My husband and I were both needed to fold this machine up. It was heavy and cumbersome for me to lift, not to mention a little complicated to fold down and set back up. I also was not impressed with the "counter" which counted the number of crunches. It counted every time it moved & could not be turned off unless you took out the batteries. Overall, after watching the entire show on this machine, I did not feel that it was an honest representation of the product.