Total Gym XLS: Month 1 Recap


We received a complimentary Total Gym XLS for the purposes of this series; this post also contains affiliate links. This article is an account of our personal experience only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any medical condition. Always consult with physician before embarking on any fitness program.

Jai and I have been using our Total Gym XLS for 28 days now – check out our results for month 1:

Total Gym: Month 1 Results

I’m already starting to see some muscle definition in my arms and increases in strength – considering that I’ve been taking it slow this month as I learn my way around the machine and get used to working out again after a long break, I think that’s pretty awesome! Jai is really loving the Total Gym as well, and has been slowly taking up the resistance to make his workouts more challenging. His goal is to build more muscle and my goal is to trim down and tone, so the unit is totally versatile for whatever workout you’re going for!

Having a machine in the comfort of my own home has been even more of a time-saver than I could have imagined. I’m actually spending less time working out but still seeing results – even though I’ve been down for the count the last 2 weeks and my workouts have been more sporadic. In my last update, I talked about how I got a bug that mercifully passed through quickly, and then last Friday I started getting a flare-up of esophageal spasms that lasted through Monday. When I get an attack like this, it causes intense chest and muscle pain, which working out would have exacerbated, so I took a break. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to have set my progress back too much and now I’m feeling much better!

Jai Using The Total Gym XLS

In fact, I hope this would be an encouragement to anyone reading this, because Jai and I aren’t personal trainers or fitness gurus; we’re just real people living real life. We work like crazy, we have tons of commitments and not enough time for them all, and we get sick and have to take days off. And yet, here is a solution that is working for us amidst the chaos. I truly love being able to hop on the gym at the end of the day, when I’m cleaning up the kitchen in my PJs and getting ready to take a shower and head to bed. It makes my life so much easier and makes it actually feasible to do something to take care of myself, because let’s be real, I’m not going to get dressed and go for a run at 1 AM. Our local gym isn’t even open that late! But I can do a quick workout in the privacy of my own home, and I don’t have to wear special clothes or find my car keys. And after the first big storm of the season hit our area early in the year, am I ever glad that I will have a way to exercise in my warm, comfortable house – that will certainly eliminate a big excuse not to workout as we delve into the holiday season!






We are excited to be wrapping up our first month with the Total Gym XLS – here’s to month two!

22 thoughts on “Total Gym XLS: Month 1 Recap

  1. Way to go Beeb! You really are an inspiration when it comes to exercise. I look at all your progress and think I am going to do that too! Unfortunately, I am usually cooking something fattening whenever I check out your progress and wind up eating it instead.

  2. It’s great to see you both making such good progress with all of the “real world” obstacles that come in life! Hard work and commitment pay off. I always get frustrated when I don’t get instant results… but if you keep at it, they do come!!

  3. YEayyy another updated.. was just thinking the other day to see how you are doing.. way to go….just love coming here to see the progress, soo need to get started, too.. thanks for the inspiration.. keep up the good work

  4. Los efectos secundarios de menor gravedad pueden incluir cambios en la visión, dolor de cabeza, enrojecimiento, dolor de espalda y malestar estomacal.

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