Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym

The Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym is one of the older Home Gyms that Bowflex has available. It also is one of the cheaper models that Bowflex has in their product line. If you are looking for an low priced home gym the Bowflex Motivator 2 is maybe something for you. Nowadays the Bowflex Motivator 2 is not manufactured anymore. Bowflex does have newer types of home gyms available. On the auction sites like eBay.com and Amazon.com the Bowflex Home Gyms are hot items. There still is a demand for Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gyms, the reason is that it is a quality home gym with a low price tag on it. The newer models of the Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym are the Bowflex PR1000 and Bowflex PR3000 series. Let's first take a look at the features of the Bowflex Motivator II and see what the user has to say about the pro's and cons of this machine.

In 20 minutes a day the Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym offers you a total body workout with some good exercises. You can train almost every muscle in your body with the Motivator 2. Back, shoulders, abs, arms, chest and legs, all can be worked out through one of the fifthy exercises availble on the Bowflex Motivator 2. The design of this home gym is simple but streamlined and with an eye on the budget it gives you all the tools you need to get results. The Bowflex Motivator 2 is the perfect home gym for the beginner. A beginner can built on his muscles by doing the 20 minute workout and doing all the 50 exercises. The 210 lbs. Power Rod Resistance is good enough to begin with. However, for the more experienced Home Gym user i would recommend to maybe look at an other Home Gym. The Bowflex Motivater 2 Home Gym is maxed out on the 210 lbs, so that means that you can NOT upgrade to a higher resistance. In my opinon this is the only weak point of the home gym.

For most beginning men and almost all women this home gym gives you a lot for a relative small price. The Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym includes a leg extension/ leg curl attachment for high quality leg workouts and fine leg muscles. The Lat Tower Attachment is used for the Lat pull downs and tricep pushdowns. The squat station gives you a good total body workout when needed. The Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym uses the 210 lbs patented Power Rods. These Power Rods provide resistance in the form of bows. You can hook up one, two, four or just all Power Rod units to the cable pully system and make your exercise more difficult. Each Power Rod unit weighs five pounds, so you can add more resistance to your exercises in steps of 5 pound up to 210 pound. These Power Rod units have a no-limit warranty free replacement offer that means that you always can get one replaced. The chance that it happens is not likely because the rods are tested four times under the highest control measures before they were sold to a customer.

The main features for the Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym are:

• Lat Tower attachment; this one is the tall pole made of carbon in the middle.

• Hand Grips and Ankle straps; no metal hand grips, these material handgrips are better for comfort and flexibility.

• Leg extension/ leg curl attachment; very good for building muscles in your legs.

• Upholstered Bench; this bench, made of polyurethane, very comfartable seat that can handle your workouts perfectly.

• The Aerobic Rowing exercise because the seat slides; Very often used to warm up before an exercise or cool down after one.

• The bows with 210 lbs Power Rod Resistance; Very easy to attach a bow on to a cable.

• Over 50 exercises and you will get a fitness guide with step by step instructions. Read it well before using.

• This machine folds to 48 inches by 39 inches.

• The machine uses, unfolded, a space of 84 inches (lenght) by 39,5 inches (width) and 83,5 inches (height); it can be rolled somewhere because of it's wheels.

• It comes unassembled; it is very easy to assemble.

• The warranty is 3 years and the Power Rods a lifetime warranty.

The Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym is it a dream machine or a total nightmare? This is what Bowflex Motivator 2 users say:

Pro's:
"Overall, I'd recommend this product to the person who wants to firm up, tone up, shape up without going to a gym." By John N.
"The price is great for what you get and it is easy to use." By Peter S.
"best exercise machine out there. bench folds up for storage. great workout, we love it..." By Carrie L.
"First, the assembly wasn't too hard. It took me and my 13-year-old daughter about an hour and a half to put it together." By Eddy L.
"Adding or removing weight is a piece of cake, which is a relief after so many pinched fingers and long waits on other machines." By Madelin K.
"This is probably the best home gym of its' size and price out there." By Robert J.

Con's:
"The only drawback I see is the resistance limit of 210 lbs; which can be a limitation for some." By Richard D.

Like i wrote before the Bowflex Motivator has one weak point it can not be upgraded to 310/410 lbs. If you look at the price/quality this is the best you will get in the price range. Other features i liked were the spacesaving option that the Motivator 2 fold to something small so you can easily store it. I would really recommend this home gym to everyone who want to firm up, tone up, shape up without going to a gym.