Hi! If you own a TV or ever go onto the world wide web, you've almost definitely seen an ad for a new product called the "Ab Circle Pro". This strange-looking fitness product is everywhere. It claims to be a "treadmill for the abs" that can help you tone up your abdominal muscles while also burning off your belly fat at the same time. Apparently they've sold a lot of these things.... like tens of thousands! But the reviews of the Ab Circle Pro I've found online definitely seem to be mixed. Some people like the exercise machine and have gotten good results with it. Others are very vocal about how much they hate it. I hope this page will be a resource for real reviews, testimonials, and useful info related to the Ab Circle.

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A good friend of mine ordered an Ab Circle Pro a few months ago after seeing it promoted on the HSN channel. I asked her to send me a short review of the product. Here it is...

I've been using the Ab Circle Pro since the end of June, about two times a week. In the 3 and a half months I've been using it I've lost 15 pounds of body fat and toned not just my abdominals but my entire body. I can't give all the credit to the Ab Circle though, at least not by itself, because I've also been following a "healthy" low-carb diet and doing circuit training at least 2 or 3 times per week! So far I give this little ab machine about 3 and a half stars out of 5. It's not nearly as bad as some people have made it out to be (at least in a few of the reviews I've read) but it's also not the fantastic "flawless" home workout solution promoted in the commercials and ads.

My initial reaction to the machine was a negative one. I noticed all the flimsy-looking plastic and immediately considered taking it apart and returning it. But then I remembered that I'd gotten a discount through HSN so I said to myself "what the heck, I'll give it a try". I'm glad I did because the Ab Circle Pro definitively provides a decent workout in a pretty short amount of time. In fact the thing I like MOST about this product is that it's a very good solution for those times I don't want to or simply can't make it to the gym. I can get a pretty efficient fat-burning, muscle-toning workout in about 15 minutes using this machine.

On the other hand, the shoddiness of the materials used to make the Ab Circle definitely keep it from being the high-end product it could be. The rollers need some oil to make them roll smoother around the steel track. The knee pads are horrible. Just hard plastic/rubber that kills your knees if you don't use something to protect them. I purchased some super-soft knee pads from a gardening shop and those have made all the difference. When I first started using it, I wasn't too thrilled with the side-to-side hip-swinging movements. Fortunately that changed after a couple of workouts. I got used to the motion and actually kind of enjoy it now.

One thing's for sure, a workout on the Ab Circle is not nearly as "easy" as they make it look on the infomercials. You definitely begin to feel it in your abs, obliques, shoulders, and arms within just a couple of minutes. I start sweating and breathing hard within just 5 minutes. Good if you want a real workout that's gonna burn some fat and build muscle. Bad if you're expecting a super easy workout that doesn't make you sweat!

So does the Ab Circle Pro work? I would say yes, if you're gonna use it often and grit your teeth and "just do it" when the workouts get tough. Is it worth the $200+ price tag? That I'm not so sure about. If the quality of the materials was higher I would say definitely "yes". But I really think it should be 50 to 100 dollars cheaper. And if it starts to break apart on me like I've read about in some of the customer reviews I've seen online I'm gonna be really, really upset!

So there you go. That's my review of the Ab Circle Pro. Let me know when you put it on your website!

-KT