
FLAT
THERAPY EXERCISE
BAND GUIDELINES
Extra-Light -
rehab, frail older adults
Light
-
rehab,
others needing less resistance
Light-Medium
- inactive women
Medium - average women
Medium-Heavy - very active women,
inactive men
Heavy - average men, strong women
Extra-heavy - strong men, very
strong women
Approximate Pounds
of
Resistance at
100% to 200% Elongation
(2x to 3x unstretched length)
what
this means
|
Flat Band |
Color |
Pounds
Resistance |
light |
orange |
4.5
- 7
lbs. |
light-medium |
yellow |
6
- 9
lbs. |
medium |
green |
8
- 12
lbs. |
medium-heavy |
blue |
10
- 15
lbs. |
extra- heavy |
violet |
20.5
- 30.5
lbs. |
Theraband® to
Flat Band Equivalents
THERABAND® |
|
FLAT
EXERCISE
BAND |
color |
thickness |
equals |
color |
thickness |
yellow |
0.15
mm |
equals |
red |
0.15
mm |
red |
0.20 mm |
equals |
orange |
0.20 mm |
green |
0.25
mm |
equals |
yellow |
0.25
mm |
blue |
0.30 mm |
equals |
green |
0.30 mm |
black |
0.38
mm |
equals |
blue |
0.38
mm |
silver |
0.56 mm |
equals |
indigo |
0.53 mm |
gold |
0.64
mm |
equals |
violet |
0.68
mm |
Dynaband®
to Flat Band Equivalents
These are the nearest matches--our
exercise therapy bands are
aprox. 0.5 to 1 lb. higher in resistance
to the equivalent Dynaband. We carry additional resistance levels to choose from.
DYNABAND® |
|
FLAT
EXERCISE
BAND |
color |
equals |
color |
pink |
equals |
orange |
green |
equals |
green |
purple |
equals |
blue |
silver |
equals |
indigo |


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