Buy Walking VideosNew Fitness Gadgets: TRX Suspension Trainer
This week we look at fitness gadgets that are so new that they aren’t available to purchase yet. They were featured at the IHRSA (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) 2009 Conference in San Francisco.
Of all the gadgets featured at IHRSA, the only one I could find purchase information for was the TRX Suspension Trainer. It just looks like a piece of nylon with handles, but there are apparently lots of exercises that you do with it.
Here’s a video showing a group class working out with the TRX Suspension Trainer:
After watching the video, almost all of those exercises could be done without the TRX Suspension Trainer. In fact, the people doing the lunges look to me like an accident waiting to happen. Sure, it’s a portable gym for “only” $149, but when you could do ninety percent of the exercises in a hotel room without the gadget, it kind of makes it less worthwhile in my mind.
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April 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Kind of looks like something you could fudge during a shopping trip at Home Depot for a fraction of that cost. And you have to have a place strong enough to put it.
April 20th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I wouldn’t waste my money on that. And some of these contraptions they come out with now days, I feel like you have to be “physically fit” to even use them.
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 am
I use the TRX regularly and find it a good training tool. There are many exercises that can be done with the TRX that are suspended and cannot be duplicated wtihout it.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I have one and have enjoyed it. You could make your own, but you’d have to hunt down some good handles, locking buckles, and loops (for the feet). Easier just to buy theirs, which comes with a dvd.
You can do some good exercises without it, but the suspended lung is excellent (great for balance), as are the oblique crunches, atomic pushups, as well as bicep and tricep workouts.
In short, it lets you add a lot more to a bodyweight workout. You can make your own, but it will take a while and probably won’t be as good.
August 12th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I’m a trainer in a 50,000 sq. ft. gym with every machine and gadget you can imagine and I use the TRX on a daily basis. It’s super versatile tool.
Yes, you can perform many exercises without it, but you can increase or decrease the difficulty of any exercise. It is seriously like a universal gym on a rope. It’s simple, yet ingenious. I personally love it.