I cannot believe I am actually writing about this “muscle building” product, but I actually had a person ask me about the Slendertone Ab Belt the other day. So I thought for the sake of my friend and for the sake of others, I should write about this so-called piece of workout equipment.
So you have probably seen the infomercials of the Slendertone Ab Belt and it probably looks to good to be true. Well…it is! The Slendertone Ab Belt is a complete scam, and any other ab belts that promise you six pack abs are also scams. It would be nice to live in a world that we can sit around on our butts, watch TV and lose fat by putting on the Slendertone Ab Belt, but unfortunately we do not live in such a world. Instead we live in a world where people get taken advantage of in there desperate state to lose weight.
I really do wish the Slendertone Ab belt or any other Ab belt toner worked, it would give a lot of people an easy option to shed off some unwanted pounds, but the fact is that it does not work. They have no research to back up their Slendertone Ab Belt product. If you read the fine print it says that, matched with exercise and a nutrition plan you can see results. Well of course you are going to see results!! Exercise and a healthy nutrition plan will help you lose weight.
Let me tell you what does work with Electric Stimulation…
When I was younger, I tore my knee up pretty bad. I was not able to walk on my leg for three weeks, in that three weeks my quad muscle pretty much disappeared. I was able to touch my right hand fingers to my left hand fingers when I gripped around my thigh. When I began physical therapy, the therapists started hooking the muscles around my knee up to an electric muscle stimulation device. This got my curiosity going, I asked my physical therapists if the Ab belt toners actually worked, because they were using it on my knee. He said no, not at all! He went on to say that the only way electric muscle stimulation works is to give an inactive muscle the help to start usage again. Which is the reason physical therapist use electric stimulation, because they deal with people who have been injured and have inactive muscles.
The only thing that the Slendertone Ab belt and other Ab belt toners are good for is irritating the skin. You will not get six pack abs or burn tons of fat because of the Slendertone Ab Belt.
Lets face it, parties and family gatherings are fun…well at least parties are. But when you mix fun with delicious food, then you have a recipe for a weight loss disaster. So you need to switch up your game plan a little bit, most the year you are probably focusing on how to lose weight, but during the holiday season you need to focus on how to not gain weight. Weight management! The holidays are way to fun to dismiss, and it will only cause you frustration and disappointment if you decide not to eat these delicious foods. You main goal should be to keep your weight stable through these times.
It all starts with your head, if your head is correct it is easier for your body to fall into position. So make sure you are not looking down. I blame treadmills for the bad habit of looking down, because when people run on a treadmill they always tend to look down at the clock, their distance, or maybe they are looking to see how many calories they have burned. For whatever reason it is, it is teaching bad habits. There are even certain treadmills that have TV’s installed that help people get in the bad habit of looking down. We need to look ahead, face forward, look to the horizon. When you keep your eyes ahead it will align your head with your spine, and you will help your body to last longer during the workout.
You cannot target fat loss to one specific area on your body, it is very important to do abdominal workouts (which we will talk about), but it cannot be the only thing you do. You need to incorporate cardiovascular training, weight lifting, and interval training. You need to turn your body into a fat burning machine, and you do that by raising your lean muscle mass, because muscles burns fat. You also need to have a healthy diet, there are certain foods that can help you get your sexy flat abs, like foods with protein, and foods that are either whole grain or whole wheat. But let get to some of the reasons why strong flat abs are important, other than just looking good.
Yes, great looking abs go further than just skin deep, it’s not all about looking good. There are many health benefits to strengthening your core that will help you live a long and healthy life. If you are experiencing back pain, most the time it is because of the baggage you are carrying up front. Your back is supporting all that weight called your belly, or beer belly. Strengthening your abs will also help you with everyday activities. Just think about all the movements we do, twisting, bending, pushing, and pulling, we engage our core far more than we realize, and if we had a strong core than we would be less likely to injure ourselves. Belly fat has also been related to heart disease, the fat that surrounds our midsections is said to be the most dangerous fat for our hearts.
So now you have no excuse on why you should ever make these mistakes again! Now you know, and like the old G.I. Joe public announcements used to say “Knowing is half the battle.”
Lets say you have a cold, you might have a mild sore throat, a stuffy or runny nose, maybe even some sneezing. You will probably be okay to workout. Now, you might not be able to exercise hard like you usually do, but you will be able to do some moderate workouts. Working out when you have the common cold might actually give you some temporary relief, because your nasal passage can open up, and help you breathe. If you do decide to workout with a congested nose, be careful when taking any mucus relief medication, because you might feel queasy in the middle of your workout and possibly vomit. Another thing to keep in mind, if you feel like your cold could be contagious, you should stay home and workout instead of going to the gym in the risk of causing other people to get sick. But you should be fine to exercise.
These are just five more reasons why we need to have healthy sleep; our lives could be at stake. What are some of the reasons why people are not getting enough sleep? Unless you have a physical condition, most people do not get healthy sleep because they are stress or have a lot on the mind. Its kind of a catch 22, because your day is filled with stress from your job, paying bills, sitting in traffic, your mother in law, which are causing you to not get any sleep. But at the same time the lack of sleep is causing your stress to elevate. So it is important to settle yourself down before you head off to bed, maybe do an activity to get your mind off of the daily grind.
The two biggest bones are connected at the knee, the femur (thigh) and the tibia (shin). These bones meet up a hinge, and that hinge is made up of Ligaments, Cartilage, fluid, and bone. All of this makes of your knee joint. Let’s break these parts down one by one.
The First Phase – You pretty much eat normal size portions of food, but you will eliminate all carbohydrates. This will probably be the toughest phase, to get through, because a lot of your really good foods have carbohydrates in them. This strict first phase lasts for two weeks, and in this two weeks, you will eat lean meats. Turkey, chicken, shellfish are all accepted in this first stage, some selected vegetables, nuts and low fat cheese are also accepted in this first phase of the South Beach Diet.
So does the Atkins Diet work? Yes, it actually does work. But if the Atkins Diet works, why is there so much controversy over it? Let me tell you why I do not like the Atkins Diet. The Atkins Diet is great for short-term weight loss, but bad for a lifetime of health. By eliminating foods with carbohydrates, you are limiting yourself to all the wonderful nutrients that help your body. With the Atkins Diet you pretty much only eat foods with protein, which includes steak, chicken, eggs, bacon, and turkey, and even though this sounds great, they are also high in saturated fat. So even though you might lose 20 to 30 pounds, you will actually be doing damage to yourself in the long run.
