Altus Athletic Home Gym

The Altus Home gym has been around for a very long time. I got interested to know if it was useful. The company shows you can do 18 different exercises from a piece of equipment that just attaches to your door. I found you can do much more.

How it works

The Altus Athletic is an extraordinary home gym unit that affixes to most any size door. It has 4 adjustable bungee cords with pulleys that allow for a multitude of exercises for the upper and lower body: to shape and tone, build muscle and energy. You increase or decrease the resistance by using more or less bands. Hook one, two, three or all the bands on a handle. You can use added resistance with unilateral exercises. For example, if you do arm curls with both arms at the same time, the most resistance you can have is two bands per handle. But, if you do one arm at a time, you can use all four bands for one arm. A full body workout! Tip: A few steps away from the door will elevate the resistance.

Includes: foam padded handles, ankle straps, resistance bands and instructional DVD with various exercises.

I researched to find as many Altus Athletic Home Gym reviews to find out if it is beneficial purchasing. Here are some of the results what others had said about it.

Pros

The majority of the customer comments where positive. Quality home gym at a very reasonable price. Price is less than $40, which is far cheaper than many home gyms. Sturdy construction and very easy to install. Can perform a wide range of exercises for a total body workout. Has good resistance when all bands are used. Good for Pilates. Effortlessly attached on most doors still makes it possible for the door to be closed when necessary.

Cons

Not every product is perfect, here are the concerns also. It's not made for the macho guy with sizable muscles. (It's for the other 99.9% of us). Not enough tension for legs (Tip: do one leg at a time with all resistance bands on one strap). Resistance bands wear out after2 or 3 years. (They do with the a great deal more expensive models too).

Summary

Altus Home Gym is an excellent home gym alternative. Bands provide good resistance. Good value. One has to remember to use it every day, it's not a decoration. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.