The contour abs is the biggest selling ab toner on the market today in the USA, due mainly to all the infomercials that run for the product on late night tv. The big questions are, does the contour abs work or is the contour abs a scam?

I decided to do a complete contour abs review to help people who have seen the infomercials on tv and are tempted to buy one. So, read this review before you buy a contour abs!

Does the contour abs work?
The contour abs will stimulate your abs with tiny electronic pulses so they will ‘work’ like when you do crunches – but the settings on the contour are very limited when compared to other ab toners, and the pulse strength is much weaker. So, the results you get will take longer to achieve. I give the contour abs a mark of: 2/5

How much does the contour abs cost?
Contour abs is pretty much the most expensive ab toner on the market. A lot of people are caught out on the price, not realising that in addition to the $14.95 ‘free trial’ fee, there are also four payments of $50 to pay, and also shipping! So, a total price of over $225 – not such good value as it seemed to begin with! Value for money is bad, so I give the contour abs a mark of: 2/5

Can the contour abs help me lose weight?
The makers of the contour abs claim that using their product can help you lose up to 3 inches of belly fat. Is this possible? No, not just from using the ab toner alone. To see the full effects of your ab belt you need to cut belly fat first, by exercising and eating better. I give a mark of 1/5 since losing weight just from the contour abs is not possible.

Is the contour abs good quality?
Contour abs ab toner is not really very good quality, no. The components are cheap and do not seem like they would last long. The contour abs I ordered for myself and my wife to use actually broke after just 3 weeks. I give the contour abs 2/5 for quality.

Overall conclusion:
My overall view of the contour abs is that its not a very good product, its too much money to be considered good value given that it is not the most advanced ems ab toner on the market. My overall score for the contour abs review is just 7/20.

I don’t recommend this product, as there are much better alternatives for similar or less money, like the flex belt, that perform better and are much better quality, and as a result give much better results in a shorter time.

The contour abs is not available to buy in stores, only online and there is only a 30 day money back guarantee. The total price is over $225 which is very expensive given the poor quality and short warranty time of the contour belt.

Its worth realising that there are a lot of contour abs for sale on ebay, from people who have ordered it and discovered it doesn’t work or its bad quality.

Before you buy the contour abs its worth reading online reviews to find out which is the best abs belt – the flexbelt is generally regarded as the best in quality and results, and is cheaper than the contour abs. It also has a 2 year warranty and a 60 day ‘trial’ period, all in all making the flexbelt much better value for money than the contour abs!

Also, its worth noting that ab belts like the contour core sculpting system, aka contour abs will not show you results if you have body fat- you need to cut body fat first, and then you will see results from your abs belt.

Before you buy an abs toner like the contour abs, its worth reading online reviews first to find out which is the best ab belt.

Is the contour abs worth this amount of money? In short, no – the contour abs is not good quality and doesn’t work as well as other leading ab toning belts like the flex belt.

You should certainly read online reviews of ab belts before you buy a contour abs, to see which ab belt is best. The flex belt always scores well in online reviews as it is good quality, good value for money and gives great results fast.

So How do you get ripped abs?

It’s about diet, cardio, ab belts and hard ab routines. I’ll give you the low down on how to burn in some washboard abs with this killer ab routine and save the diet ramble for another time.

First of all if your not training abs, start. That would be beginner ab routine phase one! Three sets of crunches for 20 reps a set. If that’s not a problem then superset each set of crunches with a set of hip roles, followed by a brief 30 second rest to let the burn fizzle a bit.

For hip roles you lie on the ground pushing down with your hands and raise your pelvis off the floor so the tail bone comes right up and squeeze the abs!

Last step in the beginner ab routine is to add in some bridges or “planks” as some “guru’s” of fitness have coined them. This is basically a pushup position but you don’t rest on your hands, you rest on your forearms and just hold it for 30-60 seconds. Don’t let your lower back sag! Keep a slightly inverted c posture like your trying to pull your hips toward your chin.

So here is the ab routine once you are working all exercises together.

Beginner ab routine phase 1:
Crunch x20
Hip roll x20
Bridge for 30-60 seconds
Rest and repeat for 3 circuits or just keep rotating through!

Alright enough of the easy stuff, we’re here for some serious abs, killer abs.

Onto Ab Routine 2: The ab killer! I love pet names.

This ab routine will all be done on the decline bench.

The first ab exercise? Decline hip roll/leg raise. Beauty!

Step 1: Put your head where your feet should be

Step 2: grab the bench or the footholds; whichever is more comfortable (not that it will matter in a few minutes)!

Step 3: Stretch out and do a straight-legged leg raises.

Step 4: once at the top of the leg raise turn it into a hip roll so that you point your feet at the ceiling. Hold for a three count and go back down!

Second ab routine exercise:
Incline sit-ups:
Step 1: put your feet in the foot holds (you’ve turned around!)
Step 2: Lower yourself until you’re about a foot short of lying fully back
Step 3: Come back up if you’re still with me!

Third ab routine exercise:
Incline Russian twists (even sounds evil doesn’t it?)

Step 1: don’t move out of the sit up position. Just grab a medicine ball or a 10- pound weight.

Step 2: straighten fully your arms right to your front and lower yourself to the bottom position of the incline sit up and hold it.

Step 3: Rotate to the right 90 degrees with your arms straight and then back to the left at 90 degrees. That’s one rep. You don’t come out of the bottom at all! Fun huh?

Here it is ab routine layout:
Leg raise/hip roll x20
Incline sit-ups x20
Russian twists x20 or 40 if you count both sides!

No rest between ab exercises, and only 30-60 seconds rest after completing the tri-set.

Third Ab Routine:
And the grand daddy hardest ab routine ever? For mortals anyway? Because I remember something about homer Simpson and a cannon ball, but I think you need to have access to the applesauce bar for that ab routine to work!

Well let’s call it the “commando cardio ab annihilation” workout. I have to have a fancy name on it or you wouldn’t be interested! It involves a pre-stretch, a contraction and a dynamic stabilization (I just made that up, but you get the idea) exercise. Here are the ab routine exercises.

1. Smith machine, Swiss ball hip rolls
2. Partner resisted Swiss ball crunches
3. Swiss ball rollouts
4. Profuse sweating and clutching of the stomach.

Ab routine exercise 1: Smith machine, Swiss ball hip rolls:

1.Set the bar low in the smith machine, just below the top of the Swiss ball.

2. Sit on the ball and roll out so that you have to reach back and grab the bar as you lie on the ball. You should be about 2-3 feet away, stabilizing your self by holding the bar and flexing everything!

3. Using only your abs, stretch your pelvis down as low as it will go and then do a hip roll. Legs straight is the hardest.

Ab routine exercise 2: Partner resisted Swiss ball crunches.

1. It’s a normal Swiss ball ab crunch but your arms are crossed across your chest and your “friend” pushes down on your shoulders to apply resistance. That’s it,..ahem.

Ab routine exercise 3: Swiss ball rollouts.

1. Kneel on a pad with legs crossed ball in front of you not on the pad.

2. Your hands are on the ball so it now looks like your praying?

3. Roll the ball out until your straight as a board with your head between your arms and pull it back in.

4. Profuse sweating and clutching of the stomach. This should come naturally.

In an ab routine all together?

Smith machine/Swiss ball hip rolls x20

Partner resisted Swiss ball crunches x20

Swiss ball rolloutsx20

Rest 30-60 seconds after each tri-set circuit or continue right through if you’re a freak of nature or slightly “touched”. I’ve never gotten 20 on all ab exercises on all three sets in a continuous circuit, let me know if you do! Use an ab toning belt like the flexbelt or contour abs to accelerate the results during rest periods. You’ll find your endurance will increase dramatically.

First, cut out fatty foods from your diet – eat healthier stuff like vegetables, grilled fish and meat and ditch pizza, chips and burgers!

Second, do a little cardio to help burn any excess fat you might be carrying – this could be as easy as going for a walk each day, or maybe a light workout at the gym.

Third – use your ab toner for 30-60 minutes a day. The best results I’ve gotten, I wore the flexbelt ab toner for 30 minutes in the car on the way to work in the morning, and 30 minutes on the drive home in the evening.

And that is how to see real results with an ab toner like the flexbelt or contour abs!

“Only FDA-certified devices can be lawfully sold in the US without medical prescription. Recently the FTC has cracked down on consumer EMS devices that made unsubstantiated claims – most have been removed from the market.”

“The two leading EMS ab toners on the market today employ very different marketing strategies – one, the Contour Abs has made its name based on hype-filled infomercials and guarantees of the wearer losing fat from their waist, which in itself is a false claim as outlined above. The other, the Flex Belt, is of medical grade quality and prides itself on having full FDA approval – making no such dramatic claims.”

The truth is there is no easy answer to the question – how quickly you see results depends on a lot of different factors, such as how much you use the ab belt, how up to date and good quality it is, how much body fat you have covering your abs, what body type you are – and many other variables.

A lot of people seem to buy an ab toner like the flex belt or the contour abs and expect results in a matter of 2-3 days just from using it once a day for a few minutes. This is unrealistic and won’t happen!

The first step to success with any EMS toner like the contour abs is to choose a good quality one – you have to start with the right equipment! Something like the flexbelt is very high quality and a very up to date design – it’s made to medical grade, so ab belts don’t get any better! Flexbelt also has a 60 day ‘trial’period where you can get a full refund on it if you’re not happy – the best guarantee  of any ab belt manufacturer!

The second important step is not to expect too much too quick – for most people it takes 3-4 weeks of daily use (just 30 minutes a day is enough) to see results.

Its also very important to remember that even if you can’t SEE your abs becoming more contoured, you should be able to feel the difference in your core ab muscles. Not seeing a toned ab section doesn’t mean the ab belt isn’t working, it just means you have excess body fat covering the muscles!

As a guide though 3-4 weeks of regular use is generally enough to see and/or feel the results of your ab belt, whether its the inferior contour abs or the flexbelt.

There is no set guide on how often you should use an ab belt, but like most things the more you use it, the quicker and better the results should come.

Generally, ab belt manufacturers like the Flexbelt recommend once daily use for 30 minutes, but there’s no reason you shouldn’t use it for longer or more often than this. Maybe 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening will give you better results quicker, but more often is not needed with a good quality ab toner.

Please note thought that you shouldn’t take ab belt use to extremes – wearing the contour abs for hours at a time isn’t going to help, and will actually probably result in pain in the area you’ve worn it over, so don’t over-do using your ab toner!

A good quality ab belt like the Flex Belt should be very comfortable to wear though, for ab workouts of 30 minutes.

Read a review of the contour abs and the flexbelt before you buy – Contour Abs Review.

“After I had my baby I had all the excess fat to lose around the middle of my stomach. I was doing sit ups about 5 days a week but it just wasn’t doing the job to get my flat stomach back.  I ordered the Flex Belt on a good recommendation and I started using it the first day I got it.  I’ve been using it for over two months and the results have been awesome!  In fact my stomach is tighter than it has ever been before.  I really like using it and it is so easy.  I can use it around the house while I work, clean or do so many different things and I am toning my stomach at the same time. I recommend it to anyone and I plan to keep using it indefinitely.” - Meagan

“I’ve been using the Flex Belt for about 2months.  I was already in shape because I work out most days.  I definitely thought the concept seemed cool, so I gave it a dedicated try and used it no less than 5 times week. I could only do intensity level #40 when I first started because it is seriously a strong device. I was shocked that it was that powerful. The more I used it, the more I could increase the intensity and now after 2 months I am at about #80 which is a good workout. The best thing is I can do it whenever I want and get a good ab workout in. My stomach has gotten stronger and very defined…I am stoked on how I look — check out my before and after shots.” - Donnie

Even celebrities are using the Flex Belt!

“When you juggle a career, socializing and everything else, products that can help you get in shape without stepping out of your front door are always a bonus. I have been using the product for the past few weeks now and have to say I am impressed with the results. It’s easy…I can just pop it on when I am getting ready, and tone up at the same time. It’s great.” – Liz McClarnon (Ex-Atomic Kitten)

“The first time that I used it I was very surprised because it was working those muscles that I had been trying to work with crunches and I got the results that I wanted.  It works those muscles, tones them, makes them stronger and it is very easy.  I can’t stand behind a product that I don’t believe in.  I recommend people give it a try and I know they are going to get the results they really want.” – Jerry Rice
San Francisco 49ers All Star

This just helps to prove my point of view that the flex is the best abs toner out there! Way better than the Contour Abs! Even Jerry Rice endorses it! Visit the official flex belt site today and get yours.