Slendertone Abs Review– Tightening the Pack!

It’s that time of year when one begins to think about really getting in shape for the warmer sunnier weather that is just around the corner.   I’ve recently done a little online research for portable fitness accessories to help enhance my less than pleasing abs.  Slendertone offers a good selection of devices with very positive feedback and it made sense to order from them, directly from the Slendertone Abs website. 

I also kept in mind that I had already and still continue to use the Slendertone face for men with some very positive results. I was keen to try out the abs system too.

Once ordered I am impatient to receive what I hope will help get me back to my preferred physical shape and tone.  So, upon arrival, the whole thing is out of the box within minutes.

Enclosed in the Slendertone System + box, I find the Quick Start Guide showing images of items included in the box:

• Belt (Male waist: 27”-47” / Female waist: 24”-44”)
• Control Unit with connector
• Adhesive pads (1 large / 2 small)
• Battery charger
• Instruction manual

And a step-by-step of how to:

• Charge controller device battery
• Affix adhesive pads onto belt
• Correctly position the belt around abs

How to use the Slendertone Abs control unit

Slendertone Abs utilizes EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) technology, basically, the electrical pulses sent from the control unit cause the muscles of the abs to contract and relax, just as they would if you were physically exercising, as with crunches.   With continued sessions muscle tone is increased.

There are 8 standard toning programs and the device is set up to begin with program 1 and continue on automatically through to program 8.  The duration of each session varies from 20 minutes to 40 minutes and each program has a varying amount of sessions, i.e program 1 has only 2, but program 5 has 10. There are also two bonus ‘crunch’ programs.

Slendertone suggests that for best results one begins with a 30-day plan – 5 days per week for 4 weeks with 2 days of rest for the muscles to recuperate from all the stimulation.

The initial charge time for the control unit is between 2 – 3 hours, and once fully charged the system is ready for immediate use in the following manner:

• One takes the belt and control unit, clicking in place the two connection cables.
• Remove the adhesive pads from the main packaging.  The pads are sticky on both sides and at this time, you just remove the side with the design on it.  The two smaller pads go on the left and right side of the belt and the large square pad goes in the middle.  Place the appropriate pad over each silver stud, using the white solid lines as a guide.  Make sure the pads a firmly sticking to the belt before use.
• Remove the thick plastic backing from each pad but remember to keep these as you’ll replace them after each session.
• The belt is now positioned around the waist , the middle pad over your belly-button, and the two side pads positioned between your hip bones and ribs.

Begin your treatments in the seated position until you get used to the strange sensation of the electrical pulses, once you are comfortable with it then you can carry on your daily life as normal, indoors, or outdoors since the belt can easily be covered by clothing and no-one will ever know that you are ‘working-out’ in their presence!

If used in combination with a regular fitness regimen and incorporating a healthy diet then certainly I feel I can obtain the 6-pack abs I’m hoping for.  I already feel and see a difference after only 5 weeks.  However, if you are just going to continue to eat junk food and take no exercise then it is doubtful the device can have any great effect.

This fitness device is so easy to use, light and easy to carry around in the Slendertone bag provided that you never need to leave on a trip without it!

For me, though I am healthy and fairly fit, Slendertone Abs gives me that extra bit of help I need to bring my body to where I really want it to be.  I definitely recommend using Slendertone Abs as part of your health and fitness program.   For the price you pay for a couple of months gym membership you get to keep this device your entire life – sounds like a bargain to me!