Ab Machines and
Ab Exercise Equipment

This page is devoted to ab machines and ab exercise equipment.

There are many different tools that you can use to work your ab muscles, and they all have pros and cons.

The con of every ab machine is that an ab machine cannot magically melt fat off your stomach. When you use ab machines or abdominal exercise equipment, you will strengthen and develop your ab muscles, but you cannot spot reduce fat from your stomach simply by doing ab exercises.

Spot Reduction is the #1 ab exercise myth.

The pro of most ab machines or ab exercise equipment is that they can help to strengthen your ab muscles.

Crunches and Sit Ups are the most popular ways to exercise your stomach muscles, but using machines or equipment can add variety to help to keep your body balanced. Machines and equipment can also challenge your muscles in ways the floor cannot.

The take home message is...

Use ab exercise equipment and ab machines to strengthen your muscles, challenge your body in different ways, and keep your workout fun and interesting.

Don't use an ab machine or any ab exercise equipment to magically lose stomach fat.

The Cheapest Abdominal Exercise Equipment

The cheapest piece of equipment is the floor, and it works wonders.

No excuses, everyone has one. When I ran track in college, I would work my abs for an entire 30 minute Simpson's episode.

You can get a good ab workout just during the commercials of a 30 minute show.

Check out The Directory of Abdominal Exercises to find exercises you can do on the floor.

Reebok Core Board Exercises

In regards to core exercise equipment, the Rebook Core Board is a great tool to enhance your core workout and engage your core muscles.

You can stand on the core board or place your hands on the core board to increase shoulder stability and hip stability while engaging more muscles and burning more calories.

Here are a few Reebok Core Board Exercises.

Bosu Ball aka Bosu Balance Trainer

The Bosu Ball is a half of a stability ball mounted on a flat rubber platform. It can be used for balance exercises and core exercises.

Read more about the Bosu Ball.

Or read about the Bosu Ball versus the Reebok Core Board in a comparison of core exercise equipment.

Ab Rollers: Review of Ab Rollers as Abdominal Exercise Equipment

An Ab Roller is not the best abdominal exercise equipment. It can serve a purpose, but I don't recommend that my clients purchase them. If you already have one and like it, keep using it.

You can read more about my perspective on using ab rollers during your ab workout.

Hanging Ab Straps:
Ab Exercise Equipment

Hanging Leg Raises are a good lower abdominal exercise, but sometimes grip strength can limit the ability to focus on the abdominal muscles.

That's when hanging ab straps can come in handy.

Scam Alert!!! Don't Waste Your Money on an Electronic Ab Exercise Belts or any Ab Toner Belts

It's hard to believe companies that sell Electronic Ab Belts are still in business, especially after the Federal Trade Commission filed complaints the 3 Top Companies for making false claims about ab toner belts.

Read more about the Ab Belts Scam!

Work your Abs with an Ab Wheel

The Ab Wheel or Power Wheel is a relatively inexpensive piece of equipment. Many gyms have them available for there members to use.

Check out some of the ab exercises you can do with an Ab Wheel.

Work your Core Muscles with an Exercise Ball

Exercise balls (stability balls) have become a popular piece of exercise equipment in the past years.

Because the exercise balls are unstable, they force your ab and lower back muscles to work harder during exercises and can increase your strength, coordination, and stability.

Learn exercises using the exercise ball

Add Resistance to Your Ab Exercises to Break Plateaus and Improve Performance

You can add resistance to your ab muscles with cables, dumbbells or ankle weights.

Work your Abs with Cables

When the floor becomes too easy, you can increase the challenge on your ab muscles by adding resistance to your ab exercises.

Cables are a great way to add resistance to your core muscles and break strength plateaus.

Work your Abs with Dumbbells

If you're looking for inexpensive abdominal exercise equipment, consider dumbbells.

Dumbbells are versatile, easy to store, and don't take up a lot of space.

Before spending more than $100 on a bulky ab machine, try a few dumbbell exercises for your abs.

Work your Abs with Ankle Weights

Dumbbells are a great way to add resistance to your upper body, and ankle weights are a great way to add resistance to your lower body.

Here's a few ab exercises that use ankle weights.

Seated Ab Exercise Machine

Here's my opinion and an overview of the seated ab exercise machine.

It's one of the most popular pieces of abdominal exercise equipment in major gyms and fitness facilities.

Horizontal Ab Exercise Machines

Horizontal Ab Exercise Machines, like the Ab Lounge, all are very similar. They can assist in strengthening your abdominal muscles, but they have some limitations.

Read more about horizontal ab exercise machines.

Reviews on As Seen on Tv Ab Machines and Ab Exercise Equipment

Read or write reviews on these popular Ab Machines and Abdominal Exercise Equipment:

Ab Lounge
Ab Rocket
Ab Swing
Red Exerciser
Ab King Pro
Ab Dolly
Ab Slide
Ab Doer
6 Second Abs

Remember, despite what clever marketers say, no ab machine can magically get rid of stomach fat or give you 6 pack abs and a flat stomach.

Ab machines can help to relieve boredom and strengthen your muscles in different ways then the floor or other types of ab equipment. But not all ab machines are worth the investment.

I hope that helps give you some ideas about how to work your abs.

Every week, I try to add more information to this site, so keep checking back to learn more about ab machines and ab exercise equipment.

See you soon
Charles