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Originally Posted by Wes I laugh every time I see these things in the stores.
They remind me of the ridiculous belt massagers that were popular in the US in the 1950s. Still today you will see black and white clips of people using these things.. the belt wraps around their fat butt and "jiggles it away." These clips are always used as an example of how the public will belive stupid claims.
I can't believe someone was bold enough to dust off this old idea and see if the public was dumb enough to buy it, but I guess that person is rolling in the riches now. It just goes to show how gullible people are.. especially when it comes to fitness products.
Still, it baffles me how anyone could think that a machine that jiggles your fat will somehow cause you to lose it.
There is a new machine out now that makes me laugh even more - it is basically a stool that a person sits on, and the top rotates this way and that while the person tries to hang on... kind of like a miniature mechanical bull. It seems to me that this might burn a few more calories than the vibrating belt, but far less than a conventional excercise such as jogging.
Come on folks - remember that if the product seems too good to be true then it isn't. If you can't figure out how to apply that simple rule then I guess you deserve to lose your money on a rip-off product. |
Exactly! I thought of the exact same thing!
In fact, there is a product I see being advertised on TV that is almost the exact same thing! They even connected a pedometer-like device to the user's butt, and compared it to someone who was running. They said that since there is much more 'movement' on the person using the machine, he is getting a better workout! Oh man