Written by Megan Smith, PT
Founded in 1974, Total Gym is a company defined by their goal of revolutionizing how people get fit and stay healthy.
Starting with one of the first pieces of versatile training equipment, the original Total Gym was designed with the intent of exercising multiple regions of the body without requiring multiple pieces of equipment.
In the years since their founding, Total Gym has developed several lines of exercise equipment for a variety of uses, including systems designed for in-home use, physical therapy, and commercial use.
These various lines of equipment ensure that Total Gym offers an exercise system that can accommodate the needs of any user.
Total Gym’s products are among the most versatile pieces of exercise equipment on the market. Each system features exercise options to engage muscle groups in every region of the body, and is offered in the customer’s choice of package.
Each package includes a full complement of accessories and equipment to fulfill all the exercise moves related to that package's style.
This use of packages is exemplified in Total Gym’s cutting edge ELEVATE Encompass exercise system. Among the available packages available with this system are standard accessories, Pilates, strength training, and clinical, among several others.
While the core exercise system is the same in each, these packages adapt the system to fit each unique style of exercise and training.
The standard accessories package features a set of equipment designed for dynamic, well-rounded training that can accommodate a wide range of users. The package includes a closed chain platform, dip bars, squat handlebar, slide distance regulator, and a BAPS adaptor, along with the exercise system itself.
As you might expect based off its name, the Pilates package features equipment focused primarily on a Pilates-style workout. This includes dip bars, slide distance regulator, standing platform, leg pulley system, and telescoping toe bar.
These items are specially designed to accommodate the Pilates style of exercise across the body. The Pilates package is recommended for those who want to stay trim and toned while also developing muscle.
The strength package is comprised of equipment specifically for building and maintaining muscle groups in the body. With this in mind, the package features dip bars, a squat handlebar, press bar, pull-up bar, weight bar, and Total Gym’s SCRUNCH. The strength package is recommended for those who are looking to develop stronger muscle groups.
The clinical package is an expansive selection of accessories that are designed for use in clinical settings. Because clinical settings can range from rehabilitation clinics to physical therapy clinics, the package is notably larger in order to accommodate the diversity of patients who will use it.
The clinical package features dip bars, a closed chain platform, squat handlebar, slide distance regulators, BAPS adaptor, press bar, weight bar, SCRUNCH, and a leg pulley system. The clinical package can be viewed as a combination of some of the top accessories from each of the other packages all combined into one.
Using a similar concept to the package options of the ELEVATE Encompass system, Total Gym also offers a complete workout circuit ELEVATE system, which features five individual ELEVATE systems in one cost-saving bundle.
The bundle, called the ELEVATE Full-Body Workout Circuit Bundle, offers the ELEVATE Jump, ELEVATE Pull-Up, ELEVATE Press, ELEVATE Row ADJ, and the ELEVATE Core ADJ. By offering each of these individual systems as part of a bundle, Total Gym makes it easy and affordable to get a dynamic set of exercise systems at a lower cost than most of the competition.
The bundle is often popular for gyms and physical therapy clinics, as it offers a wide range of exercises that are in high demand in those settings.
From the adaptability and customization of the ELEVATE Encompass Full Body System and its innovative accessory packages to the ultimate ELEVATE Full-Body Workout Circuit Bundle, Total Gym’s products offer dynamic workouts in a broad number of ways.
Through innovative products such as these, Total Gym has established itself as one of the leading producers of exercise systems on the market.
To learn more about Total Gym’s products or to browse the latest selection of ELEVATE workout systems, visit Total Gym at RehabMart. The page offers a thorough product description that breaks down the different accessory packages available with each product.
While you’re there, check out Rehabmart’s Caregiver University, where you’ll find articles ranging from handy purchasing guides and how to choose articles to spotlights on new, innovative medical equipment manufacturers.
Megan has been a part of Rehabmart since its inception nearly 20 years ago. For the past several years she has been enjoying her role as HR Director while maintaining her Physical Therapy license. When she isn't working on her next in-service or working to find a new team member, she enjoys her five children, helping those who have PT type ailments, baking, practicing yoga, and working out.
