickly bringing your left knee up to hip height and planting it into the ground.

Lift each leg once then bring both of legs together, sitting in a slight squat.

From the squatting position move both legs out, about shoulder-width apart, and bring them back in. Do this move once before going back into sprinters.

Check out our fitness section for more home workout ideas and inspiration.

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Chris Illuminati is a 5-time published author and recovering a**hole who writes about running, parenting, and professional wrestling. Reach out to him on Instagram & Twitter.