WHATAFIT Resistance Bands, Workout Bands Set with Handles, 100 lbs Exercise Bands for Home Gym, Includes Door Anchor and Ankle Straps for Full Body Strength Training and Physical Therapy

Why it's worth it

Five color-coded tubes stack to 100 pounds, and the kit comes with cushioned handles, ankle straps, a door anchor and a bag. It does most of what our top pick does, weighs about half as much, and skips the internal safety cord.

If you want a small home gym that doesn't look like one, this is the easy answer. The five tubes run 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 pounds, and they stack to 100. That's enough for rows, presses, curls, kickbacks and squats for any beginner and plenty of intermediates. The whole thing lives in a drawer, and you'll actually use it because setup takes a minute.

The accessories are the real story. Cushioned handles, two ankle straps and a door anchor come in the box, and that's what separates a usable kit from five rubber tubes. The anchor fits a standard door without chewing the frame. Set it high for pulldowns, low for rows, and you've rebuilt most of a cable machine in about thirty seconds.

From our review of 8 portable resistance band sets, by Sophie Chen, Food & Wellness Editor

What we like

• +If you want a small home gym that doesn't look like one, this is the easy answer
• +The accessories are the real story
• +It's more than a pound lighter than our top pick, and the bag slips into a backpack pocket
• +The spec sheet and owner feedback agree on the ceiling: 100 pounds combined

What to know

• –There's no safety cord inside these tubes
• –The 100-pound ceiling bites hardest on lower-body work