Well, I’ll tell you what—I wasn’t planning on writing a review for this particular item, but after my fifth cup of coffee and a late-night rabbit hole on Amazon that started with me looking up reading glasses and ended with me staring at the Cuisinart Ab Roller Wheel Amazon review section, here we are. At $19.86, it’s cheaper than the gas I put in my old Cadillac last week, so I figured, what the heck.
Now, I’m a woman of a certain age, and my ab days are long behind me—my belly’s more of a front porch at this point, and I’m fine with it. But the internet told me people are sticking things in places the Good Lord didn’t intend, and I wanted to know if this Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from 3,140 reviews product was worth the hype. I mean, with that many folks giving it five stars, someone must’ve tried something interesting, right?
The first thing I noticed when I unboxed it was the shape. It’s wide. Like, me after Thanksgiving dinner wide. And the handles are these soft foam things that I reckon are meant for gripping, but my mind went straight to the gutter. I’m not proud, but at my age, you stop pretending. I’ve been around long enough to know a cylindrical object with a smooth surface and no sharp edges when I see one.
Now, I’ll spare you the gory details of my “experiment,” but I will say this: the Cuisinart Ab Roller Wheel review I read beforehand didn’t mention anything about lubrication or patience, both of which I had in short supply. It went about as well as you’d expect—which is to say, it did not go. But if you’re more adventurous than a 68-year-old who still shops at Kmart, you might have a different experience. I will note that it is durable—survived a trip to the floor and a brief encounter with my dog, who found it suspicious.
So, should you buy the Cuisinart Ab Roller Wheel? If you’re looking for a low-cost curiosity for your “other” workout routine, maybe. But if you’re like me and your eyesight is going, you might misjudge the entry point. Things I wish I knew Cuisinart Ab Roller Wheel: it needs a warm-up, and not the kind your personal trainer recommends.
