A lot of people, despite this being the information age, are still largely out of the loop when it comes to fitness and getting a lean abdomen. Quite a number of aspiring health buffs fall for sly marketing ploys on the web and countless infomercials on TV. All sorts of fitness products, from quick weight-loss pills to abdominal exercise gadgets like the Ab Coaster sell gain fast popularity and sell like hotcakes. Although most of these do work to a degree, they rarely do what people expect- fast, lasting results.



The Ab Coaster videos show your typical fit model on a contraption that resembles a spin bike. They appear to be enjoying themselves as they grip the handles and pull-up their knees repeatedly towards their torsos. The Ab Coaster features a movable platform that slides on J-shaped rail with the curved part towards the user. With the arms on the handles and knees on the platform, the user slides their knees along the J-rail upwards and back resembling the movement of hanging leg raises.

Makers of the Ab Coaster have tried to improve on the hanging leg raise by eliminating the problem of too much body weight on the arms and upper body. Doing so, people would think it would be the ultimate ab exercise- the most effective for producing shredded six-packs. For all the hype surrounding its debut however, the Ab Coaster is not the answer to ripped abs.

Whether it's shredded gut or just a lean, trim stomach you want, the best thing you can do is eliminating body fat through total body exercise. Experts have discovered a total body workout at low to moderate intensity burns the highest percentage of calories from stored fat. This means a leaner belly, exposing the six-pack underneath.

No matter how many hours you spend on the Ab Coaster, your efforts will be useless if the belly fat covering the ab muscles isn't burned-off. In these lean times, shelling-out $400 for an ab machine whose effects can be had for free is a tad ludicrous. Ab Coaster is not the answer. A good fat-burning exercise regimen coupled with a healthy diet is.