NordicTrack Personal Trainer III: Just Grab, Shift, and Go

The NordicTrack Personal Trainer III allows you to workout while moving naturally, with no fixed path. It’s an easy to use gym and it comes with a high-resolution display that allows you to dial in the onboard personal trainer, use an iFit Card, or just go at it with your own self-designed manual workout.

The Gym

With NordicTrack’s affordable Personal Trainer III home gym, you don’t have to hassle with changing weight plates, or adjusting resistance rods. You get a series of five workouts (different for men and women) for the Daily Training Series, designed by Certified Personal Trainers, as well as a Muscle Target Series and the Build and Tone Series. The trainer counts your reps and lets you know how long to rest between sets.

The NordicTrack Personal Trainer III includes:

• 220 lbs of PowerShift™ Resistance
• Onboard Personal Training
• Manual Setting
• iFit Workout Card Compatible
• Dimensions: 57.5"L x 41"W x 62.5"H
• 90 Day Warranty on Parts and Labor
• Accessories include – Ankle and Hand Straps

The Buzz

Fitness experts tout these types of multi-angle functional trainers because they deliver some pretty effective results thanks to the amount of work your core stabilizer muscles are called on to do during the exercises. With traditional strength training gyms, your muscles work concentrically only.

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The NordicTrack Personal Trainer III uses a patented Continuous Resistance System which applies resistance in both directions -- concentrically and eccentrically. The Free Motion arms rotate to five different positions similar to the low, mid, and high pulley stations of functional trainers. These angles allow athletes to mimic motions they use during sports and competitions, such as throwing motions, swings, and more, so that they can develop muscle memory and motor function as well as strength.

The Personal Trainer III comes mostly assembled so you can start your first NordicTrack workout within minutes, right out of the box. Users find that the Power Compression Technology allows them to shift from a low resistance of 10 lbs up to a max of 210 lbs. with just a quick shift, so the trainer is very easy to use.

Our Take

With Free Motion you move natural in any direction and you are not stuck in a fixed path like you’ll find on a traditional resistance training home gym. Reviews point out that this type of muscle engagement works the core stabilizer muscles much harder, giving you more effective results. You’ll burn calories and develop a leaner, tighter body in half the time. With a current sale price of $599 (MSRP of $1,999), the NordicTrack Personal Trainer III is a great all-purpose home gym, and it rates a Good Buy.

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