Question : Is a bowflex a good home gym for working out?
im thinking about getting a bowflex, anyone have comments on it?
- asked by dethklok1189
All Answers: Answer #1I am in the military and also in college, long story but just take my word for it ;)I have beento several apartment complex's workout rooms tosee anything made by Bowflex to be broken. Then onthe ships and stations I serve at on my time off,I have seen the same thing.In short, I havenoticed that anything Bowflex is extremelyoverpriced and not durable. When working out, youshould not have to baby equipment. But it seemslike this is the case with the Bowflex. Now Iunderstand things break, and sometimes peopledon't take care of stuff. But the militarypersonell here should do that, unlike collegestudents.If I were you, I would get somethingother than a bowflex if you can spare the room.One maker of workout machines that I have seenwear and tear go into, and still last, are Cybexmachines. The military uses them in all of theirbootcamps/recruit training facilities. So imaginethem being used constantly for 8+ hours a dayEVERY DAY and they never break.The bowflexequipment I have seen broken is the bar-machinethat you see on tv all the time (bends the barsfor weight), then dumbells with the knobs you turnfor weights, and the bench press machine that doesother workouts. All 3 of these I have seen brokenmore than once...ESPEIALLY the dumbbells.Now whoknows, maybe by yourself, and brand new, they willbe good for you and never break. All I know isthat in a social/public area, they are alwaysbroken. I have never seen a fully functioningBowflex machine in my life....no joke...other thanin a fitness store.Hope this helps, and I wouldseriously consider getting a Cybex combined with acouple other things. Getting a dumbbell rack,bike/eliptical machine, and a Cybex-all-in-onewould probably be better than a bowflex...and thesame price.
- answered by Crizzle Gizzle
Answer #2
I don't believe those thibgs really help and mostpeople in my experience who have bought them stopusing them after the first week.Save your money.Dosome exercises at home instead that don't requireequipment.here are a couple of suggestions to helpyou getstarted:
http://instantfeelgood.blogspot.com/2008/06/lose-fat-roll-above-your-jeans-part-2.htmlAndyou need to do cardio workout in order to lose theweight so your newly defined abs pop through sohere is a circuit program you could try to if youwanted:
http://instantfeelgood.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-gym-workout.html
- answered by Jeff Archer
Answer #3
Using a bow-flex is a very smooth experience. Itcan take some time getting used to if your used tothe clanking and chiming of using free weights.The bow flex is very smooth and quit and almostseems as if you are lifting invisible weights. Theonly thing i can so far say bad about it is thatthey are pretty hard to put together with a lot ofpieces
- answered by Some one
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