Product Description

The Health Mark Mixed Martial Arts Dual Pad Kick Boxing Station w/ Speed Bag is an ideal Cardio Kick Boxing Trainer for weight loss and cardiovascular health. 6 different height adjustments combined with variable positioning of the target pads makes this trainer perfect for everyone from children to adults. The foam covered coil spring provides outstanding reflex action for the Speed Bag, and the vinyl covered target zones on the pads provide soft cushioning for the fists. The base is stabilized by filling it with water or sand.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13621 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Health Mark
• Model: BT22000
• Released on: 2007-12-15
• Dimensions: 56.00" h x 17.00" w x 17.00" l, 8.00 pounds

Features

• Kickboxing trainer with pair of padded arms and inflatable speed bag
• Fully adjustable arms can be positioned at several angles
• Speed bag's foam-covered coil spring offers outstanding reflex action
• Height adjusts from 46 to 56 inches; 48-inch total wingspan
• Soft vinyl-covered pads for cushioning fists; stabilizing base

Amazon.com Product Description
An ideal kickboxing trainer for weight loss and cardiovascular health, the Health Mark BT22000 dual-pad kickboxing station offers a pair of padded arms along the sides and an inflatable speed bag in the middle, giving you several punching and kicking targets. The pair of foam-padded arms is fully adjustable, so you can position them at a 45-degree angle up, a 45-degree angle down, or horizontal. As a result, you can design several different workouts depending on which muscles you want to exercise. The inflatable speed bag, meanwhile, is equipped with a foam-covered coil spring that provides outstanding reflex action. Perhaps best of all, the kickboxing station sports six height positions--from 46 to 56 inches--helping it accommodate both children and adults. Other details include a 48-inch wingspan, soft vinyl-covered target zones on the pads to cushion the fists, a pump for the speed bag, and a stabilizing base that holds either water or sand.

Customer Reviews

Not really what I expected
I expected this to be a little more stable; when you kick/punch the arms, the entire pole swings around. No need for cushioning on the pads; they don't stay still anyway.

It's still a decent piece of equipment, and doesn't take up much room. I'll figure out how to deal with the swinging arms, but I'm not crazy about them.

Seems to be designed for kids
This product looked so cool in the picture that I just had to get it. I am a little disappointed though.

Cons:
1) It's too short
The description says that the height varies from 48-56 inches. This measurement is obviously not from the floor to the top of the "head" or speed bag. I guess maybe that is true if you have the arms pointed straigh up. When I use it, I feel a little like Kramer in that episode of Seinfeld where he is fighting those little kids in karate class. It's like fighting a dwarf.

2) The pole spins when you hit the arms
As the previous reviewer pointed out, when you hit one of the hand targets, the whole this spins (sometimes upto 180 degrees). I am guy, but not an expert at martial arts. So I hit and kick harder than a child, but I am not crushing it. The problem is that you have to reset the arms after every strike. It breaks up the continuity of the workout.

3) The spring on the punching bag seems too long.
When you give the bag a good bop, it doesn't bounce back very quickly. So, don't expect to do much speed work with it.

4) It's a little more cheaply made than I expected
The punching bag is thick rubber/vynil, so I am not afraid of popping it, but it is not the same material that you see in other speed bags. The hand targets are not even close to the quality of the paddle targets that we use in our taekwondo class. That may be why they designed it to spin. Still, I am not terribly afraid of breaking it in the next few weeks or anything.

Final Word
I got this to use at home because I don't really have anyone to hold paddle targets for me. If I can figure out a way to make it stop spinning when I kick it, then I will be much happier.