Ab Toner

kirstierose
kirstierose Posts: 18
in Fitness and Exercise
What do people think of these i have one but it dont have the same effect on me like it does with my slim partner lol

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    The best "thing" you can buy for working your abs is a simple ab wheel. IT's good from beginner to advanced. Pick one up for $10 at your local sporting good store and look on youtube for videos on how to properly use it.
  • Kashton2011
    Kashton2011 Posts: 324 Member
    I have one also but think I'm definitely in the 'gullible' group! You only ever see people who already have abs like a washboard on the advertisements etc so maybe its a tool to keep the ones you have defined. I certainly don't think they are for overweight people like myself
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    You can do planks for free.
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    I have an ab roller and enjoy that. Okay, enjoy probably isn't the word for it. I can use it and it works me out HARD. I really need to pull that thing back out. Thanks for the reminder!
  • jdressel
    jdressel Posts: 70 Member
    re: the ab wheel

    I use one!! I love it.

    And I only recently re-joined a gym, due to moving, etc. I had to decrease the weights on all the machines from not having lifted in quite some time. BUT - the ab wheel kept my core strong. I didn't have to decrease the weight on the ab machine at all!! It's an intense workout, that little wheel!
  • AshleyLo_44
    AshleyLo_44 Posts: 206 Member
    You can do planks for free.

    So very true. Planking for a minute burns 100 calories. So doing it off and on again throughout the day you can burn up to 500 if you want. I alernate planking with superman and it feels great :)
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    You can do planks for free.

    So very true. Planking for a minute burns 100 calories. So doing it off and on again throughout the day you can burn up to 500 if you want. I alernate planking with superman and it feels great :)

    So you're saying I can have a can of regular mountain dew, then just do 90 seconds of planking to burn it all off?

    =P

    Giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you typo'd 10 calories.


    Because it burns around 10-15 calories per minute.
  • SteAnnMui
    SteAnnMui Posts: 129 Member
    You can do planks for free.

    So very true. Planking for a minute burns 100 calories. So doing it off and on again throughout the day you can burn up to 500 if you want. I alernate planking with superman and it feels great :)

    So you're saying I can have a can of regular mountain dew, then just do 90 seconds of planking to burn it all off?

    =P

    Giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you typo'd 10 calories.


    Because it burns around 10-15 calories per minute.

    I was just thinking, 'If planking burns 100 calories a minute, no one would ever do any other exercise again. Except for those that like working out, of course'
  • roduk
    roduk Posts: 43 Member
    What affect are you trying to achieve? If you want to see your abs you have to lose body fat. All the sit ups in the world wont make a difference if your bodyfat % is too high. You cant target body sites for fat loss. eat well and your abs will start to appear :). i think youd be better off steering clear of an ab toner.doing core strengthening exercises may aid in giving you a flatter stomach if thats the look youre after.
  • kirstierose
    kirstierose Posts: 18
    Thanks everyone lots of great advice :)

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