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Replacement Resistance Bands for EA Sports Active 2

UPDATED 7/25/11

My original title to this post was going to be “my workout yesterday was a snap!” But I figured I’d go with a more direct title.

I’ve been using the same resistance band since I first opened my original EA Sports Active box in 2009. Yesterday while doing my workout on EA Sports Active 2, the inevitable happened–it snapped right in my face. (EA Sports can rest assured I won’t be pressing charges–happily, the resistance band was so flimsy in the first place it could not possibly have inflicted damage. Plus, the thing had been fraying for a long time, so out of sheer curiosity I kept using it until it finally snapped).

Broken EA Sports Resistance Band

If you read my original post, you’ll note how flimsy I felt the band was. Happily, the one that was included in EA Sports Active 2 (the green one) is a little sturdier. I decided to refer back to my original post for instructions on how to assemble the EA Sports resistance bands (while the EA Sports Active instructions were confusing, I can’t even find instructions in EA Sports Active 2 on how to do it!)

Green resistance band

EA Sports doesn’t sell resistance bands unless you buy them when buying a second set of sensors. A great (and cheap) set of replacement bands from Psyclone Games is available at Amazon. Their Wii Resistance Bands come in three sizes and have pretty good reviews on Amazon. What’s unique about these versus other similar bands is that the straps are wider, giving you room to hold your Wii remote and nunchuk. At less than $10 for three bands, the price is certainly right.

For the ultimate replacement for EA Sports Resistance bands, consider these well-reviewed Bodylastics Resistance Bands with 254 pounds of resistance bands.

These are “industrial strength” resistance bands which come in varying degrees of tension, meaning that depending on how you’re feeling any given day you can adjust the amount of the weight you use each day.

With the flimsy EA Sports resistance band, they tell you to “increase the amount of the band under your feet to increase the tension, which is not the best technique, because you end up stretching the band more than it was designed to be stretched).

The nice thing about these is that you’re not limited to using them with EA Sports Active–you can use them to work out anywhere, anytime (the Bodylastics bands come with a book of ideas).

6 Comments

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    CD
    Mar 03, 2011 2:04 pm

    Good luck with your weightloss! Are these replacement bands the correct length? My EA sports active 2 band started splitting length-wise last night so guess I’m going to have to find a replacement soon. 🙁

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    Jason Pearson
    May 29, 2011 3:57 am

    Using resistance bands are great, i supplement them with dumbbells but now they are part of my life. Training with resistance bands anywhere as they are so portable. I purchased them from here

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    Wade
    Jun 26, 2011 10:30 pm

    Dyna-Band makes replacement bands in a variety of resistance, and they’re relatively inexpensive. A 6 ft length will run you about eight bucks (EA Sports comes with a 5 ft length)

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    Julie
    Jul 04, 2011 9:46 pm

    I’m thinking about buying the EA Sports Active 2. Do you have to have a balance board to use this game?

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    Derek
    Jan 24, 2012 8:38 pm

    No Julie you dont “need” one to play

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