Pilates

With Total Gym being such a flexible piece of kit it was only a matter of time before the folks there figured out how to make your Pilates workout a part of your Total Gym routines if you so wanted. You could of course already do several of the core exercises on the useful home gym, and the Total Gym is no slouch in the toning and slimming department with the pre-existing routines it already provides with the basic equipment. Now, thanks to the high profile Christy Brinkley Pilates video for Total Gym it is easier than ever to enhance your Pilates workout with your Total Gym. Although its not needed for the whole workout, Total Gym have also released handy extensions to help your Pilates workout too. Theyre currently pushing hard so if youve not got a Total Gym yet theyll throw in a whole lot of accessories including the Brinkley Pilates DVD and accessories as an incentive.

The Deluxe Accessory Kit includes the toe bar and handy ankle straps, the Pilates for Total Gym workout DVD aims to target those danger zones (arms, butt, abs and legs) that need a toned look. Which is all pretty cool but its important to remember that many of the basic Pilates movements are already possible with your Total Gym but there are great reasons to go the whole hog with the extensions and DVD instructions. As usual Total Gym throws in the resistance charts to help keep you on track with your progress, handy sheets for monitoring your objectives, a manual with the exercises described in detail, handy tips, ideas on exercises routine progressions and ideas to vary your workout to prevent things getting stale.

Eschewing springs, elastics and complicated mechanics, the gravity based Total Gym evolves your Pilates workout with the same resistance training goodness youve heard fitness buffs like Chuck Norris get excited about. Combining the strength training normally associated with gym equipment with the flexibility and toning youve come to expect from Pilates training and youve got pretty much the perfect home gym environment.

Just in case youve been living without a TV for years, heres a reminder. The celebrated Total Gym uses resistance training to achieve a number of key fitness goals. Weight less, toning, muscle building and cardio workouts are all possible with the more than eighty difference exercise configurations possible. With the added benefits of sliding between exercises in your set with minimum hassle and a range of extensions for specific routines available its a pretty handy piece of kit. All for less than a gym membership and suitable for the whole family.

So if youre one of the legions of fans of the Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley favored Total Gym, youll be thrilled that you can incorporate the excellent Pilates system into your Total Gym workout.

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