Chair Gym Home Fitness System

Chair Gym

**Continue reading to the end for a full product overview and critique.**

This exercise chair is great for people who work sedentary jobs and want to have easy access to exercises, seniors who need to gain strength, or persons generally seeking more movement, flexibility, or weight loss.

The Chair Gym is very similar to the Resistance Chair Exercise System except it’s around half the price.

Main differences between the Resistance Chair and the Chair Gym are:

The Resistance Chair is build for heavier use and warranted for up to 400 lbs.
Has a recumbent bike attachment and a shoulder pulley attachment available.

The Chair Gym has a twister seat available for additional exercises.

• Supports over 350 lbs
• It is more portable and folds away easily.

If you are always trying to find the time to get to the gym and know that added support for your health desires would be beneficial, this is certainly worth taking a good look at.

The bands provide three levels of resistance, from beginner to more advanced. This way you can be confident in knowing that even if you are an experienced exerciser, you will still get a good workout. If you are a novice or a beginner, you can start out slower and with less resistance.

The two bands that come with the chair are different strengths, one lighter than the other. The way it works is you can use the light one, the heavier one, or the two of them together for and even heavier workout. The handles can be moved from the top to the bottom and there are straps with Velcro that are used to strap around your ankles for the leg exercises.

“Desk Exercises – How to Exercise at Work”

You don’t’ have to worry about being confused about what exercises to do either, the Chair Gym comes with 50 different exercises you can do to tone and trim your body. The DVD that comes with the chair has a 10 minute workout but there are other workouts available on video that are 20 minutes to 40 minutes long. That doesn’t mean you HAVE to workout for 20 min all at once – but having these workout programs you can have a designed format so you don’t have to guess.

There have been some grumblings that the company itself isn’t easy to contact and they are slow at filling orders.

Negative feedback is the seat is too small for larger people and the bands weren’t strong enough.

The Chair Gym can be used anywhere. If you want a straight back chair at your desk you can replace the chair you have now, or just fold this away in the corner when you aren’t using it and bring it out a couple times in the workday to get your blood pumping to burn off the calories and increase your energy.

Even though this isn’t expensive, if you have a work buddy you want to share with, it is light and portable enough to pass around.

If you don’t want to give up your current office chair or have to bring out an exercise chair every time you want to work your arms, BUT still want the benefits of a resistance exercise system for your chair – another excellent alternative is the Office GYM.

An additional piece of equipment for the chair (or you can use it without this exact chair) is the Chair Gym Twister Seat.

It is used for your abs, core, and lower back. Placed on your seat, the floor while seated, or you can stand and twist.

Compare Exercise Chairs

Exercise Chairs Comparison	Chair Gym	OfficeGym	BallChairs	VQ ActionCare
Price*	$149.00	$129.00	US$183.74 $136.74	≥$279.00
Special Features	Easy to set up, folds for storage Upper & lower body exercise	Attaches to most office chairs. Entire body workout.	Core exercises while you sit with better posture on a ball.	Upper & lower body exercise several attachment options
Colours	Blue	Black	Multi-color	Black
Weight	16.6 lbs	~ lbs	13 lbs	28 lbs
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**Prices recorded are “last checked” and not live. Live prices may vary.

Summary:
Lightweight, durable, holds 350 lbs.
Folds up for easy storage and assembles quickly. Work upper and lower body with resistance bands.
Handles that can be used on either the upper or lower straps. Velcro straps for the lower bands for leg exercises.
Over 50 different exercises using the Chair Gym that are both standing and seated exercises.
Resistance exercises can work the core, back, arms, chest, legs and butt. Add the additional twister and get a complete core workout.
Lots of positive reports from users and successful fitness accomplishments as well as weight loss goals.

👍 Pros
Excellent gift idea for the mobility impaired or anyone too busy to get to the gym. Simple to assemble and stores out of the way. Handles are quickly removed for versatile exercises. Lightweight and well made. Enjoyed and raved about by all ages and fitness levels.

👎 Cons
The seat may be a little small for larger people. The company is slow to deliver main and replacement parts. The DVD’s that come with the TV specials.