Big gadget and gaming fan but don't live inside like a vampire, I love extreme sports and martial a...
Big gadget and gaming fan but don't live inside like a vampire, I love extreme sports and martial arts as well! Always on the look out for the next interesting thing to come along and try out.
Member since:15.06.2008
Reviews:24
The slendertone system uses electrical muscle stimulation to strangely enough stimulate the muscle groups on the stomach. This it does well in the fact that the muscles are stimulated and ache after use but there is so little proof of it actually providing the long term muscle strength and tone people are craving!
EMS systems have still not been proven to actually make you get those 6 pack abs that you want without actually training and eating healthily as well, I have tried the older model and this new one and am not impressed, if you have any body fat stores above 25% then the muscle tone it helps define will be next to none as it does not burn body fat at all.
The basic idea is there but it lacks the substance; fantastic for the posers who only want a toned stomach for summer but real muscle strength and tone will be much better with situps, crunches and some fat burning cardio.
Remember the rest of your body will still not have gained any definition and if it was so good surely we would wrap ourselves in a whole suit?!
As another update to this review, a member of my health club was chatting to me about buying one of these and being one of those people who falls for the myths of fitness went out and bought one, I laughed at the time but yesterday he showed me the burns that the system has left on his stomach, not sure how he was using it but anything that can toast your skin in an attempt to make you look like you actually work out can't be a good thing.
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its crazy what people will try and believe...good old cardio is the best way to trim down, as long as you pace yourself and remember to keep it up...good review-hope it saves someone else from wasting their time with these gimmicks..x
Jun 15th, 2008
(Jun 21st, 2008)
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