Sam tells all about Slendertone System-Abs

Posted by Sam

“When I first cut open the cardboard box revealing my new Slendertone System-Abs I was very impressed with the packaging. A nice looking black box with white and gold writing labelled my new gadget that I’d been waiting for. Once fully opened I had a closer look at the black nylon belt and the small control unit which housed an LCD screen on the front with a few well laid out buttons. I later found out that this contains the rechargeable battery and is the brains behind the belt. I put this on charge at lunchtime and by 3 o clock decided to give it a try.

A brief look at the quick start guide and I was off. I was instructed to open the belt out fully and to locate the 3 gel-like pads that were to be stuck to the inside of the belt. On the inside of the belt are guides as to where you stick the pads, depending how big your waist is. This unit can cater for those with a waist size as small as 27” up to the more mature 47” waist. I have a 33” waist so stuck the 2 side gel pads next to the first inner line as indicated in the manual. There is also a pad that sticks in the centre of the belt which would cover the belly button area.

Once all pads where in place I peeled back the thin protecting plastic covers which revealed a squidgy gel pad which sticks to your skin once the belt is wrapped around you. It is easily fitted and fastened with Velcro and feels very comfortable once you get over the sensation of the cool gel pads.

The belt was on so next I plugged the charged control unit into it, clipping it into a plug on the front of the belt. Hold down the power button on the unit and it turns on revealing X:10 and then 20:00 which if you check in your manual means the most basic setting for the belt, the best one when starting off. Next I pressed on one of the two up arrows. Each arrow controls the left and right power respectively. When pressing on the arrows, a number appears on the screen indicating the power on each side. I think the idea is that if the muscles on the left hand side of your stomach aren’t as strong as your right, you can adjust accordingly. I upped the power to five as I couldn’t feel anything and then I felt it! There was a small amount of twitching on my right side which is a very weird sensation. I had to up the power on the left side to feel anything and to get a balance. I can’t say I’ve ever felt this sensation before, it did take a minute to get used to it and then I upped the power again. At first it did feel a little odd or uncomfortable, but then again that could have been me trying to push it too quickly too hard!

My first use of the Slendertone System-Abs went well and I managed to get up to power setting 45. At this setting you can really start to feel your stomach muscles involuntarily contracting and it sometimes moves you forward in doing so. I intend to keep on using the Slendertone system at work as I know I’ll forget at home. I’ll keep you posted on how I get on.”