How well does an Ab Lounge work?

The ab lounge gives you a workout just like the traditional crunches on the floor. It relieves all the pain and stress on your back and neck unlike traditional crunches. It works the upper, middle, lower, and sides of your abdominal muscles. It’s also really good for stretching and some yoga/pilates movements.

What muscles does the Ab Lounge Work?

The Ab Lounge Sport works your rectus abdominis and your oblique muscles in your abdomen. The Ab Lounge Sport is not a full-body machine and should not replace all of your exercising. Use the Ab Lounge Sport as an abdominal exercise in addition to your strength training and cardiovascular exercise routines.

Will the Ab Lounge help lose weight?

Abdominal Fat No matter how many crunches you perform on the Ab Lounge or how strong your abdominal muscles become, you will not see results unless you reduce your body fat percentage through diet and exercise.

How do you use the Ab Lounge Ultra?

Sit down and center your hips on the seat. Lean back into a reclining position and lift your feet to place them on the foot rests. Next, reach overhead to take hold of the grip handles above your head. Round your lower back as you exhale, pulling your torso into a curl position, contracting your abs.

Is AB lounge still in business?

Note: This firm is no longer in business.

How many reps does an Ab Lounge have?

Aim for a set of eight to 12 repetitions the first time you work out with the Ab Lounge. That’s usually enough for any general strength-training exercise, but if you can do more than 12 repetitions with good form, go ahead and build endurance by performing more repetitions.

When did the ab lounge come out?

October 2003
The recall affects every Ab Lounge, Ab Lounge 2 and Ab Lounge Ultimate by the Canton, Ohio-based, company since the machine started selling in October 2003.

Are ab rockers effective?

Researchers found the least effective exercises on the list were the traditional crunch, an exercise tubing pull using a resistance band, and using an ab rocker. Researchers noted: “the ab roller was no more effective than the traditional crunch, while the Ab Rocker was up to 80% less effective.”