I am familiar with the cold, hard facts: I cannot “spot” where I will lose weight through excercise and diet, and there are no ways to battle the bulge without involving either or (ideally) both of those realities.
I’m fine with that. I’m not looking for a panacea, but I am looking for the Straight Dope on Abs Machines.
I am inundated with advertisements for Abs Machines. Crunches hurt my neck more than help my gut. I want to get one that works and ideally isn’t proghibitively expensive. Does this exist?
Anything that works the big/most muscles will get it.
Hurt and sore are different things.
I believe any thing that one sticks with will help - are you really ready or is a new years resolution motivating you? Welcome to the Straight Dope and Happy new year.
OK, I found it. I have the Ab Roller. It is cheap but not a piece of junk - some lock-tite on the screws would help. It hold /supports the head but it also seems to make it easier to do the work - got to do work
I do believe that it is possible to do just as good by walking fast up stairs - but I live close to big office buildings and college stadiums.
Gonna go chop some wood now and I do not even use my fire place!