Home Exercise Machines Reviews

We have posted reviews and information for most home exercise machines. Our reviews are written by our editorial board, along with past visitors to our website.

Home exercise machines have pros and cons:

They're convenient and perhaps less expensive in the long-term if you don't mind paying a high price up-front or financing as much as $2000+ . You avoid a commute to a health club and the potential embarrassment of working out in front of others when you are overweight and out of shape.
Home exercise machines are expensive and offer less options than a health club. Your local health club will have personal trainers, free weights, a variety of cardio-machines, aerobics classes, and possibly a pool or a basketball court. Home exercise machines may protect you from embarrassment, but that pressure can be a powerful factor in maintaining your motivation. Home exercise machine workouts are mundane and repitive. Most people lose their motivation after awhile.

Exercise is by far the most important trait in those who lose weight and keep it off in the long term. If you can stick to your home exercise machine and don't discard it to collect dust as is quite common, you've done well for yourself and set yourself up for success.

 

Body Flex is a bar with a resistance band that isolates muscle groups using body movements in a seated position.

Bowflex Instead of iron weights that lift, Bowflex uses arms or "bows" that bend in arcs.

Ellipticals low impact machine for jogging in place.

The Eclipse is a low impact elliptical cross trainer for muscle toning and cardiovascular exercise.

Total Gym the basis of this home exercise machine is resistance training on an incline/decline bench.

Tony Little's Gazelle is a home exercise machine that focuses on weight loss, muscle toning and cardiovascular exercise.

Wii Fit is a new home exercise game/activity to be used on Nintendo's Wii gaming system.