Slendertone Abs belts

[UncappedTag]

Does anyone own/used one of these. I've been going swimming/watching my diet the last three months and have lost a stone or so.

Whilst having lost the weight, I would like to work on my abs definition. I cannot stand crunching/situps and general gym work so this is a last resort.

Do these Slendertone things work as well as say crunching?

[Dupont666]

UncappedTag said:

Does anyone own/used one of these. I've been going swimming/watching my diet the last three months and have lost a stone or so.

Whilst having lost the weight, I would like to work on my abs definition. I cannot stand crunching/situps and general gym work so this is a last resort.

Do these Slendertone things work as well as say crunching?

A friend of the OH uses one... he thinks its great as he can watch tv whilst chugging a beer and working on the abs.

[UncappedTag]

Dupont666 said:

UncappedTag said:

Does anyone own/used one of these. I've been going swimming/watching my diet the last three months and have lost a stone or so.

Whilst having lost the weight, I would like to work on my abs definition. I cannot stand crunching/situps and general gym work so this is a last resort.

Do these Slendertone things work as well as say crunching?

A friend of the OH uses one... he thinks its great as he can watch tv whilst chugging a beer and working on the abs.

I was more thinking while playing Call of Duty 4. I've pretty much cut alchohol out of my diet for the time being, only had a glass of wine in two weeks.

[Frankeh]

They don't do st.

[Dr_Gonzo]

They don't do anything. You also cannot 'spot reduce'. I.e. you cannot reduce the fat on your stomach by just doing stomach exercises. When you lose fat you do it all over (although not necessarily evenly). If you want defined abs you need to do abdominal exercises to build and define the muscles, and regular cardio exercise to reduce your body fat level.

[Davel]

Frankeh said:

They don't do st.

Is that a no then?

[Cotty]

Dr_Gonzo said:

They don't do anything. You also cannot 'spot reduce'. I.e. you cannot reduce the fat on your stomach by just doing stomach exercises.

I don't think they claim to reduce fat. I thought the idea was they stimulated the muscles.

[BigAlinEmbra]

I had one, and it didn't seem to do much, and occassionally your muscles would spaz out and cramp up. Sit ups are far better imo. If you don't like em, then just build up from a set of 10 or something. Once you get used to them and get a decent technique you'll be fine.

[Matt p]

Try varying your c.v workout and aim for 1.5hrs daily 5-6 days a week.

Also i cant recommend Pilates enough, it really helps with your core muscles and posture (sp)
try it and see how you get on, but stick at it there is no quick fix.

Regards

Matt

[_DeeJay_]

Matt p said:

Try varying your c.v workout and aim for 1.5hrs daily 5-6 days a week.

Also i cant recommend Pilates enough, it really helps with your core muscles and posture (sp)
try it and see how you get on, but stick at it there is no quick fix.

Regards

Matt

Six days a week is a hell of a lot. I've probably been doing half that on average (quantity and duration) and that's made a big difference over a 9 month period along with a suitable diet (i.e. no/little crap).

However, there is no quick fix to getting rid of excess fat around your gut - just make sure you're in a calorie deficit (through diet and cardio) and it'll disappear eventually.

[UncappedTag]

I swim 5-6 days a week for 1/2 hour front crawl

[pokethepope]

Has anyone used an Ab-King Pro? I keep seeing it on the shopping channels when channel flicking, the technique looks pretty good but it costs ~£100?

[_DeeJay_]

UncappedTag said:

I swim 5-6 days a week for 1/2 hour front crawl

That'll certainly help tone up, though as discussed on the other thread swimming isn't as good a cardio workout rowing, jogging, cycling etc.

[ShadownINja]

Dr_Gonzo said:

They don't do anything. You also cannot 'spot reduce'. I.e. you cannot reduce the fat on your stomach by just doing stomach exercises. When you lose fat you do it all over (although not necessarily evenly). If you want defined abs you need to do abdominal exercises to build and define the muscles, and regular cardio exercise to reduce your body fat level.

What he said. But he's a doc so he would know.

[ShadownINja]

swerni said:

spot on.

They cause the muscles to contract hundreds of times a minute (no idea what the rate is) by contacting you are strengthening the muscle making it tighter. This in turn should lead to a flatter stomach.

But as been said, it won't reduce fat.

You sure? It'd just build a nice six pack under 3 inches of flab, surely?

[anonymous-user]

_DeeJay_ said:

UncappedTag said:

I swim 5-6 days a week for 1/2 hour front crawl

That'll certainly help tone up, though as discussed on the other thread swimming isn't as good a cardio workout rowing, jogging, cycling etc.

Out of interest, how did you work that out?

Doesn't it depend on what strokes, speed etc you go at?

[ShadownINja]

swerni said:

ShadownINja said:

swerni said:

spot on.

They cause the muscles to contract hundreds of times a minute (no idea what the rate is) by contacting you are strengthening the muscle making it tighter. This in turn should lead to a flatter stomach.

But as been said, it won't reduce fat.

You sure? It'd just build a nice six pack under 3 inches of flab, surely?

but the strengthen muscles would hold the stomach flatter.
As you said, your abs would still be under 3" of lard but it would be flatter then when you started

Hm, I guess so. I guess it would help a little.

[ShadownINja]

swerni said:

ShadownINja said:

swerni said:

ShadownINja said:

swerni said:

spot on.

They cause the muscles to contract hundreds of times a minute (no idea what the rate is) by contacting you are strengthening the muscle making it tighter. This in turn should lead to a flatter stomach.

But as been said, it won't reduce fat.

You sure? It'd just build a nice six pack under 3 inches of flab, surely?

but the strengthen muscles would hold the stomach flatter.
As you said, your abs would still be under 3" of lard but it would be flatter then when you started

Hm, I guess so. I guess it would help a little.

maybe not in your case

It is difficult to imagine my tum with 3 inches of lard. Wait. If I curl forwards and squidge it all up... ugh I nearly vomited a bit. Too much upward pressure.

[Tiggsy]

el stovey said:

_DeeJay_ said:

UncappedTag said:

I swim 5-6 days a week for 1/2 hour front crawl

That'll certainly help tone up, though as discussed on the other thread swimming isn't as good a cardio workout rowing, jogging, cycling etc.

Out of interest, how did you work that out?

Doesn't it depend on what strokes, speed etc you go at?

See the other thread...but in summary the body is horizontal so the heart has an easy time and most people can swim well enough to sustain a high heart rate. If you think you can the the simple test is...do you drink fluids while swimming? i.e take a water bottle onto poolside? if you dont then why not? would you jog for 30 mins without water? Get a heart rate monitor on (water proof!) and check your pulse...i'll bet its a LOT lower than you think.

[Harry Flashman]

Matt p said:

Try varying your c.v workout and aim for 1.5hrs daily 5-6 days a week.

Also i cant recommend Pilates enough, it really helps with your core muscles and posture (sp)
try it and see how you get on, but stick at it there is no quick fix.

Regards

Matt

1.5 hours a day 5-6 days a week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

As if.