Customer Reviews

We love it, but.
We got the Bowflex Motivator 2 for our teenage son for Christmas - we all use it and we like it. I don't find it "jerky" or difficult at all - we used to have a Body Solid Pro Smith machine, but it was too big for home use and we ended up donating it to our kids school athletic department.
The only problem with the Motivator 2 is 210 lbs is not enough resistance for my husband and my son. I purchased the upgrade to 310, but there is no way we can see to attach the rods to the Motivator 2 machine... I plan to check with Bowflex, but according to the information we've found on line, the Motivator 2 seems to be the only unit unable to upgrade - I WISH they would have made that clear, it would have influenced our choice and we would have went with a different unit.

My bowflex.
Hello, this bowflex motivator 2 is fantastic. A great price. It really takes up very little room in the home, it all folds up into a small area. It's easy to unfold and use, the weights are strong and simple, no hard work required in changing them. There's so many different ways you can use it that I'm still coming up with ideas. I really enjoy it. Wasn't too hard to assemble. Great job :)

Awesome Buy!
I was originally planning to buy this Bowflex Motivator II locally from the local Sports Store. Their prices were $50.00 to $100 higher than Amazon's price and their online retailers. The sales people who was trying to assist me would not match the prices and to my disappointment they had nothing in stock claiming that this was a clearance item. When I got home from the local store, I found this on Amazon's web site with the lowest price I can find anywhere along with free shipping was a good buying point.

This item was a little delayed in shipping, not the fault of Amazon. The manufacture claimed there was a big demand for this model and they had trouble keeping up with the orders. My shipment was delayed by a week and a half. So what, it was worth the wait since I was getting a good deal and free shipping. It was shipped by freight and the package was in excellent condition and it was shipped with care.

Assembling this was a cake walk. It only took me about 90 minutes because I was taking my time. All the parts were there nothing was missing. The assembly instructions were easy to read and understand.

Using this Motivator 2 Gym makes me feel great after each workout. I started noticing some minor changes/results on my body because I been following not only the Bowflex exercise, but the Bowflex diet as well. Bowflex uses a diet that involves a lot of water drinking and the meal diet is not as strict as weight watchers or South Beach Diet plan. You don't have to go by Bowflex's eating plan but you can follow SBD or WW meal plan or you can even create your own meal plan as long as you keep track of the calories, fat and carb. I lost 10 pounds during my first week and 3 pounds my 2nd week going onto my third week now.

I am happy with it and you may love this Bowflex Motivator 2! Good Luck.

First Impressions.
Motivator 2 is a good machine, relatively easy to assemble and easy to change from exercise to exercise. The manual, however, is not as complete as it could be for the exercises. In fact, two of those listed in the weight loss program are not illustrated nor described. A call to the company help line resulted in immediate response and e-mail attachment photos and information for the missing exercises. Company help was excellent. It needs to ship with a DVD illustrating the exercises and a quick overview for assembly. Because this is a basic or entry level machine, it may not get the full treatment by the manufacturer.

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