Mini Bands

Thickness tells you how hard the band pulls

Loop band, mini band, small resistance band – it's always the same closed loop that you pull over your knees or around your ankles. With us you read the resistance off the material thickness: Yellow is the lightest at 0.3 mm, red the strongest at 1.0 mm. In between sit green at 0.5 mm and blue at 0.8 mm. Every band carries its label printed right on it – Light, Medium, Heavy, X-Heavy.

Why we put the millimeters up front instead of the color: our latex-free line has one step more, and that shifts everything by one. Green is Medium here and Light there – at exactly the same thickness. The millimeters hold across both lines, the label doesn't. Go by them when you reorder and you'll get it right.

For hips, glutes and shoulders – not for pull-ups

The small loop is your tool for work on the floor and for everything that happens before the actual training. Monster Walks, clamshells, glute bridges, hip abductions, banded squats with the band above your knees. Plus shoulder activation in the warm-up, clean recruitment before leg day, and light work in the physio practice.

What it isn't: a replacement for the long Resistance Band. That's the big band for the rack and the pull-up bar – assisted pull-ups, heavy banded squats, mobility with plenty of travel. The names sit close together, the two tools don't. If you want to assist your pull-ups, you need the long one.

Latex, 30 cm loop – and what you should know

The band is a closed latex loop with a 30 cm diameter, cut flat, with the cross equip printed label on it. Latex is elastic and takes a lot, but it ages. Direct sun, heat and sharp edges are its enemies – so don't leave it lying in a hot car. Wipe it down damp after training, store it dark, done.

One point we'll say straight out: with a latex allergy this band is out. For that there's the same idea as the Latex Free - Mini Bands SET – loops made from latex-free rubber, with the same logic over thickness.