Customer Reviews

Red XL Abdominal Exerciser

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

My 125# wife used the thing for no more than 10 minutes before the swivel broke on the bottom. I thought no problem with the warranty. I called and called and finally got put on hold for over an hour. Then when it went thru they were now closed and please call back. I tried a couple more days and never got thru. I have since decided to redesign the broken part and try it again. I might as well. The rest of the parts look pretty sturdy but the most loaded part is cheap plastic. I would never recommend this item to anyone in its current form. They will not be around very long with the quality of this product.

This is an inexpensive machine and when you get it you can see why.
Still probably worth the money if you actually use it while watching tv.
For people who essentially want the machine to show up and the weight to come off might hate it as might those who think feeling the burn is the only way to go but I think its the best way to burn about 400 calories while watching a single tv show without killing your back.
You can sustain the zero resistance level twist for an hour straight and break a light sweat, lo level cardio. At that rate (as a tummy toning cardio machine - for which it is excellent!!!) you can burn between 7 and 9 calories per minute. I know this because I also own the body bugg calorie management armband and measured calories burned for a one hour work out. I loved it because Its a great way to avoid just sitting there when you want to watch tv. I've killed myself with brutal kick boxing workout for the same calorie burn in shorter time - this is less stress on the back. I thought the video was a demonstration and I recommend only using it once to see the different exercises. As a workout video I give it a negative 3 out of 10.
The absolutely best thing is that this isn't a HARD workout but it does burn the long term (45 minute to an hour) calories. Because of that I think its sustainable motivation- people who hate their workout machine will not use them and they end up in the garage.
This is my new tv chair.

Apparently they have enough clout to make the bad reviews disappear...ok, try try again: Ninety Percent of the benefit that you might get from this machine is from lifting your feet off of the floor. The twisting may feel somewhat strenuous, but it's because of the tension created by your feet/legs being lifted up , not the twisting itself. In other words; you don't need this machine, you don't need anything, just sit anywhere with your feet suspended off of the floor. A little twist wouldn't hurt.....got a swivel chair? That's all this thing is, and not a very good one.

USE THE XL MOST EVERY DAY AND FIND THAT IT DOES A FAIRLY GOOD JOB FOR WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. ONLY USE IT ABOUT TEN MINENTS AT A TIME SINCE I AM 72 I DONT OVERDUE IT. CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN MY ABDOMEN ALREADY.

After reading about so many people's negative experience with this little machine, it might seem strange that I'm very happy with it. All the parts arrived in proper condition, assembly was easy. The basic workout DVD is a good start for someone my age (62). Mr. Pou is obviously a body builder and not a TV personality, but I'm excercising, not looking to be entertained. I've only been using it a short period of time but already see and feel results. I work up a moderate sweat, and keep the tension on it's tightest all the time. I also like to just sit and swing on it while watching t.v. My waist is getting smaller and I am tightening up. So far it's delivering what I was looking for. I have a tricky neck from a childhood whiplash and a bulging disc in my lower back. I am able to do crunches now without hurting either my back or my neck. So, I extend my sympathies to those who are not pleased or received defective equipment. But here is at least one, bona fide satisfied customer.

It's small and compact. Found it is comfortable and if you do the workout it does work. As soon as I took it out of the box found it to be solidly built. Despite seemingly to be solid I did find the tensioner control should supply more maximum tension setting. And, a screw hole was incorrectly manufactured, the threads were stripped - but I forced the screw in there anyway, it's not coming apart now... Just another fitness machine. You could do as much with a stool that swivels.

Check out this company on the BBB website. They go by the name of Red Fitness. They are a bunch of crooks. BUYER BEWARE.

I really liked the basic idea of this swivel stool, but I am a 5' 3" female and to use this product sitting you must be a taller person with longer arms.

It's a fairly good product, the biggest drawback being even when turned up to full, the resistance is pretty wimpy.

Fred Read

I used this product 4 times and it was falling apart. This item really sucked.