What is the idea behind Total Gym?
Total Gym is a home exercise system that builds on the idea of using your bodyweight and gravity for strength training. It is very easy to use, and is versatile in terms of the number of different exercises you can do. Many people are familiar with Total Gym because of the commercials and infomercials with Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley. The basic idea is that doing strength building exercises using your bodyweight is more than enough to create the muscle and conditioning that you desire. The core of the Total Gym system is a platform you sit on, and then you hold onto handles that operate on a pulley system to pull your body weight up and down. You increase intensity by adjusting the degree of incline.
