Resistance bands vs dumbbells: which first?
Start with bands if short on space, budget or noise; dumbbells if you want simplest progression; most beginners happiest with both. Bands: cheap, light, silent, drawer storage, resistance grows as band stretches, harder to measure exactly. Dumbbells: fixed measurable weight, better for heavy lower-body work, heavier/pricier/needs space. Hybrid: loop band set for warm-ups/glutes/travel plus one […]
