Maximize the 14 Different Body Positions on Your Total Gym! – Part 7

Maximize the 14 Different Body Positions on Your Total Gym!

Part #7 in the Series – Lying Inverted, Supine

Hello Total Gym Team! It’s Master Trainer JayDee here to show you how to make your workouts more Time-Efficient. The benefit for you is spending less time working out and more time enjoying all that added energy exercise gives you, doing what you love.

This is Part 7 (and Body Position #7 of 14) of a 7-part Series, covering the position with your body face up and your head towards the base stand.  (Scroll to the bottom to see all 14 body positions)

Here we are at the final installment of this series! I created this series to make your transitions between exercises fewer and thus, saving you time. When I would certify personal trainers on the Total Gym, I would challenge them with the following question: “Once you queue your client into one of the 14 positions available, how many exercises can you utilize from there?”

I would encourage them to use that time savings for two important reasons:

1. To Educate – Don’t just tell your clients how to do an exercise, tell them The Why! Why do we do anything in life, team? For the benefits, correct? As I would encourage these personal trainers to do for their clients, constantly remind yourself of the plethora of immediate and lifelong benefits you get from your workouts. Especially on those days when you’re just not feeling it. And we all have them. Those days when it sounds more enticing to binge some Netflix and eat bonbons on the couch!
2. To Stretch – If you’re over the age of 25, I guarantee you that some part of your body could benefit from increased flexibility. We all get tightness in our muscles, and it can occur from being inactive as much as it can from being active! Think about it, team – sitting every day for 6 to 10 hours (the average for us humans) will definitely create tight hamstrings, tight hip flexors, and tight lower back muscles. In addition, if you’re not sitting ergonomically correctly (in neutral spine), tightness will occur in your upper back, shoulder areas, and neck. No bueno. My point? Always use the time between your exercise sets to stretch the muscle you’re working and save the last 10 minutes of your workout time to stretch those areas where you know you need it!

Speaking of saving time, remember from our last blog, anytime you are Face Up on your Total Gym, you can create a compound exercise by adding an ab element. Time to tighten up our tummies for summer!

Now, I know you’re all bummed that this series has come to an end, but never fear! These seven blogs have shown you the 14 different ways to position your body on the glide board, but there is one more awesome and dynamic position in which we can do a ton of effective, calorie-torching exercises. Any guesses? I’d love to tell you, but I am out of time. You’ll just have to tune in next to find out! I promise I will make it worth it 🙂

OK, TG Team, go check out the video. Cheers to a healthy, fun summer, and keep the questions and comments coming. You have no idea how much I love this stuff, and I’m here to help!

Here are the 14 Body Positions on Your Total Gym:

1. Seated Forward
2. Seated Backward
3. Kneeling Backward
4. High-Kneeling Backward
5. Lying Upright Supine
6. Lying Upright Prone
7. Lying Inverted Supine – Today’s Highlight
8. Lying Inverted Prone
9. Seated Sideways Right
10. Kneeling Sideways Right
11. High Kneeling Sideways Right
12. Seated Sideways Left
13. Kneeling Sideways Left
14. High Kneeling Sideways Left