Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Rose Shapas who runs the Denmark based online fitness store - Bodyman. The store contains a wide range of health and fitness clothing, supplements and other training aids. ----- A lot of people have a misconception between strength training and bodybuilding; this misconception can arise because of many reasons, the main of which is not enough awareness about fitness and bodybuilding. But nevertheless, it is very important to clear the misconception because once you set to engage in a strictly healthy lifestyle, you need to know the … [Read more...]
My Slendertone System-Abs Review
Hello everyone. As regular readers of Free Fitness Tips will know I have recently trialled Slendertone System-Abs for Men for a full six weeks. Today I am going to be providing an in-depth review of Slendertone System-Abs for Men and confirming whether it does really work. I am going to be breaking this review down into the following sections: 1) PRODUCT OVERVIEW:- This section will discuss how Slendertone System-Abs for Men tones your abdominal muscles. 2) EASE OF USE:- This section will discuss how easy it is to get started with Slendertone System-Abs for Men. 3) HOW IT … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 6
Hello everyone. Today I am going to be posting my feedback on the final week of the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. I actually finished last Sunday (4th July 2010) but I have been too busy to do this final post until now. So read on to find out how I got on... Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt This week I stuck to the following intensity levels on Slendertone System-Abs: - Monday (Day 1):- 65. - Tuesday (Day 2):- 75. - Wednesday (Day 3):- 85. - Thursday (Day 4):- 85. - Friday (Day 5):- 90. Overall, I found Monday to Thursday OK. I could feel the belt working my abs but it … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Workouts Explained
Hello everyone. As regular readers of Free Fitness Tips will probably know I have been participating in the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. I am now almost at the end of the 6 weeks but have still not fully explained the exercise routines that are part of the plan (despite numerous promises that I would do this in previous posts). So today I am finally going to discuss these exercise routines in greater detail. INTRODUCTION As I discussed in my initial post on the Slendertone 6 Week Plan, it consists of two main parts: - 1) Five Weekly Slendertone System-Abs Toning Sessions. - 2) Three 30 … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 5
Hello everyone. I have now completed the penultimate week of the Slendertone 6 Week Plan and am back wit a weekly update on how it went. Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt This week I stuck to the following intensity levels on Slendertone System-Abs: - Monday (Day 1):- 60. - Tuesday (Day 2):- 65. - Wednesday (Day 3):- 75. - Thursday (Day 4):- 75. - Friday (Day 5):- 85. As with the previous two weeks I also ensured that I did a focussed abdominal workout on top of the five Slendertone sessions. I noticed this week just how much I have got used to the feeling of … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 4
Hey everyone. I have now finished week 4 of the Slendertone 6 Week Plan so thought I would check in with a weekly update on how I am getting on. Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt This week I stuck to the following intensity levels on Slendertone System-Abs: - Monday (Day 1):- 55. - Tuesday (Day 2):- 60. - Wednesday (Day 3):- 70. - Thursday (Day 4):- 70. - Friday (Day 5):- 80. I also did a specific abdominal workout during the week. Overall, this week was not quite as tough on my abs as week 3. However, I could still feel the belt working - especially when I reached … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 3
I am now exactly half way through the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. Below is a description of how I am finding it so far. Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt This week was the first where I completed both a full program on Slendertone System-Abs plus a focussed abdominal workout at the gym and boy did I feel it. When using the belt I stuck to the following recommended intensity levels for week 3: - Monday (Day 1):- 50. - Tuesday (Day 2):- 55. - Wednesday (Day 3):- 60. - Thursday (Day 4):- 60. - Friday (Day 5):- 75. I also did an abdominal workout on the Monday after over … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 2
Hello everyone. I've just completed week 2 of the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. Below is a discussion of how I got along. Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt I found that I was a lot more used to the sensation of using Slendertone System-Abs this week. It still feels odd when I start the program initially but after about 5 minutes I notice the belt much less and can concentrate on other things as it works away. This week I increased the intensity to the recommended levels listed below: - Monday (Day 1):- 60. - Tuesday (Day 2):- 50. - Wednesday (Day 3):- 65. - Thursday (Day … [Read more...]
The Slendertone 6 Week Plan: Week 1
As regular readers of the Free Fitness Tips Blog probably know I am currently trialling the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. I finished my first week of the trial last Saturday so today I am going to be giving my feedback on week 1 of the Slendertone 6 Week Plan. Feedback on the Slendertone System-Abs Belt As I discussed in my last post using Slendertone System-Abs for the first time is a very strange sensation which I can best describe as strong tickling. In my first week I followed the recommendations in the Slendertone 6 Week Plan and used Slendertone System-Abs 5 times for a period of 25 … [Read more...]
My First Thoughts on Slendertone
Hello everyone. I'm on my fourth day of using Slendertone System-Abs so thought I would post a quick update on my initial thoughts and how I have found it so far. Today I am going to describe setting up the belt for the first time, using the belt for the first time and how it felt after using it for the first time. Setting Slendertone System-Abs Up for First Use After I had unpacked the belt my first task was to charge the power unit for 2-3 hours. Once the power unit was charged I then had to attach the pads that came with the belt. This was done by removing them from their packageing … [Read more...]