Fitness: My Slendertone Update

You may have seen my mummy tummy post a few weeks back. I was starting out on a trial of the Slendertone Abs7 unisex belt to see whether it would make a difference in 4 weeks. I had been wanting to try it out for the longest time- what is not to love about being able to slob on the sofa while a machine does the hard work.

But does it work? 

I have been wearing the belt of an evening for the past 4 or 5 weeks – not going to pretend I wore it every evening as I am a little too forgetful for that I am afraid. So easy to use though, just pop it on and enjoy the tv or get on with whatever you fancy. I am a bit hardcore and like to turn it up high so I wasn’t really able to do anything besides sit (and blog of course) but I know if you have it on lower you’d be able to walk around and get on with your day while it does its thing. 

I started noticing a difference after the first week, more in the sense that my muscles knew they had been having a workout- not something they are used to as a general rule! After about 3 weeks I started to notice that I stood taller, I have shocking posture and having two babies and forgetting to do those sit-ups after birth has seen me hunch over even more. Strengthening my stomach muscles has had an impact on my back, which is great!

It wasn’t until I took my ‘after’ photo and compared it to the ‘before’ that I realised how much of a difference it had made. Judge for yourself…As you can see, there is a little less chubba on my hips and I am a little more defined around my tummy. I am not saying I have a 6-pack but I am chuffed. I don’t think I have been this toned since my early twenties!

For something that takes just 30 minutes a day I am really impressed and would recommend it to anyone. Mr F has been using it too and although he goes to the gym every day anyway he has also seen an improvement in toning. For the next few weeks I am going to try and use it as much as possible to combat the inordinate amount of mince pies I have been stuffing in my face!

Have you ever tried a Slendertone?