How many times have you packed a resistance band in your suitcase and then forgotten all but two or three exercises you can do with it? The Body Works Band solves that problem by printing 11 exercises right on it. You’ll never forget your seated rows, squats, seated chest flyes, tricep extensions, hip extensions, lateral arm raises, side leg raises, hammer curls, inner thigh crossovers, crunches or prone back extensions again.

Estelle Underwood, a South Pasadena exercise trainer, developed the Body Works Band. It’s a nifty tool which I plan to take on my next trip.

If you buy the Body Works Band, let it air out before you pack it. It outgases in a heavy-duty way – enough that my dog was intrigued and tried to eat it. When a non-food item smells strongly enough to attract the dog, you don’t want to immediately confine it in a suitcase.