10 Uses of Resistance Bands for Singers
1. Lateral Pull - helps engage muscles of support for breath management
2. Back Tricep Pulls - helps engage muscles of support for an even tone
3. Control of Excess Arm Movement - By standing on the band and holding ends in hands awareness is brought to any excessive arm movement that arises from tension or habitually. It also encourages the shoulders to stay down.6.
4. Shoulder Shrugs Under Tension - An exercise to use if there is a tendency to excess shoulder tension.
5. Shoulder/Neck Stretch - Place band over shoulder. Grasp with opposite hand and maintain tension while tilting head in that direction. A good stretch for trapezius and scalene muscles.
6. Seated Row - Loop band over feet while in a seated position and hold ends in hands. Pull back feeling your shoulder blades squeezing together. This helps strengthen the back muscles to prevent rounded shoulders.
7. External Rotation - Loop the band around a post or leg of piano. Grasp end with
furthest away from post. Slowly rotate outwards. This is a rotator cuff exercise which can help with posture and stabilization of the shoulder girdle for improved breath management.
8. Side Steps - Step onto the band and hold ends in hands. Take steps to one side across the room and then reverse direction. This exercise helps strengthen and stabilize the hips where many postural problems can originate.
9. Hamstring Stretch - Lay on back and loop band around one foot. Lift banded leg up with other leg extended on the floor. Pull on ends to increase the stretch. Tight hamstrings are also a source of postural imbalance.
10. Neck Strengthening (and upper back) - Lean over a bench or stability ball. Place middle of band around back of head and hold ends with hands. Push up against band. This is a great exercise to combat text neck.
2. Back Tricep Pulls - helps engage muscles of support for an even tone
3. Control of Excess Arm Movement - By standing on the band and holding ends in hands awareness is brought to any excessive arm movement that arises from tension or habitually. It also encourages the shoulders to stay down.6.
4. Shoulder Shrugs Under Tension - An exercise to use if there is a tendency to excess shoulder tension.
5. Shoulder/Neck Stretch - Place band over shoulder. Grasp with opposite hand and maintain tension while tilting head in that direction. A good stretch for trapezius and scalene muscles.
6. Seated Row - Loop band over feet while in a seated position and hold ends in hands. Pull back feeling your shoulder blades squeezing together. This helps strengthen the back muscles to prevent rounded shoulders.
7. External Rotation - Loop the band around a post or leg of piano. Grasp end with
furthest away from post. Slowly rotate outwards. This is a rotator cuff exercise which can help with posture and stabilization of the shoulder girdle for improved breath management.
8. Side Steps - Step onto the band and hold ends in hands. Take steps to one side across the room and then reverse direction. This exercise helps strengthen and stabilize the hips where many postural problems can originate.
9. Hamstring Stretch - Lay on back and loop band around one foot. Lift banded leg up with other leg extended on the floor. Pull on ends to increase the stretch. Tight hamstrings are also a source of postural imbalance.
10. Neck Strengthening (and upper back) - Lean over a bench or stability ball. Place middle of band around back of head and hold ends with hands. Push up against band. This is a great exercise to combat text neck.
