Carl Lewis Lateral Thigh Trainer

Advantages: compact, easy to use
Disadvantages: occasionally noisy, my abs didnt get workout from trainer

...WHAT IT DOES The lateral thigh trainer is a step machine for your home. Its slightly different because instead of stepping up and down. It steps out to the side (like a skiing motion) this is intended to work your abs and obliques. You can opt to get stretchy bands to attach to your lateral thigh trainer so you can work your arms. It has different speed settings so you can do an aerobic workout or a muscle tonning workout on the high setting (settings run 1-10). You recieve a workout video and booklet with the trainer which have lots of handy information on different workouts and troubleshooting any problems. You also get a computer to attach to your lateral thigh trainer to count your steps/calories/time spent on machine and strides per minute. WHAT I THOUGHT OF IT For what it does the lateral thigh trainer is nice and compact... Read review

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Advantages: Small portable does what it say on the tin
Disadvantages: Feet stands could be slip resistant.

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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: Stopped working correctly after 3 months

...I bought my lateral thigh trainer 3 months ago, however I didn't buy it from the official website as I thought it was too expensive, instead I bought it off a competitor site for £49.95. I started off by doing 45 minutes every alternate day (working out to the equivalent the 20 minutes a day that's recommended ). I didn't use the diet provided as I'm hopeless with cooking and being a vegetarian there wasn't much of a choice in the booklet provided, I carried on eating regularly cutting out the crisps and the chocolate and cutting down on the midnight meals and within the first week I lost 3 pounds by doing very little! My only problem was that I got bored of it very easily watching TV but by switching on your ipod it makes it much more bearable and actually fun to do. Following the stretches as instructed I suffered from no aches... Read review

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