Perfect Fitness Crunch and Sit Up Training Assistant

Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, I've been looking so crazy forward to writing this review and especially given how amazing this "Perfect" Ab toner has served me and held up so well through some serious traveling all over Europe and back over the past three months of my writing this review.I think we can all agree that the one thing so many Hotels lack is a decent Ab Toner, and I swear, I'm no fan of the traditional hands behind the head Sit-ups.So, Save for various fitness centers I've found, for so long I used that as a "get out of Abs Crunches free"card....Then, one day, just for amusement, I took this Ab Toner apart at home, opened up my main suitcase and took a shot at seeing if I could actually pack this with my Stage clothes and other personal travel items, and then set it back up and how much time, space and effort all this would take and man was I instantly blown away!!Not just by how well it and compact it fit in my suitcase but ultimately, how crazy easy and fast it was to take apart and set back up with just the 4 Allen screws and a 4mm Allen wrench!!Then came the very first official setup at the Hilton Dublin, and again I was completely blown away by how fast and easy it was to setup and find the perfect space for it, and there were actually several!Then came the next Hotel, a super boutique Hotel in Spain, then another in Norway -Each proving to be a beautiful adventure setting up and picking perfect spaces within each Hotel room!Now, Many flights and over 65 Hotel rooms in, I can say that I have a solid system that works so great for how I travel and set up and break down in each Hotel room.The real payoff though is the simple beautiful luxury of having this right beside my bed (or close) and that I can now wake up, and jump straight into my Ab Toning routine! And, I can make that one of the last things I do after a show once I'm back in my Hotel room before I go to bed!And, I LOVE that they chose to use Allen Screws because I've set this up and took it apart so many times with absolutely ZERO sign of the screws stripping out.Speaking of the 5mm Allen Screws and wrench. I travel with those tucked in a Ziplock bag in a pocket of my Suitcase and when I've set it back up, there's a super handy wrench pocket right in the back of the Ab Toner!The one and only advice about that wrench pocket is to NOT carry the Ab Toner any distance with the wrench inside. Case-in-point.. As I was taking the Ab Toner from my Hotel room into the elevator, the wrench fell out and down the elevator shaft, at which point it took a Hotel Maintenance guy to make it down to the basement underneath the Elevator just to get the wrench back! -Haha!!! Seriously though, That is why I now carry two wrenches and why I keep re-iterating that the size of the screws and wrench is 5mm (No one on any of these past reviews seemed to know)I know there are a lot of Pics here but I really wanted you all to see how I pack this and what it looks and feels like in a few different Hotel rooms.And, just for the record, I would proudly become a Perfect Fitness Crunch Artist if they invited me to!"BUY AND PREPARE TO TESTIFY!"xXx!Brother PaulPS. Yep, I bring the Yoga matt along too!

I was a little hesitant about buying ANY of the ab crunch machines I saw advertised here on AMAZON, mostly becasue the reviews for each device were from one extreme to the other. Back in the 1990's I had a similar device and it encouraged me to do more sit ups/crunches just by the fact it was there in my bedroom and I could knock some out of the way in the morning before work, after work, before dinner, etc etc.I ordered this on a Friday night and it arrived early Sunday. All the parts inside the box were securely fastened, so there were no jingles of things clanking around in there. Putting it together was a bit of a challenge. There is a guide, but I think if little adhesive numbers or letters were on each part (which could be removed once fitted) would make things a bit simpler. Also, the mesh neck/head fabric needs to be stretched in order to fit the second tube after the first is attached. If the manufacturer had the mesh fabric slide over the tubes after they were attached, either by strong velcro some other technique, putting this together would have been a bit more simple.It's a bit larger than the one I had back in the 1990's and it's quite comfortable to use. I feel that it's pretty solid, but not solid enough to do dips. It's primarily for ab crunches, so don't expect to get a full upper body work out with this thing. All in all, this will help isolate your abs when you are doing crunches.EDIT: I have used this device for dips and it's very stable. I'm 164 pounds so use that as your guideline. We have a rubber gym matted floor so make sure you have some base where the device won't slip!EDIT. Wow! Looking back at my review for this in 2021. Today is July 7, 2022. I now hover between 148 - 151 pounds and can easily do 500 crunches in the AM and 500 crunches in the PM. BUT that’s just me. I worked my way up to it and between this, almost daily cardio and weight training, I’m in better shape than when I left my first review. I can see my abs! I love this! So much so that I’m having one sent to where I’ll be staying on vacation next week so I can keep up with my progress.

Back in the days, I had an ab/crunch roller that I used religiously for years. I have no idea what happened to it? I think I used it so much the rubber grips feel apart and the head rest tore so I eventually threw it out?Back when I bought that one, they were easy to find at all the stores, but now not so much, so I turned to Amazon.This one is definitely not my loyal on from back in late 90/early 2000, but it’s sturdy and does the job!My only cons is the top tube/bar is really tall for my short arms to reach!I have exercises I do, where I place my hands on the top tube for side crunches, but this one makes it a little more awkward and bit challenging, but still works. I am 5’ 4” female is that helps!My main reason now a days for wanting to add this cruncher back into my routine, I’m 50 years old, extremely active, BUT had 3 big babies years back which causes a lot of damage to my stomach muscles. I’ve had two hernia surgeries with mesh to fix it, but still not the same as my young stomach muscles use to be! I use the cruncher to modify my ab workouts because strong abs are a must regardless. I have no regrets with this purchase despite the one con I shared!p.s. assembly was a B, with the first two bars because of the mesh. I scrunched it up and had my 27 year old son force the bar into place, while I held it and applied pressure down on the bar at the same time. That took about 5 minutes, but we got it and the rest of the assembly was a breeze!