Make Time For Fitness 3

So based on customer reviews we decided on the Gold’s Gym XR45. It sells for $247 plus tax at Walmart and comes in a rectangular box that will fit in the backseat of most economy cars. The box is supposed to weigh 229 pounds, but I am not embarrassed to say that it felt heavier.  Fully assembled the unit has a 65.0 x 38.0 x 76.0 (inches) sized footprint. So it does need a little space. This is important if you live in an apartment or are otherwise limited on space. It also requires quite a bit of assembly, but if you can follow step-by-step instructions, you can put this unit together.

Here is the unit in the box. I went to the nearest Walmart after work and loaded it into my KIA RIO by myself. Most folks would be wise to get some help. It took me a couple of tries to realize that it wouldn't fit in my trunk, but it slid into the back seat fairly easily once I removed my son's child seat.  It was not the easiest thing in the world to load, but it was doable. 

Getting it in the house without help consisted of walking it in very slowly. I had to open the box to take the pieces upstairs where the unit was to be setup.

The first thing we did is verify we had all the necessary pieces. 

 

 

My little man loved helping me with this part. 

 After that came some careful reading after which I tried to visualize the more complicated parts of the assembly. The assembly takes a few hours if you don’t want to do it more than once.

 To be continued ...