First of all, available review divides equipments into two categories. Most popular gym equipments with rods and bars, which provide resistance needed for exercise. They easily fold up and cover very little space. They are easy to use and convenient. The second type of home gym equipment mostly consists of large and heavy machines, which cover lot of space and need enough body power to perform exercise.
Bowflex falls in first category of gym equipments, which comes with rods and bars. The machine has it's own strengths and weaknesses. Many consider it as one of the most useful equipment.
Some salient features of Bowflex.
1)The Bowflex is very easy to assemble and it covers less space than any other heavy gym equipments.
2) Bowflex provides you the facility to perform 15 varieties of programs.
3)If your exercise time with Bowflex do not match with that of the instructors even than you can perform your exercise, as Bowflex comes with excellent media material on how to use. There are also Bowflex Treadmill machines available.
4)If you have any heart problem, then you can access your heart rate and capacity to perform workouts with the help of unique "Heart Rate Grip" feature.
5)You can move freely because the space provided within the treadmill is enough.
6)You can make adjustments at desired angles with the help of the given adjustment keys.
7)Some of the Bowflex models come with a fan, which can be switched on at various speeds to perform cooling effect at the time of exercise.
8)With the help of specially designed "Strike Zone deck" you experience a smooth landing on the deck and do not sense a painful feeling at your heels as you experience the bare machine.
9)There are still many facilities that are embedded such as displaying the time, the distance, speed, calories burnt and heart rate while performing the workouts.
10)A three-horse power motor of Bowflex can produce different speeds starting from 1 mph to 10 mph to perform different levels of workouts.
The price of Bowflex ranges from $1500 to $3000. Of course, it is not cheap but it is strong and sturdy, high quality strength trainer, which will do everything that you need. It also includes a lat pulldown, a chest press, a 200 pound weight stack, and a leg extension/curl feature. It can approximately provide you a guarantee of 10 years and about 2-year guarantee for the spare parts.
Workout on Bowflex on a regular basis will help you reach your goals if you can not maintaining consistency.
Do not forget to consult an expert before starting to workout with Bowflex to ensure its benefits and to know if you are fit for it.
