Do Ab Machines Really Work?

A well-sculpted body that constantly screams for attention on your television, claims that this body is the result of a unique and new ab machine that is unlike any you have ever come across before. You reach for your telephone and immediately order this new rage.

You are convinced that it will help you get rid of those love handles, that unsightly belly, or will finally help reveal those cuts in your abdominal muscles that are concealed under layers and layers of fat. The machine arrives, and you use it for a week, then realize it's doing nothing for you; why is that? Let's find out.

First of all, you have to give, any form of exercise, more than a week to show some results. Apart from that, the problem with all such commercials on television is that, they set unrealistic expectations among customers, in terms of fat loss around the belly.

You are obviously going to believe that a machine works, when a well-toned or muscled body is swearing by the benefits of this particular ab machine. And even though you are aware that these are models, who have developed such bodies over a time period with a lot of hard work, you somehow believe that this machine will actually help you get there.

So, what is this truth about ab machines?  Let's take a look.

• Firstly, regular exercise on ab machines will definitely help you strengthen your core and help you with muscle building. However, six pack abs will not become visible just by the use of these machines. To attain six pack abs, you will have to change your diet drastically, to one that will help you reveal those muscles hidden under the fat in your body.

• Ab exercise equipment will not help you lose belly fat. If you want to lose belly fat, you have to perform cardiovascular exercises that work on your entire body and help you lose fat all over, not just in one spot.

Absolutely no exercise equipment or exercise can help you lose weight, if you do not follow a diet to complement your effort. Eating unhealthy, junk food and exercising will have absolutely no effect on your body, even if you spend hours on that machine.

The use of any kind of exercise equipment for abs requires a certain technique to be followed, which is not explained to you in these commercials.

The machines at a gym may be the same as the ones you order off television commercials, but because you are taught the appropriate technique required to use them by a trainer at the gym, they turn out to be more effective for you, than the ones you order home.

Further, at the gym, you are made to do a whole routine of exercises that work on all muscle groups of your body, which makes a lot of difference than just working out on one machine.

• Advertisements for ab machines do not tell you, if you don't follow the proper technique to use them, you may be prone to developing injuries of the neck and back, or any other joints. 

Therefore, you must consult a physician before you begin any form of exercise, and understand the right technique to use these machines from a fitness trainer, to avoid any pain and discomfort.

In spite of these considerations, experts have spoken about some machines that work to give you the desirable flat tummy you have always been seeking.

Ab machines will definitely work, but not in the ways you imagined. They will help you strengthen your core, they will help you tighten your abdominal muscles, however, the use of these machines alone will not work the purported wonders on television.

To attain that flawless body and a flat tummy, you will have to follow a diet, and an exercise routine that works all your muscle groups. So, give all the aforementioned pointers some thought, before you reach out for your telephone to order the next piece of exercise equipment advertised on TV, that claims to help you achieve that perfectly chiseled tummy.