The Slendertone test, mid-point.

I'm back again.

Not much exciting going on in my world. Foot still rubbish, slight chance of not being able to complete Reading half because of said rubbish hoof and I lost my first TT match of 2011 the other night, still a record of 8 ot of 9 though so far this year which I'm quite happy with.
Wifey is still going with her 10k training which is also kewl, although she found it tough going on Sat morning because of the wind and general horridness of the weather.

Anyway, to the point. The Slendertone review.

It's been 2 weeks now since I started this trial, well pretty much anyway, Monday is my second rest day of the program, which, by the way, follows thusly:
Tues, Wed - workout, Thurs - rest, Fri, Sat - workout, Sun - double workout, Mon - rest.

For anyone who has used the Slendertone products before, this is by far and away the best they have come up with. The pads are supremely conductive and water-based so there is no need for sticky messy gel as with previous products, and you don't (shouldn't) need to keep adjusting the belt position. The pads are damn cold when you put the belt on though so be prepared for that.
As I'm still only on level 4, I have no idea of the pattern of the workout. At the moment it is roughly 6 seconds of "pulse" folowed by 6 seconds of rest for 30 mins. When you start ramping up the intensity it takes a little longer to get used to it each time, but only around 4 or 5 pulses.
If you've never used a Slendertone system before, wait another couple of weeks until I've finished this little review to decide whether to get one or not. But at the moment, I'm around 60-40 on the "yes, go for it" side.

If you do decide to get one however, be warned, using the belt is very addictive. It is massively tempting to hit the go button again when your workout has finished. I decided to do a double workout on a Sunday because of this very reason, although I do one in the morning and one in the early evening.
I do have to big up the battery in the unit though, I used it for 10 sessions before recharging it, and it still had some juice left in it. That is roughly 5 hours. I wish my iphone battery was that good.
The control unit (which includes the battery) by the way is about two 2/3 the size of a computer mouse and 1.5-2cm thick.

As for results, it's hard to tell at the moment, my trousers don't fall down yet so I don't think my waistline has gone down at all, but I do think there is more definition to my abs, but that might just me thinking there is. I will take some more pics in 2 weeks time for the grand reveal.

See you then.

PPP