"Does
Bowflex really work?" is the number one question asked when it comes to home gyms. The simple answer is...YES the Bowflex really works. The reason I can say this with confidence is because the question "does Bowflex really work" is so vague that it's almost a stupid question. That's like saying "if I'm sick, and I go see a doctor, does the doctor really work?" Well it depends on everything. Why did you go see the doctor in the first place? What are you sick with? Let me break it down for you why the Bowflex really works and why it doesn't work as well.
First and foremost, the people who ask if the
Bowflex really works are people who are either curious about fitness and have only seen the infomercial or people who are beginner level fitness and go to the gym three times a week for an hour, 30 min cardio, 30 min circuit training type stuff. Which is fine if that's your fitness level, but you're probably asking because of what you've heard or what you've seen on T.V. be careful, don't get caught up in the hype. The infomercial looks very promising and they have some pretty good looking fitness models swearing up and down that this product is the absolute best. But that's just marketing, it's the same as any infomercial with any fitness product.
So the reason why those people ask "does the
Bowflex really work?" is because they're not asking if the machine is fully functional, they're asking if they can achieve "Fitness Model" type bodies in as little as 20 min a day using the Bowflex machines. That's what they want to know. They want to know if the Bowflex can produce what the commercial is claiming, and the answer to that is simply no. It takes a lifetime commitment to become a fitness model or any type of model for that matter, not 20 min a day.
What they should be asking is "does the
Bowflex help me get into shape? Lose weight? Tone my body? Get stronger? Increase muscle mass? Look better? Feel better? And the answer to all of those questions is simply YES! The Bowflex is an exercise machine that allows you to perform 70 - 100 different exercises which if done correctly and consistently will eventually allow you to achieve all your fitness goals. It's a tool that can be used in the comfort of your own home instead of paying to go to a crowded gym and waiting to use all of their sweaty machines. That's the benefit of owning a Bowflex, it's the convenience of having all those exercise available to you in one machine, in a compact little space like your basement instead of a public gym. So for "Mrs. Marry-Jane housewife" who wants to lose weight and tone up, but doesn't like the intimidation of a public gym, the Bowflex is perfect and will work for you. But not if you let it sit there and collect dust or hang clothes on it, you have to do the work.
You want the real answer to the question "Does the
Bowflex really work?" Find someone who has a Bowflex and used it for a couple of months properly and consistently, and ask them if they think it really works because it's not whether the Bowflex works or not, it's whether you use it or not. If you see someone hanging their laundry on a Bowflex and you ask them if their clothes hanger has helped them lose weight then they're probably going to say "no, don't waste your money that thing is a piece of junk." Well their answer is inaccurate. That's like buying 2 gym memberships at 2 different gyms, only going to one and then saying that the other gym doesn't even work.
