Around six months ago, Slendertone - the Irish fitness company known for its corny TV infomercials promising six-pack abs in mere weeks - launched a new toning belt device, called the Abs8. Now, ...

Think back to the days when you’d see those corny TV commercials that advertised what seemed to be magic transformative fitness devices, promising to completely change your body in a matter of weeks.

We all love a bit of a shortcut. I mean, why wouldn’t you? It gets you where you want to go with less effort and in a quicker time. Shortcuts in health and fitness, however, are usually a bit rarer.