Women's Health Australia

Resist Like The A List

It’s fitness trivia time. What do Jennifer Lopez, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jennifer Aniston have in common? Answer: all three of them use resistance bands to sculpt and strengthen their famous bods.

In fact, Aniston’s trainer Leyon Azubuike swears by ’em. “Resistance bands with handles are amazing for upper-body work,” he says. Using these. That’s likely because the added instability fires up these secondary muscles, which are often hard to target and train.

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