Part of the Vegetarian-Fun goal is to keep us and our readers healthy. Recently we have been hearing that fast food service industries are trying to offer fresh fruit with their hamburgers and cut back on some fat, sugar and salt in their products. Our nation is becoming obese and exercise is touted far and wide as one method for fixing the problem.
To find an 'electronic exerciser' that does the work for you while you watch TV or walk around the mall sounds great. That is what these equipment companies claim in their banner headlines. Just a few minutes a day and you get toned abdominal muscles. What we needed to do is make sure that there might be a product that could help and would not hurt our readers.
We have also heard similar hype before, so we wanted to get some questions answered before suggesting any one particular product was worth trying. To this end, we delineated some questions and began digging. Here are the questions we wanted answered:
1. How truly effective is the product?
2. Can you hurt yourself if you use it too often or too long?
3. Are there some people that shouldn't use it? Can children use it or people with medical issues like seizure issues or migraine headaches?
After we determined that the answers were positive for one particular product, The Flex Belt®, we then checked into it and had another question:
4. The company that developed The Flex Belt® claims that the belt has been cleared by the FDA. What does that mean: 'cleared' by the FDA? And what is the difference between 'cleared' and FDA 'approved'?
To get our answers, we searched not only their website, which is very persuasive and informative, but checked out the negatives, the complaints and the competition. Here are the answers to our questions:
Answer to Question 1: The number of people that used this product has now reached 2 million! The makers of The Flex Belt® have been creating electric muscle stimulation (EMS) devices for 40 years for use in over 5,000 medical clinics worldwide. The system includes an emphasis on eating right and getting plenty of quality sleep. These are behavioral requirements that you must implement in order to keep yourself healthy and get the most out of the system. The belt will provide stimulation to tone 150 different muscles in your abdomen, but do not expect it to give you a body makeover on a diet of ice cream and French fries. 100% of those who have used The Flex Belt® as directed achieved positive reductions in waist size, stomach muscle strength and flatter stomachs. They applied the technology and used the Meal Planner. It is a system, not just a belt.
Answer to Question 2: You only need to use the belt for 30 minutes a day. It is comfortable to wear, but takes a session or two to get accustomed to it. You cannot hurt yourself by using it too much, although it is like any exercise: too much will leave you aching the next day. The instructions teach you that muscles need to relax after a workout to get rid of the lactic acid that is built up during exercise. Part of the success of exercise is relaxation. You will be increasing the intensity of the toning period rather than the length of time you tone. As your muscles get stronger, you can increase the intensity level and really see the muscles get firm.
Answer to Question 3: There are groups of people who should not use this product. They fall into three categories: those with pacemakers or heart problems; those with diabetes who need to inject insulin; and, those with cancer, especially of the skin.
Answer to Question 4: To acquire FDA clearance to market a device, the submitter must show that the medical device is "substantially equivalent" to a device that is already legally marketed for the same use. The Flex Belt® has done that, but gone further. It was the first EMS device to be approved in the US, having been used in many other countries before coming to our shores. Initially, it was used to tone muscles in patients who had surgeries or accidents prohibiting them from standard exercise programs. Subsequently, it was approved for non-medical use by the public to powerfully, yet safely, tone stomach muscles.
The number of people that have used other products, got no results, then used The Flex Belt® and got terrific results is truly remarkable. You can read their words and reports on the website. There are literally hundreds of positive testimonials!
What's more, you can diligently try the system for 60 days, see the results for yourself, and then return it, guaranteed for a full refund minus a small restocking fee if it truly didn't work for you. Interestingly, that rarely happens. The technology is science-based and it works. Give it a try: Flex Belt®
