The Total Gym is a fitness machine that utilizes body weight resistance for strength training. Included with these units are a number of pulleys and cables attached to a frame, rail and glideboard. One advantage to the Total Gym is its easy storage. The design of the Total Gym allows you to store the device in a closet or under the bed between workouts. By pulling off the attachments and bending the foundation on hinges, the Total Gym will collapse and store in just a few minutes.
Step 1
Disconnect all accessories and attachments including flip charts and straps. Most attachments will have pull pins or rings and hooks holding them in place.
Step 2
Pull out the safety hitch pin from the hole on the side of the vertical column. The safety hitch pin sits near the bottom at the intersection of the back crossbar and center support rail.
Step 3
Remove the safety pin from the height adjustment tube. This piece sits on the intersection of the top inner rail and height adjustment tube.
Step 4
Place one hand under the top inner rail to hold it in place and pull out the quick release pin on the height adjustment tube. The pin sits where the height adjustment rail and top inner rail intersect above the safety pin. Remove the pin slowly and lower both the top inner rail and the support rail to the floor so that the rails rest on the crossbar.
Step 5
Take out the spring-loaded pin from the left side rail. This pin rests inside the hinge that moves the top inner rail. Grasp the pin with your fingers and pull it away from the frame.
Step 6
Push the vertical bar downward so that it rests on the center of the unit and then reinsert the safety hitch pin in the bottom notch of the vertical bar to secure it.
Step 7
Slide the glideboard out away from the vertical bar. Push the glideboard as far as possible from the vertical column.
Step 8
Lift up on the top inner rail just above the glideboard. Take caution not to catch your fingers in the hinge as it folds. Use the rollers attached to the body of the frame to move the crossbars toward each other while the inner top rail folds upward and closes.
Tips and Warnings
- The fold-up method may vary based on the model of Total Gym you own. These instructions apply specifically to Total Gym 1700 Club. Refer to the user’s manual for your model for more information.
- Store all accessories in one location for safekeeping.
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