Belts for Weight Loss

A weight loss belt is a type of electronic device that you place around your waist in order to lose weight. The belt vibrates your stomach muscles, which supposedly helps you drop pounds or at least get tighter abs. If you are trying to achieve either of these goals, then a weight loss belt may be right for you.

Purpose

Weight loss belts purport to help people lose weight by making the abdominal muscles work constantly when the belt is turned on. The belt has an electric device on it which sends electrodes through your body and contracts the torso muscles.

How to Use a Weight Loss Belt

To get started wearing your weight loss belt, you must secure it around your waist against the skin and turn on the power so that it starts contracting. Some people like to wear the weight belt at home after work or on weekends. Some people wear it at work under their clothes. You can even sit on the couch and watch television while your belt contracts your abs for you.

If you want a tougher workout, wear the belt when you go to the gym or go jogging. It will promote water loss and muscle contraction while you burn calories during cardio exercise. Most brands of weight loss belts recommend that you wear it for at least 30 minutes a day to see results. You can buy a belt that has varying vibration speeds.

Warning

Anyone with a pacemaker or other electrical health device should not use the weight loss belt, since it uses magnets and electrodes that may interfere with proper function of these devices. There have been a few reports of serious skin burns from using these belts, so check the history of the belt's company before you make a purchase.

Results

Some claim that the weight loss belt improves their posture and makes their abdomen stronger and tighter, thereby creating the appearance that they have lost weight. Some people lose some water weight if they use a heated belt. Others wear the belt to help them remember to tense their muscles tightly when they are weight lifting at the gym. If nothing else, wearing a weight loss belt will keep your stomach sucked in and make you look thinner underneath your clothes. Whether it actually causes permanent weight loss has not yet been proven or approved by the FDA.