Customer Rating:  
Summary: It's simple, it rolls, and you have to use your own body weight.
Comment: This product will put a lot of strain on your arms, back and abs. It's not just an abs workout. Since it's just a simple bar with 2 plastic (yet durable) wheels, you have to do all the work both on the way down and up. It has no spring action. It took me a while to get used to it but it works! You will feel the burn in your abs the next day after your first try. I have to use a pillow on my knees to do this exercise otherwise it will hurt. I use it both on wooden flooring and carpeted floors and works fine without damaging either flooring. Most of the time I feel like am getting a workout mostly in my arms but it's part of my abs routine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Flimsy, unstable
Comment: I find this wheel very flimsy and unstable. The wheel fits too loosely on the tube. Sure it's one of the cheapest available, but the price difference with others is very small. If I had the opportunity, I would spend an extra $10 for a (hopefully) more sturdy product. Still, it does the job.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not so good
Comment: Good:
- Affordable.
- Padded handles are great. They provide a nice grip.
- The wheel if very light.
- It's small and easy to store.
Bad:
- Assembly was not so easy... it was a lot of strenght involved in order to make pieces fit "all the way".
- I don't like that the wheel is plastic.
- What is really missing is that this model does not have a spring which will help you go back to original position. You need to use your own muscles to get back, and this puts much strain on the back.
- Wheel seems not to be very well "greased", so you need to put much strenght in order to push/pull yourself.
My husband and me used it few times, but found that instead of good workout, we end up with back pains... so we are not using it any more.
Now I'm sorry that I choose this one... I wish I went for one of better quality excercise wheels.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific workout, comfortable handles, great value
Comment: Having heard about "abs wheels" for years, I'd tried simulating the result with an dumbell, and while I loved the burn I found it too rough on my hands to do regularly. Fast forward some years and girth after an auto accident. . .I was attracted to this GoFit model because of the padded handles, which are in fact quite comfortable. It's an incredibly effective workout, easily comparable to a real roman chair, and as adaptable to one's increasing abilities. I find it convenient to leave mine in front of the television and find that I use it almost daily. Even my wife and 2 year old son have taken an interest. . . We have a carpet on the floor, which I'd recommend if you're doing this exercise from a kneeling position. I can see where the plastic wheel might be a problem on a hard floor (use a towel or pad for knees!), but otherwise would take this over any of the other models offered. For the money it's a terrific value.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Utter Garbage. For Shame, GoFit!
Comment: The wheels on this thing are PLASTIC! I was hoping at the very least that the treads would be rubberized.
The two wheels flop around together in the middle, and my hands barely fit onto the grips, which are way too narrow. The whole thing feels entirely flimsy and inspires no confidence or delight in exercise whatsoever.
Total piece of trash.
I suppose it still does the same job as anything else, but come on. A little quality is all I ask.
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