Millions of dollars are spent on gimmick ab machines every month by people expecting to get a six pack stomach in return for some easy exercises. These companies are making a fortune selling machines that don\'t even do the job they are intended for.

The infomercials that you see on all the shopping channels have models with toned stomachs using the equipment to show the results you\'ll get. The problem is, these models had their flat, toned stomachs long before they started using the machine they\'re demonstrating.

You can use every machine ever made to tone your stomach, but if you have a layer of fat covering your abs then you\'ll never have a six pack. There\'s a lot more to getting a washboard stomach than using a useless gimmick to tone muscles that you already have.

These companies lead you to believe that you don\'t already have muscles on your abs, when in reality, everyone does. All you need to do is lose the fat on your stomach and then your toned stomach will be revealed. Doing 20 minutes a day on their equipment won\'t reveal your abs any more than they are already.

Washboard abs require you to increase your metabolism so your body burns the excess fat you\'re carrying. Stomach exercises are just a tiny part of actually getting a flat stomach. The priority is burning fat so your muscles can be seen. A thousand crunches a day won\'t get you flat abs if you\'re carrying an inch of fat on your stomach.

To burn fat you must exercise your whole body so you increase your metabolic rate to the point where it burns fat for 48 hours after your workout has finished. This is done by exercising as many muscles as possible in a short amount of time.

Just exercising your abs on a new machine you\'ve purchased will not get rid of the fat on your stomach. It will tone your muscles slightly, but the fat that covers them will prevent you seeing them any more than before you started using your new equipment.

You only need to do 3 workouts a week of 45 minutes to completely transform your body into something you\'ve always dreamed of. Your metabolic rate is the key to getting a six pack stomach, and not some machine that has been demonstrated by a fitness model who has already supercharged their own metabolism before they ever used that ab machine.