Welcome to GYROTONIC® Training — your comprehensive resource for understanding and mastering this transformative exercise system. Here you’ll find in-depth articles about the three essential pieces of equipment — the Pulley Tower, Ladder, and Wingmaster — along with detailed explorations of specific exercise families, movement principles, and proven strategies for building strength, mobility, and functional fitness. Whether you’re new to Gyrotonic traiing or deepening your existing practice, these articles provide the knowledge and inspiration to understand why this system delivers results that conventional training cannot match. Explore our collection and discover how Gyrotonic training can transform your body, your movement, and your life.
A back lift exercise like this is something you’d see in a traditional gym setting. There is a piece called a Roman Chair and you can do a lift like we do in the Leviation Series on the GYROTONIC® Ladder. But what you’ll almost never see is adding a second spinal range of motion to the back lift. In Gyrotonic training on the Ladder and Archway, you can add spirals, like in this exercise, as well as side bends and circumduction.
Frog 2 from the Hamstring Series on the Pulley Tower targets one of the most neglected muscle groups in conventional training: the adductors. For many people, inner thigh weakness is a hidden problem — you don’t notice it until you need stability in a rotated position or you’re moving in multiple directions. This exercise addresses that gap by building real adductor strength through variable positioning and coordinated breathing.
Step, Kick, Spiral with the Wingmaster in Setting 1 is an advanced culmination exercise — the kind you build toward throughout your training journey, both within individual sessions and across weeks of progressive work. This multi-planar movement combines cardiovascular challenge, dynamic balance work, and hamstring flexibility into one flowing, athletic sequence.
One of the things that makes GYROTONIC® training a nearly limitless exercise system are the creative variations. With few exceptions, every upper body exercise on the Pulley Tower is first done seated. The side seated side bend is a staple of the Handle Series. Now get up on your feet and add a sumo squat!