The AB Circle pro – This is marketed by California’s Direct Entertainment Media group, and has been available in the market for many years already. The company promises consumers that their equipment will provide a great abdominal workout with cardiovascular exercise. With just few adjustments and alterations on the machine, it can also provide workouts for the legs and butt. AB circle pro comes with a nutritional guide and instructional video.

Flex Belt – Flex Belt provides electronic muscles simulation. This is a new device sold in the market today and is gaining really fast popularity in a short period of time. It attacks on burning fat on your abs by contracting the muscles by just putting it on your waist. The product comes in a package with Flex Mini for toning the butt area and Flex Arms for toning the biceps and triceps.

Comparing these products –

  1. How much do these cost – The Flex Belt costs $199.00 plus a $12.95 for shipping. AB circle pro costs $199.75 plus $34.50 for shipping.
  2. Are there official clinical trials for the products? – For Flex Belt, they’ve already conducted multiple clinical trials. One of the studies was already published on the journal of sports medicine and showed that all their claims are backed up. For AB circle pro, there are none yet. There are no published 3rd party clinical studies yet.
  3. Are the products FDA cleared? – For Flex Belt, yes. The inventors of flex belt are the first ones to obtain an FDA clearance for this kind of product which makes them unique for most products are not required to be FDA cleared. For AB circle pro, no. Though they are not FDA cleared, this doesn’t mean that the product is unsafe for clearance is not required.
  4. Do you have to do exercises for these products? – For Flex Belt, no. You don’t have to perform exercises when you use this product. Simply put it on your waist and let it contract your muscles and let it work for you. For AB circle pro, yes. You still have to do an exercise for you to have results. It is like a simplified sit ups.
  5. When can you use these? – For Flex Belt, you can use this anywhere and whenever you want. You can use this while watching TV, in front of the computer, cooking, helping your kids, running etc. For AB circle pro, you can at least use it while watching TV. It requires you to do a sit-up like exercise, so you can’t use it anytime you want.
  6. Can these products help you tone other parts of your body? – Flex Belt and AB circle pro can also tone other parts of your body. Flex Belt provides additional toning units that can be worn in different parts of your body such as arms and butt. AB circle pro can be adjusted to provide different workout for different parts of your body.
  7. Product warranty period? – For Flex Belt, the warranty is for 2 years. For AB circle, the warranty is for 1 year only, but you can buy an extended warranty.