Oxygen CSI

Advantages: Does work
Disadvantages: Need to persevere, painful

...to the device. The technology being patented by Slendertone is called CSI. This is the usage of electrical charges to stimulate muscle action and thus increase the definition and flatness of stomach muscles. This is where the 8 pads come in. One for each muscle in your abdominal area. Trouble is, you need to have a roughly defined stomach to find the individual muscles to place the pads in the right place! How easy is it to wear? Very easy. The pads are easy to attach to your skin and this gives you a better flexibility as to where you place them. Putting them in locations desirable to you means you can exercise the muscle groups you want. The good thing is that it is small enough to wear under your clothes so colleagues or friends and family dont even realise. The only give away is the "eek, ook, eek, ook, eek, ook" that you make. What... Read review

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Advantages: good advice
Disadvantages: not sure if it should go in this area

...if you set yourself a program to work through each work and build yourself up to a fitter standard. The cardiovascular system, heart, blood and vessels. During exercise, working muscles apple a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients for energy production over and above the amount required for normal activities. The heart must beat harder or faster to meet this demand and as a result it becomes stronger. The heart and vessels respond and adapt in the following ways. The short term effects of exercise: - · The heart pumps out more blood each beat = stroke volume · The heart pumps more blood per minute = Cardiac output · Blood supply to cardiac and skeletal muscle is increased. · Body temperature increases · Blood pressure increases · Blood is diverted away from the gut, liver and kidneys to meet increased demands... Read review

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Advantages: Clean, well decorated, friendly staff, wide range of activities
Disadvantages: Some branches are expensive

...to the gym has its brand name as "O2" (like Oxygen, geddit?), which could (but don't quote me on it) signal a cheaper, alternative spin-off to the usual Holmes Place centres, but still housed under their banner (all their business cards are adorned with the HP logo). Check out the website at www.holmesplace.co.uk to check out your local branch, and whether the price range is suitable. So, onto the facilities themselves. I was immediately struck by the brand spanking new, white chrome building in which the centre was housed, it impressed from moment one. Inside, you will be greeted by uniformed, and unfeasibly cheery staff who are extremely approachable and by no means daunting. On my first induction to the gym, I was shown the luxurious changing areas, which could easily have been lifted from a Swedish spa. Large wooden lockers can hold... Read review

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