What is the Flex Belt?
The Slendertone Flex Belt is an abdominal toning device that can be used to force muscle contraction, helping you trim inches from your waist without having to do actual exercise. The Flex Belt works through a process known as electric muscle stimulation or EMS. The electronic device is placed on the stomach and electrodes in the form of gel-pads are placed directly on the skin over the muscles of the stomach. When the device is activated electrical impulses will cause the muscles to contract. In the United States EMS devices have to be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration. The Flex Belt is classified as a class II medical device and can only be marketed as a muscle toning device since it is sold over-the-counter.
What’s good about the Flex Belt
- Flex Belt is convenient, requires the user do nothing and can be used discreetly anywhere at any time.
- The device comes with a warranty, and you can return it within two months.
- The Flex Belt rechargeable battery unit can be used with the buttocks and arms, however additional equipment is required.
- The product is one of a few, EMS toning devices which have been cleared by the FDA.
Slendertone Flex Belt Cons
- It can be pretty expensive — it comes off the shelf at around $200. You’ll also need to replace the gel-pads after you use them 30 times (that’s once a month if you put the Flex Belt on everyday), and they cost an extra $15.
- The Flex Belt may not fit individuals with extremely large midsections.
Slendertone Flex Belt Warnings!
- Those who should not use the Flex Belt include: individuals with pacemakers or implanted electronic or metallic devices such as defibrillators and stents. As well as diabetics requiring insulin and individuals with cancer.
- If you’re pregnant or you just had a baby. You have to recover for at least a month and half after giving birth (twice that if you went through a Cesarean section). To be sure, see your doctor.
- Some individuals suffer mild burns from Flex Belt use.
How the Flex Belt Works
The Flex Belt electronic device contains three prepositioned gel pads strategically located to contract the abdominal and oblique muscles. You control the strength of the contraction with the option ranging from 1 to 100. As your muscle strength increases, you gradually increase the strength of the contractions. While using the device users will feel a mild pulsating sensation as their muscles contract and report that their muscles feel sore the next day. The belt is designed to be worn for 30 minutes a day, every day for 4 to 8 weeks depending on how much toning your abs need. Then the Flex Belt can be worn 2 to 3 times a week to maintain the toning.
Remember that the Flex Belt is meant to be used to tone the abdominal muscles only. It doesn’t encourage fat burn and doesn’t burn excess calories. If you’d like to accomplish these, maintain a healthy diet and get lots of regular exercise.
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