You want nice abs. Where do you start? Although you can buy an ab machine, the machine is only as good as the effort you put into it. To get the abs that you’ve always wanted, you don’t even need any fancy machine or gym membership in the first place. Regardless, here are the different types of ab machines or products, which will help you get those sexy abs…

Roller slide/Exercise wheel: You use these by getting down on the floor and stretching your entire upper body while rolling the slide or the wheel. The Torso Track is similar to the roller slide except that rather than you controlling where your body goes, there is already a set place for your body to move.

The AB Rocket is similar to doing sit-ups except for the fact that you have a support for your back.

Use an exercise ball. The simplest exercise “machine” you’ll see in any gym and one of the most effective in terms of strengthening your core muscles. One really effective workout you can do is the exercise ball crunch.

The Ab Roller allows you to get the effectiveness of sit-ups without their typical neck stress. There are many versions of this Ab Roller, although they are all virtually the same.

Although a vertical knee raise machine is one of the more expensive ab machines that you can get, knee raises are one of the most effective ways to tone your abs.

Here are some core exercises, which don’t require any ab machine…

Crunches
Curl-ups
The Plank


Keep in mind that your nice six-pack won’t be seen if you have a high fat %. Otherwise, your fat is covering your 6-pack (if you’re a male) or you washboard stomach (if you’re a female). Before you start sculpting your abs, you should focus on getting rid of your fat first. Because your stomach area is where your center of gravity is, that’s where a lot of your fat rests. The many commercials that we’ve seen on TV give us the impression that you can spot-reduce fat. In other words, they make you think that these ab machines burn fat only in the abdominal area, as if an overweight person can use this machine, get amazing abs, and still be fat everywhere else. Not going to happen. If you want nice abs, you have to use these machines along with cardio exercise, which burns fat. One type of exercise, which I highly recommend for fat burning is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). If you want a nice body, including nice abs, you don’t need ab machines or any gym membership. Fact is, there is no easy way to get a nice body. Companies, which sell ab machines make a boat load of money with their hired models, convincing you that you will get the same exact results. Fact is, the best machine, which can help you lose fat and get visible abs in the process is yourself, your own body, and your willingness to work hard.

My other fitness hubs:

Extreme Weight Loss: Tips and Methods for Fast Weight Loss

And, of course, I have this ab machine hub!