Fitness Equipment

RankNameRatingMore Info
1The Ab Circle Pro Review3.23.23.23.23.2
2The Firm Wave Reviews4.54.54.54.54.5
3The KettleWorx Reviews4.254.254.254.254.25
4The T-Bow Reviews4.254.254.254.254.25
5Malibu Pilates Chair Review3.753.753.753.753.75
6The Ab Rocket Review3.253.253.253.253.25
7The Cardio Twister Review2.52.52.52.52.5
8Ab Flyer Reviews1.881.881.881.881.88

The Ab Circle Pro Review

Posted in Fitness Equipment on August 11th, 2009 by Julia – 23 Comments

The Hype:
The Ab Circle Pro claims that using it will burn fat whilst trimming and toning your abs, buns, hips and thighs, with results guaranteed.  You get the machine itself, a nutritional guide and instructional DVD lasting three minutes; there are optional extras, including a calorie-counter. The Ab Circle Pro boasts different levels of resistance [...]

The Firm Wave Reviews

Posted in Fitness Equipment on September 4th, 2009 by Julia – 1 Comment

The Hype
You’re promised phenomenal results with your own personal gym to get into the best shape of your life. The Firm Wave from thefirmwave.com  offers you over a hundred total-body exercises, supercharged calorie burning, and 24/7 fat burning. The Firm is a US company that is well established and well recommended for weight-loss [...]

The KettleWorx Reviews

Posted in Fitness Equipment on November 17th, 2009 by Julia – 1 Comment

The Hype
KettleWorkX is a complete fitness programme built around exercises using Kettlebells.  First developed in Russia and till recently the territory of huge grunting muscle builders, the kettlebell – basically a metal weight with a handle – has now been tailored for the general fitness market.
The infomercial promises you’ll melt away the pounds and tone [...]

The T-Bow Reviews

Posted in Fitness Equipment on September 16th, 2009 by Julia – 1 Comment

The Hype:
The T-Bow claims to offer Cardio, Power, Strength Training, Balance, Core Stability and Stretching all in one package.  Similar in shape to The Firm Wave but larger, sturdier (takes up to 660 lbs) and better designed, the T-Bow offers a complete home or studio workout.
There are no bells or whistles with the advertising, and [...]

Malibu Pilates Chair Review

Posted in Fitness Equipment on November 10th, 2009 by Julia – 2 Comments

The Hype
Described as the affordable, portable way to get Malibu slim and sexy in your own home, the Malibu Pilates Chair offers a full body sculpting and toning workout with adjustable spring resistance and easy-to-do flowing cardio moves.
It looks like a stool with some pedals attached to some springs which you work with your arms [...]

The Ab Rocket Review

Posted in Fitness Equipment on August 20th, 2009 by Julia – 1 Comment

The Hype
Enthusiastically advertised as the way to turn that spare tyre around your middle into rocket-hard abs, not forgetting the Flexmaster attachment (costing more, of course), that can help turn your Ab Rocket into a sort of Pilates machine for a full-body workout.
The hype burbles on, telling you that if you want sizzling hot abs [...]

The Cardio Twister Review

Posted in Fitness Equipment on August 14th, 2009 by Julia – 1 Comment

The Hype
Claims to get you fit with a twist, as the handlebars twist from side to side while you work your legs on the bidirectional stepper. There’s a 30 day trial offer for $14.95 which includes the machine, diet guide, workout DVD and the user manual, with optional extras of a low-fat, low calorie diet [...]

Ab Flyer Reviews

Posted in Fitness Equipment on August 25th, 2009 by Julia – 2 Comments

The Hype – Ab Flyer Reviews
Yet another ab machine that claims to give you the incredible, sculpted, ripped six pack and hourglass waist that you’ve always dreamed about.  This one is innovative as you’re up off the floor kneeling on pads and swinging your knees in a Unique Reverse Arc Motion so that you can [...]

To Exercise Gadget Or Not Exercise Gadget?

Posted in Fitness Equipment on January 9th, 2010 by Julia – Be the first to comment

Tis the season to feel stuffed like the proverbial Christmas turkey. We have all eaten so much our waistlines are bulging more than usual and all or clothes appear to have shrunk. As we hunker down to let our bloated stomachs rest we are bombarded by TV infomercials claiming that we can lose the extra [...]