Disadvantages of Ab belts  

Get sexy six pack abs without doing any workout! Reduce your tummy fat while in your office! No sweat no fat! 

These are the kind of advertisements that you come across for all those Ab Belts. Are they true? Do these belts really do what they claim to? Is using Ab Belts harmless?  

Well here is the true review of Ab Belts and what they do to your body. 

Electric Stimulation and Fat Reduction 

Almost all the Ab Belts available in the market work on electric stimulation of muscles. They vibrate and send signals through your nerves. They, thus claim that these vibrations are helpful in burning fat in your tummy. 

However, in a study conducted by the University of Wisconsin, it was found that there was no effect on the body weight, body fat percentage or strength and appearance of a person even after eight weeks of regular use of Ab Belts. 

They concluded that to bring about a significant reduction in fat composition of the body, the electric stimulation must be of higher amplitude with strong stimulus and also they must be worn for longer periods of time. 

Well, such high amplitude and prolonged use of these Ab Belts would cause irreparable harm to your nerves and tire you out more than any tough exercises can do. 

Bogus Advertising Complaints against Ab Belts 

In 2002, FTC filed complaints against many Ab Belt manufacturers for giving false hopes to people with no actual effect. 

They alleged that campaigns such as fat loss, easy “six packs” and that ‘a fixed period of time of wearing Ab Belt is equal to doing 600 sit ups’ and so on to be fraudulent and do not have any real outcome even when used for lengthy periods. 

Health Problems

Numerous people have repeatedly complained of health problems that were related to prolonged use of Ab Belts. Some of them are life threatening too. 

·         Redness, lesions and even swelling in abdominal region where you tighten the Ab Belts is a common complaint and is quite recurrent. 

·         Women may face problems in getting pregnant. 

·         Implanted devices like the pacemaker or metallic implants get hampered. 

·         There have been problems with the normal functions of the stomach like digestion and excretion too, when Ab Belts were being used continuously. 

·         Dehydration is another side effect which tires you out within no time. 

·         The most dangerous ones of these complaints is the probability of development of cancer in the abdomen due to over stimulation of a particular muscle group. 

Unregistered Trademarks 

Most of these Ab Belts do not own a trademark and those which do use a trademark on their websites are not always registered. Thus, the product does not have any kind of authorization making them unreliable. 

You do not have any guarantee that the hard earned money you are spending on buying these Ab Belts is really worthy. 

Though there are thousands of catchy advertisements all over the internet and television (with slim and beautiful models) Ab Belts are not worth buying.  

They are just another piece of equipment that helps their manufacturers grow rich by robbing you.