at my age it was very useful in getting back my shape and loosing a few pounds but when things started to go wrong found it very difficult to get hiold of spare parts as york no longer recognise this product dont get me wrong it is a very good starter product for someone wishing to keep fit

Bought mine about four years back for £25 quid (used). Easy to assemble even without instructions or a helping hand. Gives a good workout but could do with more weights. Have had no problems apart from going through two cables (it's used five times a week) which are quite expencive at £25 a set, seperate cables not available. Apart from that York Compact 401 is good peice of kit.

I have had the York Compact 401 Home Multi Gym for more than 10 years now and it's still going strong. I don't always have enough time to use it. Considering it's still the same price now new what I paid for it 2nd hand more than 10 years ago it was the best money spent. Versatile. Easy to assemble and dissemble. Sturdy. Good value for money as it trains all the musclegroups you need to train. It's not self-cleaning and still gathers dust when not used for a few days.

Do not throw instructions out