A funny thing about this machine (and others like it):
For all of the supposed 'resistance' built into this machine it enables you to do many -more- repetitions than you'd be able to do of simple bodyweight 'core' exercises(crunches leg lifts situps and a multitude of others). Why is that and what is the effect? 1/ Why : The resistance is -less- than the resistance supplied by the weight of your own body being moved around without any equipment. The so-called 'resistance' actually -assists- you on the return motion the exact opposite of exercise.2/The Effect: You must do an incredibly high number of repetitions do get any effect at all and it won't be much even then. High rep work should be full-body cardio not isolated ab work. Ab work should be the same as any other muscle-building work : After you can do 15 reps the resistance should be raised: Exercising the abs obliques other core muscles to strengthen and build them. If an exercise doesn't get difficult enough to make you stop after a minute or so it simply isn't difficult enough to do you any good. There is no such thing as spot reducing exercise. Modern ads know better than to claim the lie of spot-reduction but they still strongly imply it. Why do they get away with it? : Because people never stop looking for an easy way out. The re-sale value of these gizmos goes down to around 5 bucks as soon as you own it. Why? : Because the market is flooded with as-seen-on-tv home-exercise junk that's collecting dust.More detail ...
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