| Total Gym 1100 |
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| Manufacturer: Total Gym |
| Model: C14050-2A |
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| Reviews:68 |
| Retail Price: $269.99 |
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If you take away anything from the Total Gym 1100 it will disappear. It is as simple as any of these workout home gyms can get and yet can give you as much or more exercises than more complicated machines, at least that is what Total gym says.
If you are looking for something that isn’t expensive and doesn’t occupy much space in your house, and you are a beginner and don’t look for anything to please professionals and hardcore bodybuilders, then the Total Gym 1100 fits you like a glove and will meet your needs. No need for bulky home gyms that need a whole room just for themselves, plus an extra room for weights and power rods and stuff, the Total Gym 1100 can even be folded and stored under your bed after you exercise.
Total Gym 1100 Specifications
- Folding- Yes
- Glideboard- Ergonomic glide board with handles for strengthening and sculpting muscles
- Number of exercises- 60
- Dimensions- 99.5’’ long x 16’’ wide x 43.75’’ tall
- Weight- 54 pounds
- Warranty- 1 year
As simple as it gets
The Total Gym 1100 is simply an ergonomically designed board that glides back and forth allowing you to stretch and strengthen your muscles, while using your own body weight as resistance in the workout. It weighs just 54 pounds and is easily folded and stored under a bed.
The fact that it only uses 60% of your body weight as resistance may easily be overcome with some months of dedicated exercises, meaning that in no time the machine will no longer be challenging for you and your muscle expectations. It works perfectly if you plan to use it to tone up your body, need a complement to some other machine or just to keep yourself fit when you don’t have time to go out to the gym.
The resistance is controlled by the degree of inclination of the board, can use up to 60% of your body weight and it operates smoothly and quietly. One thing that it is supposed to do is to give you up to 60 exercises, but some of them are just small variations of the same basic exercise. It does indeed provide exercises to work upper and lower body as well and abs, but it won’t go much farther. While you workout it does increase your heart rate rhythm creating some cardio vascular exercise.
It isn’t built to create muscle mass and it is somewhat limited and monotonous to use, if you are the kind of person that discourages easily then the Total Gym 1100 will do that for you very quickly since it doesn’t have much to go for and the exercises may become a boring routine. If not, then this is the machine for you, reasonably cheap and a space saver equipment.
Total Gym 1100 at a Glance…
Pros:
- Ergonomically designed and cushioned glideboard
- Wide, sturdy and stable tower
- Folds easy to fit under bed or in closet
Cons:
- Not challenging for serious workout enthusiasts
Don’t expect too much out of the Total Gym 1100, even if Total gym promises 60 exercises out of this machine. It is cheap and saves space as any other, but it can’t work wonders when it comes to more serious and hardcore workouts.
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