Bowflex Xtreme Review

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The majority of the people thinking about the purchase of a home gym do so because of their time commitments and schedules won’t allow them to belong to a gym. The beauty of the home gym is that you can work out in the privacy of your own home whenever you schedule allows you to. The downside is of course that few home gyms offer the same work out that you could get at a gym fully-stocked with all the latest equipment. As always, TVTopTen.com has a recommendation: the Bowflex Xtreme 2.

By now, just about everyone with a TV is familiar with the Bowflex home gym system. After running TV ads for over ten years, Bowflex is one of the most recognizable names in the fitness industry. The reason for the continual success of the Bowflex is due in large part to its unique design. Unlike weight stack machines that you see in gyms, Bowflex uses composite rods of varying thickness that provide resistance when you pull them in various ways. Bowflex Xtreme offers 70 different exercises and has 210 pounds of resistance that can be upgraded to 410 pounds with add-ons. It provides a variety of upper and lower body exercises that rival most regular gym work outs. Bowflex Xtreme has a vertical bench where almost all exercises can be done from this sitting position. The vertical bench provides more comfort and it also takes up less space then the horizontal bench.

Bowflex Xtreme has exercises for virtually every muscle, so just about anyone can build the physique they want if they are committed to exercising three times a week for 20 minutes. The Bowflex owner’s manual has simple and easy to follow fitness guide that can help you with each exercise. Beginners would do well to follow the instructions in this guide so they don’t hurt themselves. And, as usual, working out on the Bowflex will show results faster when you eat right. Bowflex provides you with a nutrition guide to help you eat a diet that is most helpful for your particular workout regimen.

On the quality end of things, the machine is well built and solid because of its reinforced based that provides more stability when working out. The ‘X’ is Xtreme is supposedly inspired by the X shaped base of the unit. Like Bowflex claims, this design makes the unit very stable. Bowflex Xtreme comes with a seven-year limited warranty on materials and workmanship. The power rods come with a lifetime warranty and overall, Bowflex has one of the best warranties you can find in a home gym.

With the Bowflex Xtreme you only need a seven by six foot space for you to be able to do your entire work out. However, take into consideration of where you are going to store your Bowflex. You should store it near the area you are going to use it. Chances are that you will be less likely to use if it is difficult to take out and put away.

Bowflex Xtreme offers a complete work out where there is no need to change cables between work outs, has a seven-year warranty and allows you to customize the resistance to match the work out you desire. It’s little wonder why Bowflex is the most widely used home gym in the world, even after more than ten years on TV.

-Reviewed by Johnathan, TVTopTen.com

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