Product Review: The Ab Rocker

Typically seen on late night infomercials, the Ab Rocker is supposed to take inches off your waistline through just 5 minutes a day.  While abdominal workouts are good for toning a small group of muscles, it is really only effective as part of an overall, more comprehensive fitness plan for the rest of your body.

The Product
The Ab Rocker is about two feet wide and five inches tall when folded up for storage.  It’s similar to a seat, and has handles that you use to rock your way up into a crunch position.  The equipment doesn’t come with diet information or recommendations for supplements or any other health information.

As people become more health conscious, we’re all aware that belly fat is dangerous.  While the Ab Rocker will take someone without a lot of belly fat and help them tone and sculp their middles – someone with a lot of excess weight around their belly is not going to have the same result.  Individuals with excess belly fat will need to lose weight first, before toning the muscles for the lean and sculpted look the Ab Rocker promises.  Definition of muscle can only show up when there is no fat covering it, and as most people know, fat is burned through total body workouts and healthy diets.  The Ab Rocker can give your abdominals a good workout, but it’s not enough to burn excess belly fat.

Most people who purchase or consider buying the Ab Rocker would do so because they are overweight and are looking to get into shape.  Unfortunately, the Ab Rocker does not do anything to help someone lose any significant weight, or to learn about healthier eating habits and overall body fitness levels.  Everyone would love to have a flat stomach, but if you’re using the Ab Rocker and starting out with a spare tire around your middle, you shouldn’t expect this product to help you lose the excess weight.  You will need to do additional exercise and healthy eating to lose the weight before you can see the definition the Ab Rocker will help add to your abdominal muscles.

Consumer Reviews

There are consumer reviews for the Ab Rocker all over the internet.  It seems the majority of people who have tried it have not been overly impressed.  Some people complain of the product hurting their back while others claim it was ineffective when used the recommended five minutes per day.

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