We received a complimentary Total Gym XLS for the purposes of this series; this post also contains affiliate links. This article is an account of our personal experience only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any medical condition. Always consult with physician before embarking on any fitness program.
We’ve been using our Total Gym XLS for two months now – wow! Here are our measurements from today, compared with our measurements from day one:
Jai has been building muscle in his chest and arms, which is his goal, while losing inches in the waist and thighs – he’s doing great! I’ve been losing on my arms and chest and pretty much holding steady on the lower measurements, which makes sense to me, since I have been primarily been doing arm-based exercises with the XLS. In the last few weeks, I’ve started doing more lower body workouts as I feel more comfortable with it and can do quite a bit of leg exercises now without hearing my knees pop and crunch constantly, so as always, slow and steady wins the race with gently getting my healed knees used to their full athletic capability again.
Given what a stressful, hectic month this has been and that we’ve been on the go constantly, I’m pretty impressed with what we’re continuing to get out of the Total Gym. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t be happy to be getting these kinds of results from such a small time investment. We’ve had the unit for two months, and in October I’ve been using the XLS for an average of maybe 30-40 minutes 3-4 days a week. (I used it 5 days a week in September, when I wasn’t going out of town every weekend…) It’s nice to know that you can still hold steady and make progress when months are as overwhelming as this one!
You guys are doing great! I bet my husband would love to have one of these at home, since we don’t have time to go to the gym.
Hanan – it really is an incredible time-saver.
Wow you are both doing amazing jobs!!!!
You two are doing a fantastic job!
I should seriously consider investing int his after baby’s arrival. Y’all are doing so great!
You guys are doing awesome! Wish I had one at home to be motivated to do it also.
You guys are awesome for sticking with it!
Love it! We have been looking at one of these! Your review was perfectly timed for us!
I think if we had this at home we’d use it- TOGETHER. Which would be good for us in so so so many ways
Just think how much more difficult it would have been if that weren’t right there in your house. You guys are doing pretty great!
You two are doing great. I love that you have each other to keep up the motivation.
Fantastic progress! I really need something like this to get me moving more than I am. I do about 1-2 runs a week but need some core/strength training!
Great job, both of you! I love following along with your progress. It’s inspiring!
I agree with you, for having such a busy schedule and still being able to see a 1 in. difference – that’s awesome!
Your results are great and I love that it is something you can try to find time to do at home, even with a busy schedule.
Wow, you guys are doing great!!
i have an older version of the total gym and love having it i need to upgrade now though