Gymstick Original plus DVD

It's absolutely fabulous. Has taken a little while to get used to it as it is quite a step up from the black, but I do love it and the videos on Utube make it all the more fun to use. The effects are soon obvious after a few weeks of constant use.

Worked well.

Great equipment used one on holiday, just had to get one when I got home.

Excelent...thanks!

pleased with the gym stick use it every day for 45 mins work out helps to keep me fit and supple and as a 67year old pensioner just work at my own pace to the dvd worth the price

I had the Silver version for a couple of years. It's not really suitable for "proper" strength training; it's more of a Pilates sort of thing, but it was fine for the rehabilitation of a shoulder injury. Eventually, one of the latex tubes snapped due to perishing at the expansion lug, the point at which most of this type of device tend to fail.

I am normally very sceptical any piece of equipment that claims to offer a whole body workout but the widespread positive reviews of this product plus the research carried out by the manufacturers convinced me to give the Gymstick a try. I would say that I am relatively fit and tend to use the heavier settings on most gym equipment so, although I could not find one on Amazon, I managed to track down a Gold "super strong" version of the Gymstick. I have only used it for a few days so I cannot speak for its longevity but I am already very impressed with the range of exercises that are possible with the Gymstick and also the effectiveness of those exercises. If the resistance is not sufficient one simply winds the bands further around the stick increasing the intensity of the exercise. It is very simple but highly effective.I would say that if the Gymstick is intended for use in a Gymstick workout class, e.g. Gymstick aerobics, then it is probably better to be conservative in the choice of Gymstick resistance level whereas if the intended use is more focused on strengthening and defining muscles, replacing free weights, I would be more ambitious in my selection of Gymstick resistance. As one other reviewer points out, the body gets used to the resistance level quite quickly and upgrading the resistance bands is not cheap.Overall the Gymstick is a really great product, which I highly recommend. It is extremely lightweight, easy to store, and effective. What more could one want. I agree that it seems a little expensive for what one gets but this is in my mind warranted by the research that went into the product and the quality of the build.I am tempted to buy a telescopic one for travelling but I normally travel with carry on luggage only and I am relatively sure that security would not allow it on the plane as they have refused to allow similar sized fibreglass tent poles on a flight. However, if you do travel with hold luggage, the telescopic Gymstick would be a great piece of equipment to keep the effects of all those holiday meals at bay.

I came across Gym Sticks a few months ago. I'm a personal trainer and a lot of my clients enjoy doing exercise outdoors so I opted for the Blue Gym stick as a lot of them are women.The Gym Stick is excellent for basic exercises and comes with a booklet with instructions on how to perform various exercises effectively. I would note that the guidance on who the different colours are suitable for is obviously very vague (I'd opt for the black one as the best all-rounder). I often have to resist the exercises further for my clients to make them effective. Plus I would also say that they are fun to use as an alternative and effective if used outdoors where light and space saving equipment is a must, but for use indoors or for a proper work out they are obviously limited in the amount of resistance and variety of exercises you can perform if you want to be really specific.For a simple but effective workout where space and weight are priority I would recommend the gym sticks. However if you're looking at them as an alternative to a weights session they can only offer so much.