![]() Just like doing 100 crunches is more effective than doing 10 crunches, using the ab belt for an hour is better than 10 minutes. I’m guessing, like with any exercise, more is better. It’s not painful, but I can’t say it’s completely comfortable, either-but neither is doing crunches! How often do you use it? Different brands have different directions, but most recommend wearing the belt for 10 minutes to an hour every day. Okay, maybe they really aren’t lying and they just like the weird prickly sensation of the electrical current going through their skin. If anyone says it’s relaxing, they either don’t have it up high enough, or they’re lying. How does it feel? Well, I personally think it feels pretty weird. EMS is mainly used for muscle retraining and to help prevent muscle atrophy in bedridden patients. TENS units are typically used to treat chronic and acute pain. EMS stimulates muscles to contract, while TENS stimulates nerves. But while the ab belt may seem very similar to a TENS unit I’ve used to treat back pain, they have different uses. When I first heard of ab belts, they reminded me of the TENS unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device) in physical therapy. You just simply slap that belt around your waist and turn up the electrical current until you get the desired level of contraction. You don’t have to do one crunch or sit up. Small electrodes inside the belt come in contact with your bare skin, sending the electrical pulses through your skin to do the work for you. The ab belt uses electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, to pass an electrical current through the body, causing your ab muscles to contract. Just to name a few, there’s the Slendertone, Shred Belt, Abtronic, and the Flex Belt. When I Googled “ab belts,” I couldn’t believe the long list of companies in the business. Those machines actually require a certain amount of work, but can you really get a six-pack by putting a special electronic belt around your waist? You’ve probably seen the infomercials for ab belts claiming to strengthen, tone, and tighten your abs-no exercises required. I can honestly understand ab machines like the Ab Coaster and the Ab Roller. I guess that is why there are so many ab machines and gimmicks on the market. Even people who already have great abs still want even better ones. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want a smaller waist and a flatter stomach.
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