Friday, November 18, 2011

Holiday Gift Guide: Journey Gym - Review (And a Giveaway $245.00 value)



Health is a Journey

 Are you ready for a New Year's resolution? I know sometime it is "I will start working out".. and sometimes that never really happens. But for 2012 really do it this time with a Journey Gym.

About The Journey Gym (from the website)

The journey gym is a complete, lightweight, compact and durable universal gym.  It is efficient in giving users a total body workout and will allow anyone to use it as their primary source of resistance, cardiovascular, and circuit training.  The journey gym comes with:
  • 30 resistance bands (five on each side plus ten additional bands) for a customizable resistance system of 5 to 75 pounds per side.
  • One set of adjustable handles so resistance only begins when you are in the correct position.   
  • Full set of legs which are used to raise the gym into a stair stepper for a full cardio workout. 
  • A workout DVD specifically designed for the gym with a 5 minute set up video, a 10 minute circuit tone workout and a 20 minute circuit strength workout. 
  • A free online community at www.journeygym.com where you are able to create exercise videos, track your activity and nutrition, and share your progress with friends and family.



My Review:

I have to admit at first I was anti working out, I dreaded the thought of doing anything but sitting on the couch watching television and stuffing my face with hollow calories. I hadn’t noticed I was packing on the pounds until I was looking at pictures of myself from one of our many trips to the World and I asked my wife when did I get fat? I knew the answer, and I knew how and why it happened and I needed to fix it and fast!
For the past three years I’ve been around my goal weight consistently and have been able to keep the weight off by eating right and *GASP* working out religiously.

I love riding my exercise bike and lifting free weights mostly and when I happen to miss a day I feel like I did something awful. I happen to miss days every time we vacation and it would bug me. I know I could use the Grand Floridian’s gym it’s only a short walk from the Poly but once I’m back in the room I really don’t want to go out to get sweaty again and have to walk back after an hour or so of working out. What could I do? What I can do is now take along my Journey Gym this little wonder is the answer to all my how can I work out while on vacation questions.
The Journey Gym uses resistance bands which are very effective for working out; I’ve used them in the past and have had tremendous success with them. The really nice thing is that everything you need is stored inside the case and the case acts as both a bench for doing bench presses but it also allows you to use it as a stepper to make sure you get your cardio in. This portable gym is amazing, set up was simple and within minutes I was doing biceps curls while watching football.

 
 
The Journey Gym is useful for every level of exercising beginners to hard core gym rats will have a use for this portable wonder. There are three levels of bands to use: light, medium and heavy. I used the heavy and the mediums together to get more resistance, heavy just wasn’t giving me enough of a workout so I clipped the medium band on and that gave me the resistance I was looking for and I could really feel the burn. And not to worry if you snap a band (which I have done in the past and let me tell you it HURTS!) you get replacement bands along with your gym so swapping out a broken band for a new one is a snap (no pun intended.)



Everything on this gym is customizable; it will work for everyone no matter what size or skill level. And if you’re a novice no worries the included DVD will not only help you set up your gym but will provide you with a 10 minute toning work out and a 20 minute strength work out. I followed the workout and was pleased with how I felt, it’s important to change your routines to confuse your muscles that way you achieve greater success at a faster rate. The Journey Gym will help you get into shape and stay there!


With the holidays right around the corner, not sure what to get someone? Do you know someone who is trying to get into shape, or dieting? This would be great even in the smallest apartment! Anyone can work out. A Journey Gym would make a great gift. Make sure you check out The Journey Gym, your body will thank you.


To enter post on the comments here, the most unusual place you would use the journey gym if you win ?. There are other ways to win too. Please enter below.
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To purchase this great machine please visit   http://www.journeygym.com/


Win it:

One winner will win a Journey Gym for themselves! WOW! ($245.00 value!)






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60 comments:

ninamcclain93 said...

I would use it in the hospital while waiting for my niece to be born.

Mysharona said...

In my bathroom.

Anonymous said...

On the front porch.

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Laura Love said...

The most unusual place I would use the journey gym if I win would be in my hotel room; I would take it with me on my frequent road trips to get in a workout away from home.
Laura Love
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Laura Love said...

I posted on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=203953913013108&id=100001092979506
lajohnson555 at yahoo dot com

Shannon Egan said...

The most UNusual place? lol I'd take it and use it just before and after family dinners to avoid in-laws. lol

Unknown said...

I'd use it on the lake so the scenery would be nice!

Tarah
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akritical said...

I would use it at the park in my neighborhood.
Kendra
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Unknown said...

It'd have to be at church.

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Anonymous said...

I would use it when we go on our cruise.

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Anonymous said...

I would use it at work on lunch breaks to squeeze in extra workout time.

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Gina said...

At the local park.
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sweetsue said...

I would use this outside on my deck when the weather was nice.

Unknown said...

I would use it in my car.

Valerie Taylor Mabrey said...

I ould use it in the gym or maybe airport waiting for a flight
lol

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Unknown said...

The most unusual place I would use this is probably in my car waiting to pick up the kids!

elangomatt said...

I would probably just use the Journey Gym at home, nothing too interesting about that. elangomatt at gmail dot com

dn6511 said...

In the car

Anonymous said...

in the break room at work

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Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

In the field behing=d my sisters house when we travel. It's peaceful and serene there.

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Hoa said...

I would use the journey gym on a balcony while on vacation.

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Julieh said...

I would use this on the basketball course at our neighborhood park. honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

Kerri M said...

Maybe tailgating at the ballgame? Seriously! Have to work off that junk food somehow!

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Anonymous said...

I would use it on my patio

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Erica C. said...

I would bring this to work to use during my breaks.
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brich2222 said...

would use it in my office at work
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brich2222 said...

posted on facebook
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Becca Ann said...

on my back deck, or camping

weta1972 said...

Would have to say on the beach when we go to Mexico
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Anonymous said...

More my husband than I, he'd use it at his work cubicle.
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Allie said...

probably in my classroom in my conference period!

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Terra said...

Hmm... the most unusual place I would use the Journey gym might be at work.

Kate said...

My bedroom, in the morning!

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Morgan E. said...

I would use it on my lunch break at my daycare job!

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Ami said...

Probably the hotel/motel rooms along a long road trip.

mary brown said...

Since I would give it to my husband for Christmas and he's a truck driver, probably he'd use it in a driver's lounge. That would be unusual. :)

Anonymous said...

In my hubbys office

Diane W said...

the most unusual place would be in a hotel room in Hawaii

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Anonymous said...

I would have to say the most unusual place I would use it is in my back yard. It would be nice to outside exercising

Ashley Brauer said...

I would probably use some of it at work...haha I have a desk job and it gets tiring just sitting all day, so maybe I'll do some arm curls or something at my desk while no one is watching!

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Ashley Brauer said...

I posted on Facebook where I'd use this. It's under the name Ashley Violet Ellis and located here:
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=323014527725962&id=100001211184537

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Hotsnotty2 said...

Id use it in the attic, thanks

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happi shopr said...

I'd use it at my mother-in-law's, while not an unusual place, it would be under duress because she will make fun of me the entire time and give me grief just like she does when she's at our house and I work out. Yes, I'm chunky but I'm working on it...Raffle Copter: happi shopr

Jessica said...

Probably in our walk in closet that was also use as an office.

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Faith said...

I would use it in the yard while my dog played

miriama said...

Visiting at my dad's house!

Kathy P said...

id use it out in my backyard

Unknown said...

in the yard
kendra G

sottovoce said...

Most likely, in my office....so all the staff can gawk! :-) Thank you.
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Anonymous said...

I really don't know about "unusual"....I would definently use it at work...Loads of down time
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kat said...

In the basement while doing laundry.
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Kellie Conklin said...

The most unusual place I would use it would be in my basement. Thanks!

Unknown said...

I'd use it in the pole barn

Unknown said...

in my backyard
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daveshir2005 said...

I would use it at work in my breakroom.

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Sand said...

I would use it while traveling.

/\Heather/\ said...

Probably the parking lot of the middle school while waiting for the kinder to get out of class!
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Christian said...

I would use it at my dorm when I can't make it to the gym. cnfc800@gmail.com

Erica G said...

In my bathroom! It is the only place I could use it uninterrupted.
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cman said...

Probably on my deck.

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