Pros: it really helps with back fat, lol ...
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Pros: it really helps with back fat, lol! It also works well for the price. Cons: I'm a size 12/14 and bought a 2x and it JUST fits on the last hook. Also, the smell is STRONG!! Even after I washed it, the smell (although faint) was still there. All in all I would buy it again, but maybe a size bigger.
428348
Certainly helps with my back pain. The smell mentioned in other's comments was not bad. I've slept on it for about a month now, and seems to be keeping shape.
3745068
It changes the way my back is aligned.  I sit up straighter and there is much less strain. It took a day to get used to but well worth it.  I wish it was adjustable but that would probably be impractical.  Love it.
3134370
Was having back problems because my back is curved, if you look at me sideways I have an s curve (that Latin booty haha). Anyways, I needed lower back support and it feels great. I wish I bought it sooner!!!
3743728
A good chair for those of us with back problems.  It takes a few days of getting used to, and I find that I still cannot sit more than five hours a day in it, but that's because it is requiring effort from my abdominal muscles, and they are still getting firmed up!!
The whole thing fit together very quickly, the wheels work well, and it has helped my posture a tremendous amount.
You will have to pump it up one more time, after ~ 2 days, because the rubber ball does "relax" - and the included instructions tell you that.
Overall, I am happy with the purchase and the chair.
2401364
My torso is a bit long, so this creates a bit of a muffin top effect. I guess if you're squeezing the fat it has to go somewhere, right? Anyhow, was using something similar from the hospital after my c- section, then stopped. Started having back pain, incision pain, and pain with stretch marks right under my belly button. This added the support I was needing to aid in my recovery. One week later, and my core muscles are definitely strengthening, my stretch marks are smaller, and I'm almost totally pain free. I wear the band as often as I can, even to sleep and work out. Wish I would've continually worn something post c- section to aid in healing!
4475411
This slimmer lives up to it's claim of smoothing out back fat. It is nice to wear under anything that either sheer or clingy around those areas. You won't mind someone coming up and hugging you or placing their hand on your back....no worries about all that fluffy stuff they would normally feel.

For me it is way too hot to wear in warm weather. It would be trading a smooth torso for a red sweaty face!

Also...mine does roll up at the waist. It helps to have it over the outside of your pants/skirt rather than having it tucked in....if your top is worn outside and is long enough to cover it.

I think it is a little pricey but sometimes it is just that important to look your best!
4484445
I wish the length of the waist trimmer was longer because in order to have it around the top of my belly/hips I have to wear it a little lower and it makes me look like I have really bad back fat! Haha! Other than that, I love it.
4734072
This item has helped with my overweight problem which happened after I quite smoking two years ago. Mainly the weight came onto my belly and now I have a large "bay window" which doesn't look very nice on me. I am 72 years old and  stand just over 6' tall and now weigh 179 pounds (after weighing no more than 160 pounds for 70 years.) *Try carrying an extra 20 pounds around with you all the time* Its very hard to find clothes that will fit me and look nice. Within two weeks of doing sit ups with this item I lost 4 pounds. I hope to lose more in the near future using this item. One fault the item has is the back rest. For me it's about two feet to short and I have no support above my shoulders. The design is great, but needs to be modified by adding two feet to the back support. ----Leroy----
372071
Okay, I purchased this for my husband who has back issues and goes to the chiropractor quite often. Since getting this in May, he hasn't visited the Chiropractor. He uses it sporadically, I would like him to use it daily, but he is a busy sorta guy. When he feels a twinge, on it he goes and so far so good. No downtime at all.

I have tried it too, just for fun, no back problems to speak of. It is a little scary going over backwards and thinking you must surely be completely upside down, only to be told you are a little past horizontal :) That being said, it is really a fine tuned machine and requires very little movement to make your body go up or down. I found out the hard way, when I freaked out and threw my arms up and went over backwards really fast, thankfully the ankle supports really do keep you safe and secure. I shouldn't confess this, but I am still using the strap because the thought of being completely upside down is more than I can do just yet.

One thing I noticed, after being upside down for a little while (5 minutes)you feel like all your body organs are pressing on your throat and making it hard to breathe. Might just be me, my husband says it isn't so bad for him.

The machine is well made, easy to put together, but I found it amusing that people with back problems are putting this together when it requires some lifting and positioning of parts that aren't exactly light weight, so get some help if you have back issues. A couple months later and we still like it!
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it defiantly makes my core area sweat but I have gotten welts from this and water-blisters in or one the welts, it did nothing to loose any weight . I did like that is gave some back support but forget the waist trimmer, concentrate on working out and burning calories that is the secret to getting a trimmer waist line.
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I am dealing with after hernia surgery and some swelling.  I have found that this help reduce the unslightly bulge thats rightat my naval and people mentioned they thought I  had a weight gain.  This helps pull it in and I found it relieves pressure on my back as well.  I love it.
842661
I really think this will help my back.  It takes pressure off my tailbone which in turn takes pressure off my lower back. The only reason it did not get a five is because it keeps sliding out of my chair when I'm sitting on it at work.  There needs to be grips on the one side of the cushion so it doesn't slide. I'm always having to stand and adjust the cushion. It also adds alot of height to your chair. So if your desk or kepboard doesn't adjust it may cause a problem. I will probably buy another one so I have one at work and one at home.
2271078
To give a fair assessment of this product, I should perhaps discuss my lifestyle and my exercise level. I have played sports all my life including competitive running, hot yoga, kick boxing and skiing. I had ACL reconstruction and still continued to run long distance of about 18 miles. I don't know the term" sedentary". I am now in my 40's but look like 30's. Prior to my injury last year, I did about 50 sit ups easy, run good 5 miles with no problem. But last year I had injuries and in 40's I think a person gains weight especially when I was forced to run, and just learning how to walk without pain. I picked up hot yoga and got PT etc. and in 6 months I am returning slowly but I am still in pain.

It is my personal knowledge of my being and how I had been to know when I am not in the condition I can be- tight and taut. And that extra 10 lbs can be seen around my stomach. I don't have a gut by any means and no one knows I feel this way of "being out of shape". I bought this as part of the overall core strength b/c I realized that my lack of exercise last year debilitated my core and lack of stomach muscles or deterioration actually affects your sacrum and lower back, and I literally laughed when I got this.

Firstly, if you think you are somehow convinced that the inner spring will create " resistence", don't. The spring inside is so minor that the therband that use is much much more taut. It is easy to put together and it is easy to use. But when I rolls on it, it's like mopping floor b/c it is that light. I can see that if someone NEVER exercises or has done sit ups, etc. the actual extension movement of your arm forward while keeping your knees in place requires some balance. And a persons body tends to contract when they try to keep balance. So when someone is truly out of shape or not used to exercise, that movement of extension and balancing one's body weight can add some value. For me, it did zip. I can do 100 stomach crunches so this was nothing. The way I can actually have some results ( I think) is to wind up the coils inside so taut to make it useful. but rolling on it, to and fro by itself did nothing. I will try to use it to extend my arms b/c I can see the lengthening of one's arms can add some value...

What is more disappointing is the price vs. the value. There is no "value" in this product. If this was like $20, perhaps. But the price tag on this baby isn't worth it. Save the money and use theraband or do stomach crunches.
4052998
It served me well but I would not recommend it for those with back problems. I am of average weight and after a period I began to have some back soreness when I slept on my back.  Perhaps it would be more supportive if used in conjunction with a second stronger mattress.
2561771
For the most part, we like it, but our backs are still adjusting. It can get uncomfortable at times esp. if you want to give your abs & back a break, you can't lean back for too long. Good product overall.
4396729
I read a friend's copy while visiting her. Since I have suffered from neck pain (not severe, but real) for about 15 years, I figured I might as well give it a try. I found that results were immediate. I was also shocked by having to confront how bad my habitual posture was.

I have been doing the basic one-minute routine for about eight months now. My neck pain (and tension -- I used to have two bands of muscle of almost wooden hardness running down the back "corners" of my neck) is reduced about 80-90%, and I continue to improve. I also look taller and slimmer, as promised (my parents both said to me, "you're so tall!" as if it were a new thing -- but then I suppose it was). I would agree that you will look an inch or two taller and ten pounds slimmer. Maybe more. Now, since then I've also *gained* about ten pounds...but that's another story.