POWER PLANK: Infomercial Review

People in infomercials work out in the craziest places. And in the craziest ways. Just take a look at the Power Plank commercial to see what I mean.

I don't want you to misunderstand me. I think that Power Plank is one of the finest exercise devices available. For those not familiar with it, Power Plank positions you on the machine, face down, in an inclined position. Your knees go on a pad that is moveable, and you use your arm and upper body strength to move your knees up in kind of a reverse crunch movement. I've seen very few products that fire up the abs and the core like Power Plank does.

So it's not the machine itself that I find curious. It's the unusual places that people use it. In the commercial, we find some woman in a curious ballet-like pose, about to use the Power Plank--at the beach? A few seconds later, someone else has decided to carry her Power Plank to the lake and exercise right by the water. Someone else has it in the park, underneath some palm trees.

I understand the claim that you can assemble Power Plank in a matter of a couple of minutes. I understand how light it is, as well. Still, no matter how fast you can put it together and take it apart, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't set it up at the park. I'm just funny about wanting a little bit of privacy when I exercise.

The good thing is that there's no requirement that you use the Power Plank on the beach or at the lake. You can also use it at home. And for those who choose to do so, there's no better way to exercise than with the Power Plank.

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