Total Gym Chuck Norris

The total gym Chuck Norris promotes on TV with Christie Brinkly is one of the most popular home gyms available. The totalgym is one of the most successful as seen on tv exercise equipment (along with the bowflex). The total gym is designed to give you a lean, toned and trim body through a total body workout.

But who is the man promoting the Total Gym? This article will give you a biography of martial arts legend and actor, Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris Biography

You wouldn’t have guessed that Chuck Norris is over 60 years old by the way he looks (must be the Total Gym). Born on March 10, 1940, Carlos Ray Norris Jr, better known as Chuck Norris, has become a martial arts legend, and a legendary martial arts actor.
Chuck Norris started his martial arts training soon after he joined the United States Airforce as a military policeman. He was sent to South Korea, where he started to train in Tae Kwon Do.

Chuck Norris would become a six time undefeated World Professional middle weight Karate champion. He also became a martial arts instructor, with students including celebrities such as Bob Barker, Steve McQueen, and Priscilla Presley.

In 1968, Chuck Norris was inducted into the Black Belt hall of fame as the Fighter of the Year. In 1974, Chuck Norris retired undefeated from fighting. In 1975, he became the Instructor of the Year, and In 1977, Norris received the honor as Man of the Year.

As an actor, Chuck Norris has starred in many films, television shows, and even a cartoon series. They include:

•    Return Of The Dragon - 1973 (feature film debut with the infamous fight: Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris)
•    Breaker! Breaker! - 1976
•    Good Guys Wear Black - 1977
•    A Force Of One - 1978
•    The Octagon - 1979
•    An Eye For An Eye - 1980
•    Silent Rage - 1981
•    Forced Vengeance - 1981
•    Lone Wolf McQuade - 1982
•    Missing In Action - 1984
•    Missing In Action II: The Beginning - 1985
•    Code Of Silence - 1985
•    Invasion USA – 1985
•    Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos (TV, 1986)
•    Delta Force - 1986
•    Firewalker - 1986
•    Braddock: Missing In Action III - 1987
•    Hero And The Terror - 1988
•    Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold - 1990
•    The Hitman - 1991
•    Sidekicks - 1993
•    Hellbound - 1994
•    Top Dog – 1995
•    Chuck Norris: Private Lesson (video, 1997)
•    Forrest Warrior - 1995 (released on video only)
•    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
•    The Cutter (2005)

Chuck Norris began shooting “Walker, Texas Ranger” in 1993 and lasted eight years on television. Although no longer in production, this series continue to air in syndication today.

Today, the Total Gym is Chuck Norris exercise equipment of choice, as he promotes it on television.

With his acting accomplishments and dedication to health, exercise and martial arts, Chuck Norris is a man to look up to for years to come.

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