Feel the burn....LITERALLY!
Written: Jun 25 '02 (Updated Jun 25 '02)
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Pros: Feels good after initial tickling wears away, many settings, comfortable
Cons: Burns little holes into your skin
The Bottom Line: Beware! The Ab-Tronic burns holes in your stomach that do not go away quickly!
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| babyMONKEY's Full Review: Abtronic Electronic Fitness System |
My boyfriend bought the Ab-Tronic for he and I to use. It was yet another infomercial impulse buy. The Ab-Tronic promises quick results with no effort. The explanation of how it worked really made sense to us. Plus, if it did not work it was thirty day guaranteed. This is what happened:
What you Get
It comes with the main Ab-Belt, the smaller one for legs and arms, gel and carry bag. When researching online, I have found that the extra supply of batteries and gel have to be bought frequently because they are used up fast. We did not even get to buy extra supply because...
The Ab-Tronic felt good the first few times I used it. If you are a ticklish person, then it will take some time getting used to, especially on strong settings. After the initial tickling sensation, I felt the Ab-Tronic really work. It felt like it was actually working all of my abdominal muscles! The best part was that I was watching television and still getting a workout. I was very impressed with how many settings and different routines this little chip on the belt carried! My boyfriend and I felt like we found out the best secret in the world until...
The Oh So Bad News
After a week my boyfriend started noticing red dots on his stomach. I looked at my stomach and had the same marks. It looked like prickly heat but the red marks were larger. After researching the Ab-Tronic again, I found that the number one complaint was that it burns holes in your stomach! That's right. The electrodes that stimulate the muscle burn right through the skin. That is why they require to use a lot of the gel before putting the belt on. We were slathering the gel on so I do not understand how they still burned through, but they did.
Right then and there, we returned it for a full refund. Although we did feel results, it was not worth burning holes in us for. Why have a toned stomach if you can't show it off due to embarassing red marks?!?!
I recommend it to no one. Even if you don't plan on showing off your stomach, those red marks made me nervous. It seemed a little risky. I think the only real way to work the stomach is good old fashioned sit ups. That is the only proven way so far. But I will still fall for gimmicks like this until I find one that actually works!
Recommended:
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