7 Resistance Band Exercises to Burn Fat and Build Muscle

Adding resistance makes your home workouts more challenging!

resistance band exercises to burn fat

In my opinion, resistance bands don’t get enough credit. They are one of the few pieces of equipment that are effective, yet compact enough to keep at home (or bring with you, for that matter.) Not to mention, they are incredibly versatile! You can get one heck of a workout with these things. While many of us would love to have a full set of Olympic dumbbells or a universal cable machine at home, that’s not exactly practical. This is why these resistance band exercises to burn fat and build muscle are so great.

7 Resistance Band Exercises to Burn Fat and Build Muscle

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These moves bring your at-home workouts to a whole new level. By adding resistance, you’re providing more of a challenge to your muscles. Additionally, activating large muscle groups such as the ones along your thigh, burns a high amount of calories in a short period of time.

1. Lateral Band Walk

This move is great for burning calories because it activates large muscles along your legs and core. Take about five steps to one side before switching directions.

2. Bent-Over One-Arm Row

Rows target your back. Although you can perform rows with many different types of equipment, we love doing them with resistance bands because it makes the move feel more like a dynamic body weight exercise.

3. Glute Bridge

Bridges are some of the best moves to tone your booty because they isolate the glute muscle rather than working the entire leg. Resistance bands bring the move to a new level.

4. Clamshell


This simple exercise tones your glutes, thighs, and abs, while strengthening your knees as well.

5. Donkey Kicks

Donkey kicks are a relatively simple glute exercise, but you can make them a little bit harder by adding some resistance. This makes your glutes and hamstrings work harder.

6. Leg Lift with Reach

Leg Lifts will work the outer part of your thigh, but adding the reaching motion makes this a full body exercise.

7. Leg Raise with Hip Abduction

It’s difficult to do hip abductions without a machine, but resistance bands make it possible. This combo leg raise and hip abduction works your abs as well.

What did you think of these resistance band exercises to burn fat and build muscle? Let us know in the comment section, below!

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D'Juan Woods

D’Juan Woods, is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where he played wide receiver. D’Juan went on to play in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Super Bowl winning team, the New Orleans Saints. Unfortunately, D’Juan’s NFL career was cut short due to a spinal cord injury that nearly left him paralyzed. Upon his recovery, D’Juan brought his sports knowledge to the realm of personal training. In 2017 & 2018 he was named as a Master Trainer for the Nike Training Club. D’Juan recently won the Equinox Fitness “Prodigy” Talent Search.

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