Ab Exercise Machines – Should You Buy One?
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We’ve all seen those infomercials for abdominal exercise machines. Will they work as promised?
If you’re considering buying one, you want to read this first…
Infomercials advertising abdominal machines are made to make you believe that a gadget can give you lean, hard abs.
The truth is that a machine can help – if you already have low body fat. For men, body fat levels need to be around 10% for ab muscles to be visible. For women, the lucky number is between 14 – 18%.
If fat is covering your abs, you need to lose the fat with a sound exercise and nutrition program before you think of buying any equipment.
Ab Exercise Machines Pros and Cons
Some of the benefits of ab machines are…
1. They add variety. An ab machine can challenge your muscles in a different way.
2. They can spice up your routine. Doing the same exercises over and over can become boring after awhile. Using some new equipment can help keep things interesting.
3. Ab exercise machines isolate your abdominal muscles. They’re usually made to train abs only. If you have low body fat but you want more definition, isolation is great.
The ‘drawback’ about abdominal gadgets such as belts and machines is that they can’t melt fat off your stomach. You can harden your abs by using machines, but you won’t lose fat from your abs by using them.
Additionally, overuse of ab machines can create a muscular imbalance, and that can be dangerous! Your abs and lower back muscles work together whenever you move or pick up things.
Abdominal machines focus exclusively on your ab muscles. If your ab muscles’ strength is way superior to your lower back muscles, it creates a potentially dangerous imbalance that can lead to injury.
By now you should know if you want to bother buying an ab machine or not!
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