I am wondering the same as brian – I believe that the EMS belt can tone and strengthen my ab muscles but what about the layer of fat covering them? Whats the point of toning muscles if they’re covered by fat – has anyone had success with these belts reducing the fat too as cardio would? I don’t want to do cardio because I like the limited fat I have on other parts of my body and don’t want to loose it. It just seems too much fat concentrates in my stomach area and I want to target my stomach alone.