The Ab Glider apparently uses two different motion types (what ever that means) which they call the Circular Burn and the Arc Crunch to deliver a great Ab and obliques workout with an innovative training modality which they call Cross Motion Ab Training.
Using these innovations the Ab Glider claims it can double the calorie burn and can achieve 44% more muscle activation.
Jargon aside the real question that needs to be asked is can this machine give you better results in a shorter period of time than traditional floor based Ab Exercises? Because lets face it this machine costs $141.54 and floor based exercises cost you nothing!
I don’t believe you can get better results (flatter Abs) by using any of the machines on the market today including the Ab Glider. If you’re prepared to do a little research and learn to do what would now be called old fashioned Ab exercises correctly and then do them regularly and in good form your results will be as good as or better than if you used this machine.
Where The Ab Glider may have an advantage is for those people who don’t like to exercise! Many people find it challenging to find both the time and inclination to work out regularly and for those people a machine may make it more likely they’ll exercise at all.
The novelty value alone may inspire some to use it and it does look like a lot more fun than exercising on the floor and it will work your Abs and give you a low level cardio workout.
It must be noted that if flat Abs and a six pack is why you may be considering buying this machine then you’re going to have to do a lot more than just exercising. You’re also going to have to look very closely on what you’re eating and switch to a fat burning nutritional plan. This is because to get a visible six pack the layer of fat around your waist is going to have to go and doing this with Ab Exercises alone is almost impossible.
Bottom line:
If you have a spare $150 and don’t like to exercise then the Ab Glider may just motivate you to get off the couch which, lets face it has to be a good thing. If you’re prepared to work a bit harder and don’t mind floor exercises then something like The Truth About Abs may be more up your street.
Customer reviews at Amazon are mixed and out of 28 reviews people either love or absolutely hate this machine.
The Ab Glider Amazon Reviews can be found here.
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