i LOVE my cable tower!

my husband and i have owned a lot of different fitness gear, mostly because i've been working around some injuries. we had a plate-loaded valor fitness BD-62 cable machine, and it was pretty good, but the plates were a pain in the butt, and the machine wasn't as steady as i'd like.

i really liked the format, as we really don't have space for a compact functional trainer like the inspire fitness FTX, which was on my list. as we have 2 exercise bikes, a bunch of guitars and basses, my husband has a full sized workbench and i have my art table, plus all the normal stuff like couches, tables and beds, all packed into a 900 sq ft condo, so whatever we got had to be small.

after looking at all the options, i found the bells of steel cable tower with weight stack. it's got the smallest footprint of any of the compact machines with stacks that i found, and bells of steel reps and the company seemed cool, so when they had a sale, i grabbed the cable tower with the upright. it fit in a corner of our dining room, and can be mounted to the floor, to the wall or both.

it's really made my workouts as much fun as i used to have at the gym. no more fiddling with plates, smooooth action, easy to move the trolley up or down to get the exact angles i need, and as a bonus i don't need yet, using both handles together doubles the available weight to 205 pounds - 1 handle gets half of that.

i was going to go back to bed a while ago, but it was sitting there, tempting me with its siren's song. i ended up doing a quick workout for every body part, and i find myself smiling afterward. it's been years since i had a piece of gear that made me feel so good, physically AND mentally

(of course, we won't talk about how many machines it took me to get to this one, but we've kept craiglist pretty busy LOLOL)