I am going to purchase this machine, because there are just as many good reviews as bad reviews. BUT! I’m buying it on EBAY – it’s less than half price!!!!

I am 46 and bought a refurbished ab circle pro. I have some knee problems and sit-ups bother my neck. It is easy and fun to use, BUT, after using it for only one week the paint on one side is peeling causing a rougher glide. I love the way it is working the muscles I’m trying to target, but worry how to deal with the paint thing. I wonder if I stripped the paint off would it work better? I only rate low on value for the money because I don’t know what will happen with the rough glide caused by the paint peeling.

hi gina

i am also from dublin and i was wondering how you were getting on with your ab pro. i was thinking of buying it next month but all i am seeing is mixed reviews and its hard to make a decision. are you getting any results?

Well must admitt I really do love this ab machine BUT there is a big BUT and that is how cheaply this machine is made. I cannot beleive that the centre hinges that the swinging arms are attached to is is cheap and shotty. These two arms are attached to two seperate large bolts and these arms sit on top of a black plastic disc. With normal use which for me is 20 minutes a day, very quickly I noticed black dust directly under this centre hinge(s). (middle centre under the machine) These plastic discs literally start to ware and degrade… from the first moment you start to use this machine. They ware down to the extent that the swinging arms soon becomes loose and they begin to slowly loose balance… To the point the machine cannot be used for two reasons
The whole arm beomes so unbalanced that they no longer swing freely, you will notice the knee pad sitting more to one side, rather than centre balanced and also just before this becomes very noticable another thing happens, the crome bar that attaches between the left and right arm drops whilst in use, which can throw you off the machine! as a consequence of the lack of balance caused by the worn disc’s that sit under each swinging arm, the bolt that the arms is hinged upon. This really sucks as I would consider this a major design flaw, as this little black disc undergoes allot of ware and friction. It is as if this has been done on purpose. I believe if Ab Circle Pro really believed in cutomer service, customer satisfaction or customer feedback they would use materials that are non waring and friction resistent. As once these disc’s ware down (usually very unevenly) you have wasted your money. Please congrate me I have now worn out two of these machines I only wiegh 82kgs and usually will do twenty minutes a night on the top resistence level. If anyone hears of a machine that is the same as the Ab Pro Circle but is actually built for proper ware and tear please drop me an e-mail. Twice bitten and now over $500 dollars poorer I just wish someone could design a unit like this that you could use for an extended period of time before it breaks down… Shame on you Ab Circle Pro Makers…. I really hope that Karma comes your way

Also…. Where would be the cheapest place to buy one??? Walmart? Kmart? ShopKo? Scheels? Thanks!!!!

I have not so lovely love handles and would love to get rid of them… all these reviews are just about how bad it is… and what needs to be fixed… some people love them… but i just wonder how much it works… i’m 5″5′ and weigh 160.. NOT GOOD! Will i be able to lose my love handles and about 30 pounds in 5 weeks??? HELP PLEASE! I would love to buy one.. but don’t know if i want to spend 200 bucks on it… Thanks!

Jingoes,
How can I get YOUR info and have you make me a proper Ab Circle Pro machine?

One of my friends bought an Ab Pro and like all the other people here it didn’t last. He did say it was working well on his fitness though. I am a fabricator by trade and decided to make one myself. I made it out of good durable materials. It wasn’t that difficult to make at all. I have access to rolling mills, etc. And we tried a few different types of rollers to get the right roll and make sure it was smooth and durable.

So my mate loves it and I feel good that I ripped off the design from some cheap piece of rubbish to actually make a machine that would last for years. It’s usually the other way around – good workmanship being ripped off and cheapened down for the market to make millions while the original designer/maker being left with nothing.

One of his friends who wanted to buy one has got me building the next one. I decided to roll all of the materials together so have three on the go. I think I’m going to work on my own abs on my own sturdy, fully-foldable, very durable machine. Thanks Ab Pro.

Was really hot to purchase this equipment after TV infomercials and the AB PRO website. HOWEVER…….I checked out my local KMART store and there it was…for $199 plus tax. I thought this was great….but when I went to lift the box off the shelf, it was so lightweight that I thought it may have been a copycat machine…but it was the original PRO with the CD workout, etc. After reading the reviews here, and wondering if it is made of aluminum piping because of it’s lightweightedness, I am now going to decline on purchasing one. I thought it was going to be a durable, heavy machine….but it is feather weight. I think it is a bit flimsy. Too bad. The box was not that big either and the machine must be half the size it appears to be on television.

I have read every review on lots of different websites and I went ahead and bought one anyway in Champion Sports Dublin. It took me ten minutes to put it together and I have it 3 days now and straight up it is working! You do work up a sweat, yes if you are unfit it might be a little hard at first but its fun and it doesnt hurt your back and it really does give me what I need which is a burning workout for my legs, bum but especially works the my sides and tummy. I have done 15 mins a day on it and to be honest I get knackered after that but if I had time to do it twice a day I would. I know I wont end up looking like Jennifer Nicole Lee (on the box) but if it tightens my 40 year old belly then Im keeping it!