Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym Review

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Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym Review
Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym Rating: 4 stars out of 5 for being a decent price and decent workmanship.
Price: $599
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When I first started researching Bowflex Home Gyms I was startled at how popular they were. I never thought people would prefer band resistance over traditional weight stack home gyms. Apparently I was wrong. Bowflex is one of the largest and most respected names in the fitness equipment industry, their commercials run day and night and people really, really like their equipment. (Just don’t bring up the Bowflex TreadClimber, it’s a bit of a touchy subject.) Why do people prefer the relatively new band resistance style home gym over conventional weight stack home gyms? More importantly, is the Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym worth buying? Read on and find out.

One of the first things that jumped at me was a folding design. I can’t imagine folding up a weight stack or leg press on a regular home gym, but the resistance band design affords the Bowflex Motivator 2 more flexibility on so many levels. This makes the Bowflex Motivator extremely ideal for people with limited space such as apartment dwellers or the high school football player who would make varsity if he could just work out at home during the summer. The Motivator 2 Home Gym folds up into a small 28” x 34” x 6.5”H space. Because the Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym doesn’t use iron weight resistance, the gym is significantly lighter than most other home gyms. Users can fold up and move their home gym out of the way when their routine is complete.

I had a hard time believing this myself, but the Motivator II has 210 lbs. of built in resistance. That should be plenty weight for just about anyone except for professional body builders. Another cool advantage the Motivator II has over regular home gyms is their resistance won’t fade with time. Iron weight stack plates can chip and rust over time reducing the total amount of weight on your machine. The Motivator has no weight stacks to rust, resistance stays consistent!

In addition to your typically standard workout stations including lat pull down and leg curl and extension, the Bowflex Motivator II Home Gym includes a sliding seat for aerobic rowing with resistance. That’s not always found in every home gym, and it’s nice to see Bowflex making an extra effort to add value to their products.

There is one thing I would like to see changed or improved. Other Bowflex Home Gyms have expandability, meaning users can purchase extra weight resistance rods for more challenging workouts. If you use the Bowflex Series II regularly and consistently, there’s a slight chance your workouts might become a little easy. But you’ll probably be ready to invest in a big gym membership or much larger home gym by them.

Final Analysis
The Bowflex Series II does not have any serious mechanical defects and does it’s job well. I would, like a lot of other home gyms and treadmills, like to see this unit about $50 bucks cheaper, the $599 price tag is okay, and that’s why I give the Bowflex Series II Home Gym an okay 4 stars out of 5.