Here's a video clip of a guy reviewing the ab lounge 2. He says he does about 180 crunches a day and hasn't noticed any results yet. He thinks if you can find it at a bargain price than go for it, but he doesn't think it's worth paying the full price for. He gives it five stars out of ten.
I'd be very curious about other people's experience with the ab lounge. They are promoting it heavily on TV infomercials and I get the sense that a lot of people are buying it. But is anyone actively using it and is it working for you?
Consumer Reports reported on a problem with the ab lounge in April. Here's an excerpt from their site:
Problem:
Fingers could get caught in hinges, where they could be crushed, cut, or tips amputated.
Products:
460,000 devices, including the Ab Lounge, Ab Lounge 2, and Ab Lounge Ultimate Exercisers, sold since October 2003 through infomercials, online, by catalog, and at discount department and sporting-goods stores for $100 to $210. Wal-Mart and Dicks Sporting Goods were among the larger retail chains selling the units. The hazard arises when the machine is being opened or folded, not when it's being used. There have been 15 reports of injuries, most of which involved crushed fingers, followed by fingertip amputations, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Scott Wolfson.
The exercisers have the name "Ab Lounge" or "Ab Lounge 2" printed on the upper front fabric of the seat. Ab Lounge exercise products with straight brackets that do not fold are not subject to the recall.
What to do:
Stop using the machine and call Fitness Quest, the distributor, at 800-321-9236 for a free repair kit that consists of a bracket to eliminate the hazard. You can also go to www.fitnessquest.com to obtain the kit.
