Total Gym XLS

[pixiesis]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited that my new total gym xls arrived today and I LOVE it! I used to have a similar (crappy, different brand) version of this in the past and I thought they were all kind of bad. Then I went to a physical therapy convention this spring where I got to try one of their commercial versions (the GTS), which was AMAZING! So versatile, so fun and easy to use, so comfortable! My sister and I volunteered to be their demo people for 30 minutes and we got an amazing strength and cardio workout. Just endless ways to exercise!

Ever since I've been obsessed with getting a commercial model someday, and my parents actually did buy one and love theirs (my dad has had major spine surgeries and he uses it for home physical therapy). But they cost around $3000 and I just couldn't justify the expense. So I started looking into their high-end home model, the XLS (yeah, the one on the cheesy infomercial!) and read tons of positive reviews. So I decided to "settle" for the XLS, and got a great deal on one on eBay ($700 including shipping). It just arrived today and I set it up, and I have to say, I really don't feel like I settled at all. It is an AWESOME machine. Very solid, very easy to adjust the incline, I can't wait to work out on it later today!

Just had to share with my fellow fitness freaks!

 

[pixie9]

So cool!

I'm SO jealous! I love that machine!! Honestly one of THE best workout machines in existence.

 

[pixiesis]

You seriously need to get one C! As much as I love my treadmill and elliptical, this thing is so much more versatile than they are, I might even love it more. I spent about 4 hours trying it out, and I honestly love it even more now. I love all the different attachments and found them very easy to use. It is so solid and comfortable and even though you can work really hard, it feels more like playing than working. It works great as a pilates reformer (never really knew I liked pilates this much). You can also do gravity-assisted stretching, which feels amazing. And even though I don't need to fold it up and put it away to store it, I tried it out and it's super easy. Folded up it's easy to move it and it takes up very little space.

I know I sound like a commercial. Sorry! This is one of the best fitness purchases I've ever made, right up there with my Cathe collection, elliptical, and tm. I think it's probably worth twice what I paid for it.