Ok, so I know there are some pretty far-out machines and techniques about how to lose weight. No offense to those that use it, but that swivel chair thing looks absolutely ridiculous. And the band that you strap around your waist that shocks your abs? No thanks! Hey, I could be wrong, but my mind is telling me that it's a waste of money!
So that being said, I've been seeing this infomercial with this lady talking about dropping all this weight by simply BREATHING. Seriously? You stand a certain way and fix your breathing and woop! you lose all this weight. Watching the testimonials...man...sounds just too good to be true! Yet they never show clips of the video...I think it's called Oxycising? Anyone see results from this thing??
That old bat Greer (a true West Coast 10) that's always hawking motionless exercise has some old videos of her doing breathing routines and stuff. If i'm not mistaken, I beleive she also did Chair Dancing (do NOT ask...) I imagine they are sold under the guise of exercise tapes, but that sh*t looks like training videos for extraterrestrials or killer Stepford wives (we're looking at you Denise Austin) on how to wear stolen skin.
And considering that Greer is, well, Greer... I wouldn't say that's too far-fetched.
Jodie Stolov, not Greer Childers did the chair dancing videos. The chair dancing videos are geered towards the disabled, the elderly, and anyone with mobility issues. I borrowed a few from the library when I had a broken foot.
I felt like a fool, waving frisbees in the air, but I did break a sweat.
Okay, NOW that makes sense. When I saw it some desperate teachers were trying to make a bunch of 5th graders do it since they couldn't go outside for recess. You don't give 10 year olds paper plates to fling around and not expect a blood riot.
Last edited by NishKitten; 01-14-2009 at 09:21 PM.
Jodie Stolov, not Greer Childers did the chair dancing videos. The chair dancing videos are geered towards the disabled, the elderly, and anyone with mobility issues. I borrowed a few from the library when I had a broken foot.
I felt like a fool, waving frisbees in the air, but I did break a sweat.
I wouldn't call chair dancing a scam, just a freaky way to get exercise for those with physical limitations. Actually, I think it's really a smart idea, proving that no matter what your limitations, you can exercise if you're willing to be creative and think out of the box. Even if you can't walk, you can still exercise, and you can even get your heart rate up, if you're willing to use weights, resistance and intensity in waving your arms and legs (or whatever you can move around).
Now if you're a marathon runner, are you going to get a workout from any seated exercise? Probably not, but for folks who are starting out in the disabled or nearly disabled category, it's a place to start. And it's a market for which there's a huge gap, there are tons of videos out there for folks starting in the intermediate and advanced level, but very few videos for those who are extremely overweight or disabled by other health and mobility issues. To have an alternative to slowly walking, is a blessing.
Another reason I wouldn't consider it a "scam," is there is no promise of great weight loss. It's just presented as a gateway to exercise for folks who think they can't exercise. I like that the videos show a lot of different aged and weighted individuals, from small children, to very overweight women, to old men and women. I think it makes it family friendly, so grandma or grandpa can put in the video to "workout" with their grandkids. I know a lot of nursing homes use the chairdancing videos and some are buying Wiis for the same reason. Not only to get a little extra movement into the lives of sedentary folks, but a way to provide an activity that the residents can share with their grandkids.
Lose weight by BREATHING?
