Flex Band Vs. Thera-Band

FlexBands and Thera-Bands are products that appear similar and serve the same basic purpose: exercise and overall health improvement through the use of large elastic bands. However, the companies provide different reasoning for, and benefits of, the use of their specific products.

  1. FlexBand

    • According to the company's website, the FlexBand Fitness Tools guide users through their pre- and post-exercise stretching routines. The bands provide a variety of resistance and, if used properly, isolate each muscle group in order to provide a full-body routine. Weightlifters and aerobics trainers can use the FlexBands by attaching them to weights or putting them around the body while exercising.

    Thera-Band

    • The Thera-Band brand's promotional material also cites resistance as a benefit to using their products. But instead of emphasizing the Thera-Band's impact on stretching, the company stresses the role their elastic bands play in health rehabilitation, restoring joint and muscle functions. Thera-Bands also have the potential to improve balance and build up strength.

    Thera-Band's Expanded Product Line

    • FlexBands and Thera-Bands may be used for identical purposes, and are virtually identical in appearance. However, Thera-Band's product line extends far beyond elastic bands. Their parent company, The Hygenic Corporation, also makes exercise balls, hand exercisers, aquatic exercise products, specialized kits for exercise, stability training, heat therapy, flexible bars and exercise maps.