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 |
High-quality latex rubber tube with thick plastic handle,
sturdy grommet, extra stitching and extra rubber sleeve
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