The Resistance Quantity in Knee Extension Movement of Exercise Bands (Thera-Band^®)

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This study was carried out for the purpose of quantifying resistance demonstrated by Thera-Band^® exercise bands in knee joint extension. The subjects were 35 healthy adults (19 male, 16 female), and their average age was 21.0 ± 2.3 years old. The exercise bands had 6 colors. From the lower leg nutation position in sitting on the edge of a bed, knee joints were extended to 30° and 45°, and the value of the muscle strength used in retaining those angles with the different colored exercise bands was measured with a dynamometer. In this study, the resistance demonstrated in knee extension with the exercise bands was quantified using a dynamometer, and the resistance quantity of the six colored exercise bands used in this study was clarified, enabling the construction of an index for their selection.