With summer around the corner, all of these fad fitness products are popping up on my TV. I'm sick of seeing this infomercials promising people unrealistic results with a piece of junk endorsed by some celebrity. I'm tired of these commercialized lies being sold to the public. The mis-informed and extremely overweight will buy into this hype.

They're taking advantage of the naive people who aren't very well educated in the fitness area.

A good tip to tell if something is a "fad product"? Here are a few tips..

Before and after photos of a woman having lost 150 pounds and having gone down to a size 2 from a size 18 in just six months. Yeah, let's show pictures of the 99% of other people who bought your product.

Unrealistic claims: i.e. "All you have to do is work out 5 minutes a day twice a week to get a six pack!". Yeah, right. If this was true, everybody and their mom would have a six pack.

These products usually target those who have tried traditional fitness methods and have failed, and are looking for a "quick fix".

There is no quick fix. If you want the body, you have to work for it. Remember, you get out of your body what you put into it!

What he said!

Thank you for the props!

What, you mean I can't sit on my ass on the couch all day (or, better, lie down because sitting is just so tiring), eat chips and pop and then still get a washboard stomach with only 5 minutes of that mircale workout?

Scandalous!!!

Cord-- I've got a new product. It's called the Ass-o-matic. It jolts your butt-cheeks with several watts, shocking the fat away. All you have to do is sit in it 20 minutes a day, 3 times a week.

Still looking for beta-testers. The first 3 didn't work out. Don't ask why. Please.

Woo-hoo! Sign me up!

Makes me a little sad really.....

All the bullcrap voodoo "miracle" weight loss cures which have been roundly and soundly debunked in western countries are now springing up like pimples on a teeneager in China. Sad to say China is westernizing at a TREMENDOUS rate. Actually quite frightening. When I first came here I was BY far the fattest one in any town I was in. Now it is not the case at all. As the society westernizes and modernizes, it is falling into the same traps of convenience and laziness which had led to the West's own obesity epidemics.

And out come the miracles!!! Nobody tell that Trudeau guy or he will make another kazillion over here..... Likely already is. Some of the stuff here (such as fat shockers and (my favorite) fat shakers, really give me a laugh, especially when the people I know who bought them are so shocked to see they really just dont work....


Ahh well, as always, better them than me. However, the fattening of one of the largest populations in the world and my own massively increased levels of fitness is pushing me towards a very logical and beneficial career change.....

Personal trainer anyone? No gimmicks, just sweat.....

sirant

I wouldn't spend time letting it frustrate you, really. It's to be expected. Big business will almost always prey on the ignorance of the masses at the expense of integrity.

Their sole mission is to seperate as much money from people as possible and they'll say anything to make sure this happens.

That's why forums like this are great. They can help arm people with the necessary information to differentiate valid information and products from the crap.

even though I get tired of all the fad remedies and miracle diets on tv, it is expected like steve said. as a culture we are obsess with weight and body image, so they are an easy target, after all a lot of people still fall for the quick remedies and they keep the business going.
I do get how annoying they can be, we have those in Mexico too and they are even less creative and more ''in your face'' type of commercials. there's even one that sells just a some sort of ''magical'' girdle. but what he says in the beginning: ''are you tired of that distuuurbing FAT that hangs in your body everywhere, and tired of being called a fatty, you fatty?'' I mean lord, talk about being bullied on T.V
just roll your eyes and change the channel.

i had a friend buy one of the those ab machines that send an electric current to your midsection. we didnt get a 6 pack right off the bat. but after about 20 mins of doing it sober we decided to get drunk and just see who could take it the longest.

oh those texas boys know how to party.

Perhaps won't give you 6-pack abs, (espcially if getting drunk while using it) but if it provides some entertainement, thats not all too bad.

Next time get a Wii Fit balance board and have a few........ WAY more fun than electirc shocks! Especially watching the other intoxicated folks trying it... Have barf bags ready however.... Probably a good idea to move nearby heavy furniture and object with sharp edges....

Oh wait, you said Texas!!!! No fear in such case.

sirant

I thought 6-pack abs were what you got from drinking a 6-pack a day!

Hmmmm.

Awesome. I never thought this thread would turn from a "watch out for the fads" to "fun things to do drunk". In that instance, I have to agree with the Wii Fit. Although shocking each other would be equally amusing.

The thing about those infomercials I hate the most is how indirectly insulting it is. Yes, I know I'm overweight, no I'm not doomed with it, I'm not "struggling" with anything, I'm not screwed into this, it will just take some work.

I hate how it's always being pressed on that once you go fat you never go back. Like it's some undeniably huge gigantic illness you got stuck with all of the sudden one day and these people as the saints they totally are are here to hold your hand out and away from it. Away from the darkness and scariness that is obesity.

Seriously, I hate them so much. Obviously obesity is a problem, we all know it sucks, but we should also all know that we don't need miracles, we need determination and motivation. A little bit of inspiration never hurt anybody either.

oh what is that one dudes name...tony somthing or whatever, he always uses the gazelle or something like that, he is my motivation, my motivation to not ever look as gay as he does when he works out.

haha.