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So far meeting my high expectations...but can be better.

I'm a 54 year old male and use my M8 about 5 days/week. It provides a great workout and I've already lost 5 pounds after just a few weeks. I prefer the 21-min interval and 30-min calorie burn workouts, and usually burn between 350-500 calories. Despite what some reviews say, it's easy to set up and ...Bowflex sends you a link to a set-up video a few days before your MaxTrainer arrives (plus the written instructions and packaging are great). I find the M8 design simple, sturdy, challenging, and fun to use. Don't bother with the JRNY app, just watch a video or listen to music while you workout as listening to "Max" gets old quick. Some things I don't like. The 21-min interval workout is the longest standard workout and you can't "add time" to this workout. If you want a cool down period after the workout ends, no problem, BUT the calorie counter stops and won't track your calories burned during cool down. This should be a simple fix. The calorie burn, fat burn and performance workouts are all limited to 15 min...and if you're not paying attention and don't "add time" before the work out ends, too bad so sad, it will go to cool down and the calorie counter will stop. Very frustrating, but workable. At this price point though, that shouldn't happen. Another annoyance is that a FitBit can not be paired with the MaxTrainer...which means if you want to monitor your heart rate, you must either use the center handles or buy the Bowflex forearm heart rate monitor. These are all minor issues, and if Bowflex can make these changes in the future, they'll have an absolute winner. That all being said, I love my Bowflex MaxTrainer M8 and would definitely recommend to my friends and family. Our three teenage boys also enjoying using it. We also just ordered a Revolution home gym and can't wait until it arrives!