Total Trainer Pilates Pro Review
Price: $450.00
Get in the best shape of your life with the Total Trainer Plus Pilates system designed to help you reach your optimum health & fitness in just 20-30 minutes a day.
Visit WebsiteFinding the time for a decent workout can be quite the challenge. Not only is maintaining a gym membership expensive, but you likely don’t have the equipment you need at home. Fortunately, Bayou Fitness has designed an affordable home gym system that makes getting in the best shape of your life easy, safe and effective.
The Total Trainer Pilates Pro is a 2-in-1 machine that combines strength training with Pilates for a total body workout. With this single piece of equipment, you can perform Pilates-style exercises that aim to develop core strength and flexibility as well as strength train as if you were working out on a weight machine.
Design
The Total Trainer Pilates Pro Reformer is designed with a steel, black frame. A 14” x 46” glide board made of a deluxe double stitched box cushion sits atop the frame and slides with ball bearing rollers. Chrome plated side rails provide stability for the machine.
The Pilates Trainer comes equipped with both strength training attachments as well as Pilates attachments. The strength training attachments include a:
- Redesigned Pro AB Crunch Strap
- Bicep Curl Press Bar
- Power Weight Bar for Adding Free Weights
- Pull-up Push-up Bar
- Sit-up Cuff Strap
- Heavy Duty Squat Board
- Independent Twin Handles
- 3 & 4 Point Pulley System
- Dual Side Glide Board Pulleys
The Pilates attachments include a:
- Pilates Toe Bar
- Pilates Shoulder Pads
- Pilates Resistance Bands (Provide 21 Levels of Resistance)
- Dual Leg Cuffs
Features
Unlike most Pilates reformers, this machine can accommodate users weighing up to 400 pounds with a maximum height of 6’7”. This makes the Total Trainer Pilates Pro a piece of equipment that everyone in the family can use. Moreover, you use your body weight for resistance, eliminating the need for heavy weights.
The included accessories allow for added resistance. For example, the sit-up cuff strap and advanced pro abdominal crunch strap can be used to strengthen and tighten your abdominal muscles. You can work your upper body using the bicep curl press bar and/or pull-up push-up bar. The squat board and dual cuffs are ideal for lower-body exercises. You can also vary your resistance with free weights, which you supply, using the power bar.
The system ships fully assembled, which is seldom the case with home fitness equipment. To help with the various exercises you can perform using this machine, an instructional manual and four program cards ship with the system. The system also ships with a Pilates video.
Dimensions
The Bayou Pilates Trainer weighs in at approximately 100 pounds and measures:
98” L x 24” W x 48” H
Warranty
Bayou Fitness provides one of the better warranties in the home fitness equipment marketing. The Total Trainer Pilates Pro comes with a lifetime roller, rope and pulley warranty and a one-year no hassle parts warranty.
Customer Reviews
“I’m thrilled to have this machine. It has helped me and my family become consistent in our exercise routine because it is so easy and fun to use. The quality is great and it can handle everything… (read more)”
“My wife my son and I all use this machine daily. We had the total gym about 8 years ago and there is no comparison. This is made better more comfortable to use and all the attachments you will ever need come with it- had to buy them separate from total gym… (read more)”
“I tried a $1500 Total Gym, and after that a $450 Total Trainer at a friends house. The Total Trainer was built much stronger than the Total Gym and it is much more versatile with all; kinds of attachments included in the price. You never get bored with this machine since there are 70 or so exercises without even getting into the Pilates. A fun way to get in shape… (read more)”
Average Amazon Rating: 5.0
Pros & Cons
Users of the Bayou Total Trainer Pilates Pro simply love this machine. They particularly like the price and accessories. They claim that most systems with comparable features cost upwards of $1500, whereas this machine is less than $500.
The number of accessories is a plus for many users because it enables them to do a lot of different exercises, which adds value to their work routine and prevents boredom. On the negative side, some users are disappointed that although the equipment has 21 resistance levels, it doesn’t appear to be enough for the bench press or squats.
Pros
- No assembly required.
- Great value for the price.
- Easy to fold up and store.
- Quality design.
- Lots of included accessories.
- Can accommodate users weighing up to 400 pounds.
Cons
- No rebounder available for the machine.
- Wheels on glide board are a bit noisy.
- May not be enough resistance for bench press or squat movements.
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The Bottom Line
If you are looking for a quality Pilates machine for home use that fulfills multiple fitness goals at an affordable price, then the Total Trainer Pilates Pro system is an excellent choice. In just 20 to 30 minutes a day, 3-5 times per week, you’ll get in the best shape of your life without the boredom and without the inconvenience of going to the gym.
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