One thing that is certain is that there is not a shortage of exercise equipment in the world. Because of this, we were skeptical when we heard that there was yet another home gym out on the market called the Total Gym XLS. Is this just going to be another one of those home gyms that sits there and collects dust? We wanted to find out so we went ahead and bought an XLS and we decided to give it a try.

Toning of Your Body

The Total XLS Gym comes with the promise that it will be able to tone your body without needing to take up all of the room you have. In fact, you might be pleased to learn that the XLS is very small when compared to other home gyms. It is only 90 x 19 x 43 inches and it barely weighs a thing at 83 pounds. Now, with its small weight and size, will this machine be able to really strengthen your major muscle groups?

How it Works

Now, when you lay down on the XLS, you are going to use your own bodyweight as the resistance. You will lay on a single glide board and you will use a few attachments to lift a percentage of your body weight against gravity. This is meant to create a fluid and smooth resistance which is unlike a lot of the fitness machines out there

Once we got on the XLS, we were able to find that a lot of the exercises were hard to do, even the ones that we thought were going to be very easy. Also, the XLS does not just work the upper body, but it will work the lower body as well.

Now, it apparently also offers some upgrades that are not offered on the previous models. These upgrades include a new cable and pulley system, a new squat stand and new comfortable padding. The glide board is also able to support up to 400 pounds so this should be able to be used by just about anyone out there.

Our Discovery

When we first tried out the XLS, we were under the impression that we were not going to be convinced that this machine could provide better results that the other machines out there that are similar in nature. However, we found that many of the exercises were indeed hard to do. So, does it really work? Well, we would have to use the XLS for an extended period of time to really know for sure but we were impressed.

There are a ton of home gyms on the market and a lot of them aren’t worth your time or money. However, it does appear that XLS Total Gym is different than the others.