As I have gotten older one truth has become evident to me. That it is much easier to gain weight than to lose weight. How many of you out there share this sentiment? But I am willing to bet most of you have experienced this phenomenon.
Ever since I gave birth to my first child it has been more and more difficult to lose weight and keep it off.
I exercise quite frequently, eat well-balanced meals and limit the amount of sugar and heavy carbs in my diet. But to no avail none of this seems to work. I work out at the gym, ride my bicycle, power-walk, do home workout videos, and more.
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However, one type of exercise that I have never tried is Pilates.
I have read about it in magazines and even heard celebrities like Madonna raves about Pilates. Yet, I myself have not tried it as of yet.
For one, I always thought that Pilates involved complex machines and expensive private sessions. This made me reluctant to give it a try that is until now.
I recently found out about a complete home gym called MOTR® which means “More Than a Roller.” We’ve all seen trainers at the gym using rulers with their clients or maybe even an advertisement for them on TV. Well let me tell you the MOTR® All-In-One workout tool is much more than a roller.
43 Inch Cylinder that weighs 20 pounds (9 kilos) with soft padding – soft enough that your knee feels like you are on a thick yoga mat)
Portable MOTR you can bring with you in a car
MOTR is a 43” long cylinder that has a secret compartment containing a resistance tool. The MOTR is completely portable and can be stored in your closet or in a tight corner of any room when not in use.
I’ll admit when the MOTR® arrived to my house in a narrow cardboard box I was a bit skeptical.
The first question I had was, “ where is the rest of it?” The 2nd question was, “How in the world is this giant roller going to get me in shape?” I decided to be patient and pop the instructional DVD into the player and see what this new device was all about.
Hidden arm tool inside the roller that has 3, 6 and 9 pounds of resistance settings
After watching the video for a few minutes I was quick to learn that this was not any ordinary roller.
Inside the roller was an arm that attaches to the top of the roller. This arm provides two pull straps that offer three levels of resistance – 3, 6 and 9 Pounds (see image above). Once I had the MOTR fully assembled and balanced on the included supports I began following the workout.
You can target: Core, Balance, Agility, Upper and lower body
The DVD instructor along with three demonstrators slowly went through the exercises. Several of the exercises involved balancing on the roller while performing other movements. I noticed almost immediately that balancing and doing these exercises was a bit challenging.
MOTR comes with DVD with two workouts, and flash cards that let you mix and match exercises
You see, once you start balancing with one knee on a roller, rather that on the floor, your core is engaged more and you can feel it.
It was difficult to maintain my balance at first. I could definitely feel my core muscles straining as the movements progressed. There were several times where I lost my balance and slid off the roller. According to the instructor this was normal and to be expected at first. I struggle to find ways to compare using the MOTR to other types of exercise. I can only say imaging kneeling on a balance beam while doing strength exercises with your arms or legs. It takes much work to keep you centered and to prevent from falling off.
This I found out is one of the keys to Pilates and to the overall strengthening of your core.
We hear so much these days about the importance of maintaining strong core muscles. It all makes sense now that I think about it. Everything comes from our core. All of our movements are related to our core muscles.
TWO photos courtesy of Balanced Body
The MOTR helps with balance, core integration, agility training, as well as our lower and upper body parts.
After completing the one-hour DVD I was sweating like crazy and it felt like I worked out every muscle in my body.
Using the MOTR definitely took some getting used to at first as would any new exercise. However after a few stumbles I was in my groove and feeling energized. It is hard to believe that this small device that I dismissed at first could give me a gym workout at home. (Well, it’s actually not very small. It’s 43 Inch Cylinder that weighs 20 pounds (9 kilos) with soft padding – soft enough that your knee feels like you are on a thick yoga mat)
I look forward to continuing my training with the MOTR device and to a future with stronger core muscles. What I actually do now is I take a power walk to up my heart rate and instead of going to the gym, I skip my gym for my MOTR twice a week.
We’d all love to have an hour or more each day to head to the gym, but when you’re competing with work, school and family, MOTR can provide a quick (or not quick) complete workout in nearly any room in the house – then store it in the closet when you’re done.
One more thing I like about the MOTR is that besides working it in any room in your house or apartment, you can bring it with you when you travel.
I’m in love with my MOTR! I feel that my stomach muscles are getting very engaged and become tighter. I also feel that my stomach may be disappearing…perhaps one micro-millimeter a day. I may update this post in 30 days to show off my body as I’m working my MOTR my way to my friends wedding party. I’m liking my results so far.,.. so please come back and stay tuned!
Are you ready for all the workouts you need to gain a strong, agile body and balanced musculature without over-spending a lot on Pilates classes? Give MOTR a try today! It retails for $349 and it’s well worth it. The Personal Trainer in a Tube.
Photo courtesy of Balanced Body
Disclosure: I received the product mentioned above so I could form an opinion to share with you. Regardless of this arrangement, I was not required to write a positive review, all opinions expressed above are my own. I really do love these products I’ve had the opportunity to try! Thanks for reading!
Giveaway contest!
One lucky reader will win their own MOTR ($349.00 Value) to have a complete gym at home!
Updated: The winner is Tammy H
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This little device looks incredible – and the small footprint is perfect for New Yorkers who don’t want big, bulky workout equipment in their homes.
Good point! New Yorkers can even bring it on their roof 🙂
This looks both awesome and intense!
I have it and I Love love Motr
What a great device! I would love to own one of these. I would have no excuses for not getting in my workouts! Thank you so much for introducing me to this.
This looks great – especially for folks that are always on the go, like us!
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Sometimes as a mom it can be hard to leave the house and go for a run or a workout at the gym, especially when the kids are sick. MOTR would make it so great to be able to work at home and I can share to with family, which is even better. I need this in my life. Thank you for a great giveaway! 🙂
I just LOVE how compact it is and yet you get a full body work out! This is great!
We live in a small apartment right now and it is impossible to have any sort of exercise equipment, this would change the game on a whole new level. Would love to have the opportunity to own this.
I like to work out at home but I hate to have exercise equipment because of the space problem. This device looks like the answer to the space problem! Very clever.
I love this! Such a versatile piece of equipment that I actually have space for in my home! I like the variety of workouts this facilitates. Of course I want to win this! 🙂 Thank you.
I love that you can do so many workouts with this one thing. This is something I need for my at home work outs!
This looks like a wonderful exercise system! So versatile and so compact…and so easily taken along wherever you go. I would love this!
I would like to win this for my exercise motivation and healthy results.
This would really help me continue to work out.
I like the variety of exercises it offers and the small storage space it needs.
I like that you can workout different areas of you bodies.
I like that it offers so many options and doesn’t take up much storage space.
I like that there is a lot of variety in the exercises you can do. It also looks like as you get more fit the exercises can get harder to keep you toned. I like that is easy to store
very nice piece of equipment
This looks like a great product, love how portable it is.
This looks like something I could try. No time for gym and no room for bulky machines at home. I have not tried Pilates type exercises either, for the same reasons you give. This device looks challenging yet not so bulky.
Wow, no more excuses not to work out! this is super cool.
We have limited space in our house for exercise equipment and even more limited storage. This gym would be the perfect fit for me! I work out at home because I just cannot afford the gym, I know I can get a great workout at home without equipment, but I always feel like I’m missing out on pushing myself a bit more! I’d love to win this!
I’d love to win because we live so far from a gym, this would really help me work out!
This is amazing! This is exactly what I need. I like how you can do different exercises with one piece of equipment. 🙂
I love it! I really love that you can get a complete workout in the comfort of your home. I need this! 🙂
I think it sounds like a great workout and something that would be fun to try.
I love how portable this is. For me personally due to a hip injury this would be the perfect workout without the high impact on my hip. Thanks for the opportunity!
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Wow! I love this. Even if I don’t win I may have to get one 🙂
I would like to win it because I am out of shape.
I had no idea anyone had shrunk a home gym into something so convenient. I don’t have much space in my house and this looks like exactly what I need to get my workouts back on track! I love that they have videos online as well. What a nifty, nifty invention!
This is perfect for my very small workout area. I want to live small and I don’t want large equipment taking up too much space. Also, my husband has found yoga to be beneficial to his back and I believe pilates would also help strengthen his back muscles.
I love that this doesn’t take up a lot of room which is nice.
I want to win because this would make a great gift for my husband. It would be perfect for when he doesn’t have time to go to the gym and wants to work out at home. I love that it is compact, but still offers a wide range of workouts.
I don’t have time to go to the gym. This would be perfect for a complete workout
id love to win so i can work my core muscles in my stomach im not much on goin to a gym ive got two kids out of the swing of things and id like to work out at my house
I would like to win the MOTR because its portable and small enough I can use it in a hotel room during traveling.
I would love to win this because I’m working really hard to get into shape. I currently use my elliptical for an hour daily and need a more complete workout. This would be perfect!
would love to win this so i can work out from my home!
When the Pilates craz first hit the scene I bought a kit for home use. It worked great, but it was to large for me to use when I sold my house and moved into a small one bedroom apartment. So I gave it to someone that had a house.
I love that it doesn’t take alot of room, and it is perfect for people on the go too.
I like the versatility of it. THat you can use it at home or take it with you since it’s so mobile. I would love to have this!
I love that the MOTR is portable and has so many great features.
I would love to win because I know my wife would love this!!
I love that this is portable and it will give me a reason to workout even on the road.
It is absolutely wonderful and I would love it because of its mobility, I have two kids and I am constantly going!
I would like this, looks versatile and so compact.
I would like to win because I like the variety of exercises you can do.
I would like to win because it can help you train in so many different ways! I would really like to use it for agility and balance training!
I love how convenient it is!
This looks great. I’d love to be able to stash this in my closet after using it and it would be so easy to take along on trips.
It would be amazing to have a portable home gym solution, which can easily store away when guests come over, compared to laying out in the open!
Fitness is very important to our family and can’t wait to learn more about this awesome product!
I’d like to win this because it looks like a great workout system! I also love how portable it is! It looks like it’d be so easy to store.
After watching the video I think I could actually use this gym in a tube in my bedroom & have my me time sans interruptions
I like that it includes so much in just that one tube.
It would be great to have something like this in my house to use at my leisure or bring with me on trips.
i think this is amazing! i love how compact it is and everything it does. i need to start working out more. getting back into shape so my pants fit again.
Love the fact that it is compact, as I don’t have very much room. Would love to have in order to start getting in shape!
Love that it uses your body weight to stabilize itself! It eliminates bulky equipment and the kind that uses a door!!
I like that you can get a complete workout with it and it’s small enough to store in a closet or under the bed. Looks like a terrific product.
I would love to win this because I’m on a wellness journey to lose fat and gain muscle… and FEEL GOOD again. I’m low on space, so this would be perfect.
I would love to have this! It would be great not only for me to get into shape. but my teenagers could benefit from using it as well.
I would like this to take it when I travel
I would love to win because it doesn’t take up much room and it’s everything I need. This would be perfect for my workout routine
I think it’s a great idea for people who don’t have a lot of space in their place. I would love one.
I love that this is so mobile and can work every muscle in my body.
I would love to give this a try because I need to work out more often and this is something I can do without leaving the house.
I’ve lost weight over the last few months and am flabby around my belly, my arms, and my thighs. It just does not want to go away. Going to the gym is just too expensive for me right now. And winter is coming. Soon it won’t be An easy thing to get out to run with ice and snow every where. This trainer would be so cool. What a great way to get all the flabbies tightened up.
I have a small house. The size and portablility of the MOTR would be perfect. Thank you for hosting the giveaway.
I love how versatile it is and that I can bring it with me wherever.
I have 2 toddlers & still working on losing the baby weight. We don’t have a lot of room to have workout equipment, & I prefer working out at home. This seems like a great option for people that want a full gym workout but don’t have much space (or money!). Such a great concept.
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS BECAUSE I NEED TO WORK OUT MORE AND THIS WOULDN’T TAKE UP TOO MUCH ROOM 🙂
I love how easy it is to transport and would be great when I can’t get to the gym
I live an hour from the closest gym so I have to workout at home. I also like to do my workout in the morning before work so it’s too dark to workout outside. I would love to win this so I can have a new workout to do at home.
This would be awesome! I don’t have access to a gym, so it would be great to have an all-in-one gym that I can use at home.
I think this looks great, it would be awesome for travelling to take with me on the road.
This product looks amazing! A compact, portabe gym that targets all different parts of the body. I could really use this at home on the days that I can’t get to the gym. It may even replace the need for the weight training at the gym.
This would be amazing for a quick at home work out.
I really like how small and portable it is. When you live in an apartment you need all the space you can get.
I really like the portability of this system.
It so amazing that you can a whole gym’s worth of exercises out of one, fairly small and relatively inexpensive, machine.
i like on thing that i can do all my exercising with quick fast simple and easy to store
I would like to win because in the last year and a half I have gained 50 pounds and I am ready to commit to a fitness and diet routine, also this would be a great help because I do not have the space at home for a complete gym.
I love this idea and think it’s great. I would love to win this so that I can get into a regular routine workout before the beginning of the year.
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I love the portability of this home gym. Makes it easier to get your exercises done
I like that its so portable.. It would be great to have a group of friends together with these. Not only can you switch meeting locations, you can bring these small tubes Anywhere. I’d love to own my own, right now I have an exercise bike and its only working mostly my legs, I need something to use that can work my upper body.. What a great invention!!!
I love the idea of a complete gym in a tube. This way I could easily use it at home and then store it. It also would be perfect to take with me when I travel.
I love all the different excercises that can be done and would love to add this to my workouts.
id love to win ,cause I have NO room for big bulky workout equipment ,but I need a way to work out at home since i have an autistic son its hard to go anywhere to work out
I think this Motr Portable Home Gym is such a fabulous idea! I love the idea of getting a complete workout in my home without having bulky machines to deal with.
I would love to win because i’m attempting to be more active and healthier and this would be something I love.
I think it is incredible. Amazing how you can work out all parts of this body with this nifty gadget.
I love that it is travel ready. I lift weights and while they tell you to take a resistance band with you when you travel, it never quite seems the same. The STANDING MOTR looks amazing and fun. This really is what is missing from my travel routine (fun).
i love that you can do a multitude of exercises with very little equipment
This is made for women like me who always travel for work and don’t have time to hit the gym.
I want to win because you can do a variety of movements working out every part of your body with out taking up tons of space that I dont have
I like that MOTR can be used for strength training, balance, agility and cardio. The space-saving design is a definite plus.
this thing looks awesome. what a great idea and pretty portable too
It looks interesting and easy to travel with, i like you can tuck it away after you use it.
It seems like a convenient way to do a lot of different helpful exercises.
wow what a fantastic idea! love how it doesn’t take up half a room! I would love to try this!
Love the fact that it is compact and that I can bring it with me wherever.
I’d love to win this because I’ve lost a lot of weight through dieting and need to build muscle.
love that it seems to easy to tote around would love to try out
This is so unique! I live in an apartment so this would be great and not take up too much room. My husband and I could both use this as we are both in the process of becoming fit.
It is crazy how many things you can do with this one piece of equipment!
I would love to win this because it looks like a unique way to work my entire body. I’m always on the hunt to change up my workout routine!
There are times when I am stuck waiting on my car or stuck waiting to pick up the kinder from school. This would be great to have on those occasions.