The Slendertone manual has the 30 day challenge outlined that you follow for noticeable results in a month. I had a slight problem with following the programme to the letter as first of all I wanted to use it every day as it was my new fun novelty product but then once Matt was in the car crash, the slendertone charger had been in the car so the belt wore out of battery and I had to then try and obtain a new one online but then had to ask the slendertone people if it was ok to send me another one as I couldn’t find where to buy one online. That took just over a week to sort out so obviously I then missed that week of using the belt delaying the 30 days somewhat and obviously with Matt having had the accident the review wasn’t the first thing on my mind.
After I received the new charger I continued and followed the programme to the letter and, as the programme suggested, increased the intensity as much as I could. I got the the intensity of 59-60 and this is where I seem to have hit my plateau. I am not sure why, as the intensity goes up to a whopping 100 levels, but any higher than that and I am actually in pain from the force of the muscle contraction. Prior to using the belt I did 100 situps around 3 times a week so I don’t know if perhaps that means my abs weren’t developed very much and that is why I am still struggling with the intensity.
The 30 day challenge programme is well designed, even for someone without stomach muscle definition to start with. My stomach before was flat but I never had those lines down the sides of my abs or even a tiny hint of them. I did attempt to try and put the resistance up to 60 the first time I used it and I felt how I would imagine one of those people twitching on the floor after being tazered by the police would feel. So remember to be sensible and stick to low levels to start with. I would usually use the slendertone belt just before bed as this is really the only time I get at home to do it, in the mornings I only have 1/2 an hour before I leave the house and I couldn’t get away with it during work hours.
So after a month do I feel any different? The answer is definitely yes. Of course I don’t have a six pack or even the amazing ab definition that the woman on the box does but it is nice to be able to look in the mirror and see the shadow of the two lines down the side of my abs without having had to kill myself doing thousands of boring situps. The Slendertone System Abs doesn’t claim to be anything that it is not, it is for stomach toning and of course this sort of thing works best in conjunction with healthy eating and exercise. I wouldn’t even bother with this product if you are needing to lose a few stone as you do need to have a low enough body fat percentage to actually be able to see muscle definition through any fat you have. That’s not me being bitchy but you will honestly waste money using this if you are quite big so I don’t want to mislead anyone. This ab belt definitely helps speed along your ab toning in a really noticable manner.
My recommendations
Read the manual thoroughly even if you hate reading manuals
Buy replacement pads when you buy the ab belt, if you accidentally drop this on the carpet where your cat has been sleeping you render the pads totally useless immediately….. this may have happened to me
Do not let other people share the ab belt, you need to keep the pads at the best spot for you personally (everyone tries to ‘borrow’ the slendertone once they see I have one).
I definitely recommend this product in conjunction with a diet and healthy living as a great aid in ab toning. I will continue to use it as soon as my new pads come in the post and have recommended it to many friends.
Sadly while I do often get compliments about my figure and waist I am quite body conscious so I don’t really want to post a picture of my stomach online, from many comments I get on this blog (obviously that I delete)people are pretty bitchy so I don’t really want to needlessly upset myself as i’m a sensitive little sausage!
You can buy this from
Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slendertone-System-Abs-Toning-Womens/dp/B000PARO2M
Argos http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9003905.htm