VIDEO: Are Performance Bands Hype or Help?
Informal study finds some surprising results
May 12, 2011
Performance Bracelets: Hype or Help?Experts say you may be wasting your money. In a not-so-scientific test, CBS reporters tested the performance bands with other rubber bands bought for just a buck. It turns out: nearly everyone had increased performance results when they wore the band – whether they were wearing the “real” thing or a band made out of cheap rubber.
The Skanner News Video: The Hype of Performance Bands
So the next time you pass a store display with the bands, just remember, it may be this generation’s version of snake oil.