The Moronic Nature Of Infomercials
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008http://ericcressey.blogspot.com/2008/03/herniating-disc-101-bender-ball.html
Check out this video above. If you don’t want to watch it I’ll tell
you. It’s for a new infomercial product called the Bender Ball.
Sounds fancy doesn’t it?
Until you realize it’s just a small plastic ball. Yet it’s supposed
to be the miracle that will get you into shape.
Then you take at an excerpt from a recent study:
“Repetitive flexion-extension motions with low magnitude compressive forces have been shown to be an effective mechanism for causing disc herniations.”
So really this is a disc-herniation machine. Wonderful!
Then you see it’s made by a “master trainer”. Makes you wonder about
the credibility of the fitness industry (which by the way, there was
a video on CNN this past week about that same thing.
Which you can see here if you want:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3991584n
Video titled: “Personal Trainers Ungoverned”.
Here’s a list of 7 questions you should ask any fitness professional before you consider working with them, check it out: 7 Questions Report…
Tags: fitness lies & deception, Spokane Fitness Myths, Spokane Fitness Tips
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