Pro Abs And Core Home Exercise Fitness Machine + DVD PRO

I received the 'Ab Circle Pro' this afternoon. Wow! I love this machine. It's fun and it gives a cardio workout with the toning. Put on your favorite music and go to town. I felt the burn when I did the one side at a time workout. My workout was a short 5 minutes and I felt like I'd done 10 minutes worth of floor crunches. The inner/outer thigh (remove the center brace bar) workout takes a little getting used to and muscle control. I even felt a slight burn in my triceps from bracing my upper body on the handlebars. The metal framing on the machine seems to be of a good quality. The red part in the center isn't really needed for support and it's made out of a thick plastic (no issue there). It sits firmly on the floor and doesn't rock around or tip. The knee cups have not caused me any concern. I don't even have to use the four additional padding inserted for comfort. I only need to loose approximately 30 pounds so my weight probably won't cause the wheels to melt down (like some of the added pictures of other customers) or groove inward. I checked the wheels after I worked out (and after my son worked out) and didn't even find a scratch on the frame or wheels. I plan to do 3 five-minute workouts a day to see if my core gets strong enough to start palates (which are hard for me right now). UPDATE: 04/27/2010 Still love the machine, my clothes fit great and I have lost 3 inches! I'm up to doing 10 minutes a day

I love using this equipment! I read most of the reviews on this item before I purchased it and was a little worried about some of the complaints but thought I would try it anyway because I was impressed with the way it works. I weigh 145 lbs. and was wondering if maybe some of the bad reviews could have been from people who weighed quite a bit more. I have only had it for one week and absolutely love it. I do not see any wear on the roller wheels that other people have been complaining about but if they do eventually become worn, I would really like to be able to purchase replacements. I made a call to customer service just to see what kind of response I would get because a lot of reviews said that they experienced bad customer service, but I was able to get right through to a person and let them know that I was very happy with my Ab Circle Pro. This is a fun piece of equipment and I would recommend it to everyone unless maybe they weigh more than 200 lbs.

I like this machine but the rollers wear out quickly and are of a poor quality material for the purpose they are meant to serve. The rollers are in short constructed of substandard material. I feel that if AbCirclePro was serious about marketing this equipment and concerned about their reputation they would offer replacement parts - rollers more specifically which wear out quickly. It's a shame to create such a great product and to let one design flaw ruin the chances of developing credibility in the excercise equipment market. I am dissapointed this design flaw makes this product a fragile piece of equipment. Excercise equipment should stand up to repeated uses which this does not. The very least this company should do is make this product one that can be upgraded with replacement parts which would raise the reputation of the company that makes AbCirclePro. When a company makes a good product they should take into account the fact that their reputation rides on the general opinions of the people who spend their money on their product. In constructing this piece of equipment the designers should have spent more time and money on research and development which they probably did not do. The material they chose for the rollers were obviously not the right material for the function they were meant to acheive. I want AbCirclePro to step up to the plate and start offering replacement rollers so I can write a review extolling the product as the answer to abolishing love handles and strengthening the core.

Bought this a month ago but wanted to give it a few weeks trial before reviewing. The Good: One thing I like about this is that it gives my obliques an almost 360 turn. I've been using it at the recommended first level for beginners for awhile and gradually moved it to the next level. The Bad: Yesterday I adjusted it to the highest level but I kept my swings less than midway (less than half my usually full swings).About 20 swings in, the knee pads slipped off even though I carefully re-seated them before starting my workout. I now have a swollen left knee and sprained big toe. May want to consider adding some more secure knee pads to the package.

Highly recommend this product great quality, nice sleek design, light weight, portable, small size, folds down for storage, great results, reasonable price, perfect gift idea