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List Price: $849.00
Our Price: $649.00
You Save: $ 200.00 (24%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Bowflex
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Binding: Sports
Brand: Bowflex
EAN: 0708447160225
Feature: Get a total body workout in as little as 20 minutes a day
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Label: Bowflex
Manufacturer: Bowflex
Model: Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym
Publisher: Bowflex
Studio: Bowflex
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Features
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Get a total body workout in as little as 20 minutes a day
Provides as little as five or as many as 210 pounds of resistance via Bowflex Power Rods
Lat tower attachment, leg extension/leg curl attachment, squat attachment
Folds to a compact size (28 by 34 by 6.5 inches) and includes transport wheels
Three-year warranty; 300-pound weight limit
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Editorial Reviews:
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Bowflex Motivator II Home Gym boasts over 50 gym-quality exercises! The Bowflex Motivator II Home Gym provides 210 lbs. of smooth Power Rod resistance, multiple cable / pulley options, aerobic rowing and leg presses for a custom, full-body workout: Heavy-duty steel construction for durability; Bench press station to develop and strengthen the muscles in your chest and arms; Butterfly function for a complete pectoral workout that builds muscle definition; High pulley allows for fine tuning of your lats and back; Included exercise chart displays 50 different exercises that can be performed at different stations for a full-body workout; Some assembly required; 210-lb. weight stack; Measures 7' x 3'3 1/2" x 6'11 1/2". Consult with a doctor before beginning any exercise program.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Bowflex met my expectations
Comment: I got what I was looking for. Bowflex is very easy to assemble and easier to use. If you do not like to go to the gym, like me, and want a home gym that can cover most of the routines that you may want to do, the bowflex is the answer. I recommend it.
Eduardo
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Summary: easy to use
Comment: The Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym is a great product. Easy to use. Picked it up in a few minutes. Took a little while to assemble. But not to bad.
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Summary: My first Bowflex, reasonably happy so far
Comment: I've been more of a NordicTrack, treadmill, rowing machine kind of person but, given that the price seemed to be right, I decided to give the Motivator a try. Being new to the Bowflex world it's impossible for me to compare this model with the more advanced and probably more expensive alternatives but I will be sharing my first impressions and my experience with the machine so far.
- Delivery.
I assume that the experiences may vary, depending of where one lives. In my case, the shipper contacted me as soon as the box arrived into their warehouse and arranged for delivery the next day. The delivery person was very polite but also unwilling to help take the very heavy box into the basement which is where I wanted the Bowflex installed.
- Assembly.
We opened the box on the driveway and took the components into the basement, one by one. The assembly itself took a couple of hours. Nothing was missing and everything fit but there were no spare screws or nuts so you must be careful. The manual is pretty good but you do need to be careful because there are 8-10 different bolts and screws and several types of nuts and washers. You will need a Phillips screwdriver and a wrench to complete the installation.
- Setup.
The manual is not so good when it comes to showing you how to configure the Bowflex for the different kinds of exercises but a little practice and some common sense would take you there.
- First try.
The manual suggests a 6-week program broken into 3 routines, each to be executed for 2 weeks. I just went through the first and simplest one today and it was okay. We were basically learning to configure the machine for the various exercises and checking to see if the manual covered everything needed to actually proceed with the workout. It wasn't too hard and, I am sure, it will seem easier after several sessions. There is a poster that shows some of the more popular exercises and the manual has dozens of them, broken down by muscles groups or parts of body.
- Overall impression.
Lacking a frame of reference other than my personal level of comfort, I would say that this is a good beginner's machine. I will be using it myself and so will my 2 sons. I am skeptical that 3 or 4-times-a-week 15-minute routines are going to turn us into muscle-bound male models but I expect to see SOME change. If it does not happen, I shall come back and modify my review to state that. As of right now, 4 stars should be fair.
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Summary: My first bowflex and loving it!
Comment: After years of advertisement and "I cannot afford that!", now I have one of my own and I love it.
First of all, praise to Amazon.com for properly shipping it by sending it to a Freight company rather than ... the regulars. It came in one piece and everything was in proper order, no dent.
Second, it took me about 2 hours to built this machine.
Last, I really love this machine, I tried it a little and I have to say it allows me to work lots more muscles than I have before, compared to my Weider's Total Bodyworks 5000.
Not much else to say but to get back to evolve myself into a leaner person.
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Summary: Exactly What I Needed and a GREAT Price
Comment: After using the Total Gym for years, Bowflex is a refreshing change. I don't regret buying the Total Gym but it's so nice not to have to work out on an incline ALL THE TIME and I paid LESS for the bowflex than I did for the total gym some 6 or 7 years ago.
I'm a 44 yo female and this machine is exactly what I wanted. It was easy to put together, I can do lots and lots of different exercises and I found it was relatively easy to go from one to the next. I'm not looking to build great gobs of muscle mass. I just want to tone and keep the muscles I already had from working out before and as you may know, women especially begin to lose their muscle mass (which burns calories) as they age so this has been wonderful for me. The machine seems sturdy and well built so I think it'll last a long time. Best of all Amazon offered it for a great price and free shipping.
The downsides are: This model does not come with a DVD which would have been so much better than the "poster" of exercises you get which are explained more in depth in the book that comes with the machine. To my knowledge, no DVD exists using this particular Bowflex but one of the other DVD's for a different bowflex might work??? Another thing is I guess I'm sort of "spatially challenged" because though I DID read the dimensions of the machine it sure seems to take up more space than I thought it would. One last thing is it borderline doesn't work my legs as much as maybe I would like but you can compensate a bit for that by doing more reps and "holding" them for slightly longer. If I have to, I'll drill holes in the tabs and will upgrade that way but so far, it's okay.
All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase. It was a great deal and I'm sure I'll get lots of use out of it for at least a couple of years and then more than likely I'll buy another bowflex however if you're someone to whom space is at a premium in your house then you might want to look into one of the other, more expensive, more space saving designs that bowflex offers.
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