As you may have seen from my Insta posts. After a few weeks of traveling, I’m back into a regular routine with the local gym.
Now, whilst I’m used to the hard weights, machines, benches, etc… I came across an innovative machine where you can train.
Take Tonal..
Now, I used to train at cyril’s Gym in Cinderhill, Nottingham when I was growing up…
It was a lovely gym! – The main guy, Cyril, was a man of few words but had everything you needed in the gym for a good workout!
Now… times have moved on – from the gyms with concrete floors, a load of barbels and dumbbells, with lots of free weights.
There’s carpets, nice music, TV on each running machine, etc… and that’s fine. But sometimes, I prefer the old skool gyms…
Anyhow… it looks like all this could be potentially replaced!
As mentioned – Tonal, is a screen, a gym, a personal trainer…. all in one.
Here you go. Digital Fitness – Digital Weights.
Basically, it’s using magnetic force instead of the traditional gravitational force.
You know gravity, right? – Newton… apple…head….. well, we’ve moved on. And it’s all about magnetic forces!!
Is it as good as the traditional? – I can’t comment, but the word on the street is, in a blindfolded test… most couldn’t tell the difference.
Bal… I like my bench and various handles, will this TV screen do that?
Well… it’s not just a TV screen (though that is the main feature… because you’re personal trainer will pop up on it)… but yes.
You can have all the other ‘bits’ to make it a ‘real’ gym.
Now you’re probably thinking… this is great, but how much is it going to cost me.
Yes… as it’s new. As it’s a big screen. As it’s digital. It’s not going to be cheap. In fact, it’s $2,995! – or you could subscription for $200/mo.
Living outside the San Fran area… you might struggle, as the installation is only happining in that area – for the moment.
Matter of time before you see it in your local gym? – I guess so.
In fact… will you need to go to the gym? Is this the 1980’s all over again?…. (obviously not… because it’s Digital!)