My gym product

**Castwallon** · 04-03-2007 02:54 PM

My sister wants to lose quite a bit of weight and just cannot get any time to go to the gym (she works most days 7am-9pm) and was thinking of buying this. What do you guys think? Ive tried getting her to go to the gym, but no chance!!

http://www.vectordirect.tv/vector_pr...Gym/index.html

**hailtotheking** · 04-03-2007 03:59 PM

I think she'd do better with a basic barbell + dumbell kit, and The Complete Guide to Strength Training by Anita Bean for an easy to follow program and explination of exercises. If the budget allows, a basic weights bench would also be good.

Resurrected · 04-03-2007 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by hailtotheking

I think she'd do better with a basic barbell + dumbell kit, and The Complete Guide to Strength Training by Anita Bean for an easy to follow program and explination of exercises. If the budget allows, a basic weights bench would also be good.

Agreed.

**bodyuk** · 04-03-2007 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Castwallon

My sister wants to lose quite a bit of weight and just cannot get any time to go to the gym (she works most days 7am-9pm) and was thinking of buying this. What do you guys think? Ive tried getting her to go to the gym, but no chance!!

It all looks a bit gimmicky to be honest. Sure it's advertised by a really fit girl and an equally fit bloke, but I doubt they actually used those bits of kit to get their physiques.

There's nothing like a good hard workout with a barbell and some weights.

**Karlos02** · 04-03-2007 10:59 PM

haha that is a laughable piece of 'gym' equipment in my opinion.

**Tom** · 04-03-2007 11:11 PM

i think you can loose a hell of a lot of weight without even having to exercise if you diet properly.

**finlee** · 05-03-2007 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom

i think you can loose a hell of a lot of weight without even having to exercise if you diet properly.

hallejuah

**nrage04** · 09-03-2007 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom

i think you can loose a hell of a lot of weight without even having to exercise if you diet properly.

true

**jon** · 10-03-2007 04:28 PM

For the money, you could buy a set of dumbells, if you go secondhand, you could probably stretch to a bench, too, if there's space (try your local freecycle network and you might get some of this free). Provide a book, or help your sister work out a good routine, and this will be effective. That machine looks like junk, tbh - unless it's a *brilliant*, unique piece of design, something that small, light and cheap won't give a decent workout.

You can lose weight without exercise, but it does help

There's also options like jogging, jumping rope, etc (or can she walk or bike to work?) - some cardio exercise would also be good, and should be relatively easy to fit in...

**Beev** · 29-03-2007 12:32 AM

If she aint to intimidated by weights (I knew a couple of girls that were dead set against weights for fear of injury), you could suggest kettlebells. I got mine from Newitts (Google it) for about £30 for a 16kg, quickly outgrew it strength wise as it was more about learning the techniqu for the lifts, but for conditioning its great! Im gonna get a 20 or 24kg beel soon hopefully!

Yours,
Beev