I tried to watch that show one time and I couldn't believe how much they were pushing those very heavy people to exercise past the point of what their bodies could handle---I'm amazed no one has had a heart attack or stroke!!! I've never watched it since, I don't think it's a realistic or healthy show, as you know people try to duplicate it at home.....
I tried to watch that show one time and I couldn't believe how much they were pushing those very heavy people to exercise past the point of what their bodies could handle---I'm amazed no one has had a heart attack or stroke!!! I've never watched it since, I don't think it's a realistic or healthy show, as you know people try to duplicate it at home.....
I have been amazed at the things they have severely obese people doing, like jumping up on to the weight benches. That is insane. As far as how hard they push them. I have a theory. That is all for the camera. They don't push them like that ALL the time. They can take 10 minutes and make it look a LOT worse than the reality. I am thinking that is what they do. I think they would have a lot of illness and injury otherwise.
There actually have been quite a few relatively serious injuries on the show, some even requiring significant medical attention or care. There've been stress fractures, cardiac incidents, panic attacks, not to mention the number who are actually filmed vomiting... and there's no historical precendent to know what the long term damage to their bodies might be, especially if they aren't able to keep the weight off. I would love to be able to read the releases they sign, I bet they're pages and pages long and are specific to many health risks that we know are associated with rapid crash dieting or intense exertion (like pulmonary hypertention, mitrovalve prolapse, cardiac arrest, blood clots, gall bladder issues....).
Every season gets more extreme and more dangerous, and so I stopped watching a full season ago. I just got to the point that I started expecting to eventually see someone die on camera, and felt that if I did, the death would be partially on my conscience for watching.
It is supervised, these contestans have gone form thousands of calories a day to 1200 for the women and 1800 for the men AND they are in constant motion. The mover for 6-8 hours a day and burn between 4000 and 7000 calories a day.
Much of the first WI is showing the detox effect of no soda, low sodium low fat etc. Is 30 LB realistic? not for the general public, I personally have a Bodybug, my stats let me lose about 1 lb to 1.5lbs a week, I eat 1600 calories a day and burn around 2500 this includes 2 hours of modorate activity ie walking the dog/ eliptical and some free weights including breathing and watching TV. 3500 calories = 1lb. so if they are burning 7000 extra calories a day on top of what they eat, that is 2 a DAY. Mathmaticly 30 is a lot but like I said, much is the detox factor...it always slows down and some weeks the contestants will lose only 1 lb.
So, I would never recommend for someone to do that on their own. A more moderate pace is perfectly acceptable. Two to four pounds a week, I think, is fantastic.
I do watch it, but I think it gives people unrealistic views on weight loss. I think a majority of those that have been on the show have gain the weight back. Its just not possible to sustain that level of exercise and diet once they go home.
Some updates on past contestants have shown a few of them have gained weight back. One of the problems with "The Biggest Loser" is that ordinary people were getting discouraged because they thought their own weight loss should consist of double-digit losses every week, not realizing, I guess, that contestants do nothing but work out all day, and don't have the everyday challenges most people have, such as work, family, etc.
I used to watch this show because sometimes they do have helpful tips. I just find it so long! I can see a two-hour season premiere, like some shows have, such as Survivor, but a two-hour episode every week? By the end of the first hour I head on over to Fox to watch "Fringe". I find "The Biggest Loser" just drags on too long.
