For that three grand plus $49 a month for streaming workouts, Tonal … Tonal On top of thatt, Tonal customers get direct, one-on-one coaching via a menu of trainer videos that offer guidance through both the fitness routines and muscle group sessions. As recently as a decade ago, a home workout was a P90X DVD and a mess of dumbbells across your living-room floor. From the limited information I can gather from the Tonal site (can't find any external/independent reviews) 23lb or even 120lb is on the low end, and I am not an ego lifter. Tonal has its own set of streamable workouts and a large pseudo-reflective screen but it also has two handlebars on either side that dole out measured resistance. Tonal recommends having a floor space of 7′ x 7′ and a ceiling height of 7′ 10″. : A digital weight machine that seems too futuristic to work.But work it does, while utilizing A.I. Tonal’s website boasts hundreds of 5 star reviews, but it’s important to always take them with a grain of salt and look elsewhere, too. The Tonal’s onboard, downloadable programming serves up more than 200 individual exercises, an impressive number for a single piece of machinery. What is the full range of weight it can simulate? The Tonal home gym has really changed how I think about lifting at home! I'd love to get one of these things; weight training is my primary activity at the gym, so when we got the Peloton for my wife, it didn't really provide a full substitute for me. Depending on the class, the machine cranks the resistance up or down using electromagnetism to simulate a wide range of workouts, including curls, bench press, shoulder press, and more. Initial Strength Assessment : The first strength assessment is a big pro, especially for the true beginner. There’s an entire Facebook group of Tonal users sharing tips, progress, and stories with each other. The Tonal system isn’t cheap, but it’s like having a full gym’s worth of strength training equipment—and a virtual personal trainer—in your home. You can create a home workout system for less than 1/3 of the cost of a Tonal, which would leave you plenty of money to hire an ACTUAL personal trainer to physically show up and help you. Look, Tonal will probably get you into good shape. Tonal. In Tonal’s case, though, you don’t have to travel far. And it’s safe to say Tonal is an investment you should be serious about making, coming in at $2,995 for the equipment and $49 a month for a minimum 12-month subscription to Tonal’s coaching, exercise programs, and workout videos. You can also finance Tonal for $199 a month, which includes a two-year subscription plan. And it is really cool the way they've designed the assistance features. What is it? But it’s insanely expensive, and frankly overcomplicates the act of working out far more than is needed. All I can imagine is the thing flying off the wall when I pull hard on it.