Guide To Ab Lounger

The Ab Lounge is a popular fitness product developed and marketed by Fitness Quest.  Made famous by its television advertisements, the Ab Lounge promises to work the entire abdominal area, tightening flabby abdominals into flat, beach-ready six-packs.

The Ab Lounge weighs 36 pounds.  It can handle up to 275 pounds, and measures 54 inches long, 31 inches wide, and 45 inches tall.  It is intended to work your obliques as well as the upper and lower abs, due to its range of motion.  According to manufacturers, the positions created by the Ab Lounge work a fuller range of muscles than regular sit-ups or crunches.

Fitness professionals praise the height of the Ab Lounge as being good for individuals with joint pain, or who might otherwise not be able to get down on the floor to do crunches and sit-ups.  The canvas-like mesh material that forms the chair is very flexible.  The material also features a loose, breathable weave, which means users stay cooler and more comfortable during workouts. 

The Ab Lounge also folds easily, and can be stored in a closet or beneath a couch.  Plus, the system is praised for coming with an educational  fitness video which helps explain how to best benefit from the system.   Other features include the built-in support the Ab Lounge offers for the head, neck and back.  Of course, like any piece of exercise equipment, it has to be used to be of benefit.