Slendertone Press Coverage

Publication: The Observer
Section: Woman
Link: The Beauty Test
Date: 09/07/2006

Exercise Gadgets – Slendertone Flex £69.99 . Sit on sofa. Watch Prison Break. Get muscles where previously non-existent. What’s not to like?

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Publication: Bella
Link: Working out saved my sanity and my sex life
Date: 13/06/2006

Celeb diet tips – Not all celebs do sit-ups to get a flat, toned tum. Many use a toning machine such as the Slendertone Flex toning belt. £69.99. Sania Smith (Maria from Coronation Street) says; it’s so handy when I can’t get to the gym. I love it. For details contact 0845 070 7777 or www.slendertone.com

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Publication: Irish Evening Herald
Section: It’s Friday
Link: Whats Hot and whats not
Date: 09/06/2006

What’s hot – Slendertone Flex . The best way for lazy types to attain bikini-ready abs without doing a half hour of stomach crunches every day.

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Publication: Womans Own
Section: 20 beauty gadgets tried and tested “For your body”
Link: 20 beauty Gagets tried and tested
Date: 30/01/2006

Slendertone Flex - A belt with gel pads that use electronic pulses to tone your abdominal muscles. Best results after eight weeks use. Tester says “Very fiddly to operate but when you get the hang of it – and the strange flexing sensations it produces - it does tone up your tummy.

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Publication: Top Sante
Section: 7 minutes to a flatter stomach
Link: 7 minutes to a flatter stomach
Date: 04/01/2006

4 instant Flat-Tum cheats – Lucky if you have a second to spare let alone seven minutes? Try these sweat – free ab fixes instead.

Belt up – Slip on a Slendertone Flex toning belt and let the electrodes give your ab muscles a Jane Fonda – style workout

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Publication: Derry Journal
Section: You don’t say
Link: You don't Say! Media Derry Journal
Date: 19/08/2006

More than 80 per cent of Irish women say going on holiday is one of the most stressful times of the year. According to a recent Slendertone survey, the stress is caused by the thought of wearing a bikini. Over half of women in Ireland and The UK dread baring their stomachs most, with their thighs as the second biggest cause of worry. No harm to Slendertone, but we knew all that already.

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Publication: www.rte.ie/health
Section: Health Update
Link: Health Update
Date: 08/07/2005

Rory Hafford looks into a new survey that claims women are terrified at the very prospect of sun, sand & stripping off on the beach.

The peak holiday season may be coming to an end, but tourists are still jetting off to foreign sunspots. It’s a time for rest, relaxation & riotous good fun……but not, it seems, if you are a woman.

When it comes to holiday’s women worry themselves sick, according to a new survey. They worry about packing sun cream, they worry about flights & tickets & having enough cash. But most of all, they worry about taking their clothes off in front of other people & revealing their pale bodies. The study, carried out by Slendertone, found that a whopping 83% of women “hate” the way their body looks in a bikini, so much so that even the thought of going on holiday puts them into a lather.

Only 6% of hardy souls described themselves as “content” with the way they looked. The remaining 11% have a plan of coping with the stress of stripping in full view. It’s a simple one: they slap on a hat, a baggy t-shirt and do their best to hide away for the duration.

Dr. Patricia Smith who works as a special consultant to Slendertone says: “Women do feel under pressure to look their best on holiday. They see how fantastic celebrities look in their bikinis and worry that they won’t look as good as the other woman by the pool”. Dr. Smith says it’s when the holiday is looming large that panic begins to set in. As a result, a lot of women resort to crash-dieting & power –exercising a week or two before they are due to go away. But what they are setting themselves is often very unrealistic goals. It’s no surprise that this makes them stressed out and miserable. “It defeats the purpose: holidays are supposed to be for relaxation, time out from work and the daily grind, a time to have fun and recharge the batteries”. One woman, who was surveyed as part of the Slendertone Survey, summed up the feelings of a lot of women : “ I get myself into such a state before I go on holiday worrying about how my body will look next to somebody else’s that I sometimes wonder whether it’s even worth booking in the first place”.

There is a way out of the holiday horror, but it involves a bit of forward planning. “Women could save themselves all of that stress with a little organisation” says Dr. Smith. “ Don’t leave everything until the last minute. Gradually change to a low fat balanced diet & moderate exercise programme two months before you are due to go away. “By eating less & moving more you’ll have a sexier bikini body and bags more confidence by the time you step on that plane”.

Some women are so horrified at the very prospect of bearing all on the beach, that they even resort to cosmetic surgery. The survey found that as many as 53% said they would be tempted by the idea of going under the knife to get a better body for themselves.

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Publication: The Star
Section: Bikini girls who hate their bodies
Link: Slendertone Flex - BIKINI GIRLS WHO HATE THEIR BODIES
Date: 07/07/2005

Millions of women dread going on holiday because they hate the thought of their post-winter bodies, being seen according to new research. Far from looking forward to a fortnight of sun, sea & sand many women say the idea of stripping down to a swimsuit on a beach is daunting.
The survey of 1,000 women reveals that 83% hate the way their bodies look in a bikini – so much that they dread holidays. Just 6% are content with the way they look on holiday. The other 11% simply don a hat & baggy t-shirt and hide away.

Dr. Patricia Smith, head of Bio Medical Research Ltd, which commissioned the research said “Women feel under an awful lot of pressure to look their best on holiday”. They see how fantastic celebrities look in their bikini’s and they worry they won’t look as good as other women by the pool”.

Dr. Smith whose firm make the Slendertone exercise belt said “women could gradually change to a low-fat balanced diet and moderate exercise programme two months before going away on holiday”.

The research revealed that 55% of women preparing to bare their flabby stomachs caused the most heartache while 28% said their thighs gave them pre-holiday worries.
8% were unhappy with their breasts, 5% want a better bottom and 4% want tones arms. More than one in every two attempt to work out more before going away on holiday, 28% go on a strict diet.

A total of 53% admit they are tempted by plastic surgery to improve their bodies & 11% have already gone under the knife. Stomachs, breasts, thighs and bottoms are at the top of the wish list of body parts needing cosmetic surgery

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Publication: Sothern Star
Section: “Les Girls” de stress at “catwalk” treat
Link: 'Les Girls' de-stress at 'Catwalk'treat
Date: 04/06/2005

With the bikini season in prospect (hopefully it is as we have not seen too much of it yet,) one may get in shape the easy way this year. It is never too late. Start using the Slendertone Flex abdominal toning belt every day for eight weeks to lose an average of 1.4 inches from your waist. This is actually the only clinically proven muscle-toning belt on the market. The Slendertone Flex is discreet, portable, simple to us & delivers results. If you want more on that score visit www.slendertone.com

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