When I looked at the Total Gym 26000, it entirely lived up to the quality that you expect from this product line. The Total Gym 26000 represents the next generation in home gym equipment that takes what is needed by commercial gyms and gives it to the home exercise market. And since I love working out at home, that focus is exactly why Total Gym has had such success with their products.

There are the basic statistics about the Total Gym 26000…

The Total Gym 26000 has ten levels, which include a 6¼ to 34¼ slope that utilizes 6% to 70% of my body weight as part of the exercise.

The weight capacity of the Total Gym 26000 is 650 pounds which means people needing a home gym to deal with their overweight issues can get a lot of value from this unit.

The Total Gym 26000 features a telescoping squat folding and standing platform and a folding foot holder.

Other features that the Total Gym 26000 include are a resistance training guide, the Progression One DVD, a press bar, a three-grip pull-up bar and retractable dip bars.

I was impressed by the new telescoping squat stand that the Total Gym 26000 offers because it adjusts to three heights. This means the Total Gym 26000 uses the right biomechanics to help the user do calf raises, squats, bridges and other plyometric exercises. I also liked how the Total Gym 26000 makes it easy to do hamstring curls and abs crunches because the folding foot holder locks into place when you are working and the folds away when you don't need it. Another great feature of the Total Gym 26000's telescoping squat stand is that during storage, it folds away easily but it also can store the telescoping toe bar, which is needed to do Pilates on the Total Gym 26000.

I think you will also be enthusiastic as I was about how the Total Gym 26000 comes with a lot of great accessories such as the three grip pull-up bar that make it possible to create a diverse workout routine on the Total Gym 26000. The design of the Total Gym 26000 allows the retractable dip bars to disappear when not in use. But if you want to do presses the way the military does them, the press bar is perfect for that.

The Total Gym 26000 stands up well to competition because is offers an enhanced mounting system for accessories that utilize sturdy but quiet retractable pins along with grip knobs that are easy to use. I felt certain that the Total Gym 26000 would be a great investment in a home gym because you can do over 200 different exercises on the Total Gym 26000. That means you can design dozens of exercise variations to improve your endurance, your strength and your flexibility. The Total Gym 26000 can help you and I if there is a need for rehabilitation exercise, total body conditioning or even Pilates. The Total Gym 26000 is also a great exercise machine that doctors can prescribe for a long term therapy for patients who need a program to rebuild damaged muscle.