Ab Lounger Review

The Ab Lounger, the infomercial and – let’s be honest – garage sale icon is one of the most recognizable pieces of abdominal exercise equipment on the market. A nylon chair that folds in like a jackknife, the Ab Lounger targets your body’s core muscles, which of course include your upper and lower abs, back and shoulders. Sitting in the Ab Lounger and pulling the arms in towards yourself, the crunching motion simulates traditional floor crunches but are actually better - because the Ab Lounger motion extends the length of the basic crunch, guaranteeing that you are crunching your muscle groups adequately and correctly. Another benefit of the Ab Lounger over the basic floor crunch is that the chair supports your body, particularly your back, neck and head, throughout the exercise.

The aforementioned joke about finding Ab Loungers at garage sales is not really a joke – it seems very common that people buy a piece of equipment like this and if they don’t see the desired results in a matter of days or weeks, they abandon it. So it’s important to note that the Ab Lounger is not so much of a weight loss aid as a toning and improved fitness aid. If you use it regularly you will indeed tighten and strengthen your abdominals, which will reduce the size of your waist. But if you are overweight, you have a layer of body fat over your abdominal region, and simply hitting the Ab Lounger alone will do nothing to dispense with it, and your tightened abs will remain hidden underneath. In order to shed the fat, you must maintain proper nutrition, calorie and portion control, as well as regular cardio (read: fat-burning) exercise. Do all these things in conjunction with one another – you’ll be feeling and looking fit and fabulous for sure.

The Ab Lounger is a very good piece of equipment for any home exerciser who is serious about doing what needs to be done to net results. If you can’t get a deal on one at a garage sale, you can buy the Ab Lounger online. It’s easy to assemble and breaks down pretty well for storage. Note that the instructions indicate the chair to only be used by persons weighing 250 lbs or less.