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tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

bowflex?

shopgirl82 · Chanel

personally, i find them to be SUPER space consuming. they are just soo bulky. i tried it and granted, it was just playing around, not for real, but it was super hard. have you considered a rowing machine or the total gym instead? the total gym is my weakness. everytime i see it on an infomercial i want it. also, since you can add pilates attatchments it doubles as a reformer. i can vouch for the durability....my parents had that old bulky silver model till just a couple years ago, and my dad still used it. just my $.02

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

shopgirl82, I forgot about the total gym! Thanks for reminding me. I looked into them and there seems to be like a billion models so I'll have to do some research. The most expensive one was about $1700 which is more than I want to spend but I'm sure I'd be fine with a lower end model.

You're right about the Bowflex ones being huge. Right now I'm not that concerned with space because I have a big basement but if we move somewhere without a basement I'd probably have nowhere to put the thing. I think I'm going to look into Nordic Track; they seem to have a lot of options and I live fairly close to a store.

Lilykind · Hermes

tri_sarah_tops wrote:

I looked into them and there seems to be like a billion models so I'll have to do some research. The most expensive one was about $1700 which is more than I want to spend but I'm sure I'd be fine with a lower end model.

My BF got one for Christmas a few years ago. The model he has is the Total Gym XL and I don't remember how much it is, but I believe it's a middle of the road model. He likes it a lot but would always manage to forget to excercise...this has nothing to do with the integrity of the machine. The machine is pretty challenging at the upper levels. I think it would serve your purposes well and since you don't enjoy the gym environment, you'd really enjoy it.

JoceyBaby23 · Gucci

I have several friends that have the bowflex and others with the total gym. I have not heard a bad thing about either.

laken1 · Hermes

I have no personal experience with either of these, but I am betting you can get one at least half price by looking on craigslist, in the paper, etc. We got an elliptical & treadmill for $20 each at garage sales. SOOOOO much cheaper. Just FWIW

zeitgeist4 · Gucci

My parents have a Bowflex in their garage. I've used it before, but it was kind of annoying having to change the weights all the time (compared to freeweights or having a huge gym with tons of different machines). It does offer a lot of activities in one machine though.

I've never seen that Total Gym thing, so I can't compare it.

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

Oooh, thanks for the suggestion laken1. I hadn't thought of checking classified and stuff. I should probably check out the Play it Again Sports store too. You got a great deal on your home equipment!

I think I really like this Nordic Track one. I love that the resistance level is electronic so you don't have to mess around with bands or anything. It also counts sets and reps, which is perfect for me because I usually zone out and lose count. I'm going to go to the store tonight to see if they have one I can check out.

http://www.nordictrack.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=153&prrfnbr=1383656&cgrfnbr=46529&rootcat=46525