Why Exercise Diets and Gadgets Don't Work

If you're anything like me, then you're privy to bouts of wonder on occasion. In one of my recent pensive moments, I began to wonder why diet supplement pills (for weight loss) are sold in 30, 60, and 90 day increments. Think of it this way: If diet pills realistically do what they're supposed to do, which is aid in the loss of weight, then why would people need to continue their use after the desired weight is gone?

The answer is pretty simple. The diet pills don't really work. Sure, they may suppress appetite, or increase one's energy so that he/she is constantly fidgeting. But logically, why would anyone want to suppress the one internal function that was designed to alert humans to their need for food consumption. Many of the drugs used to create weight loss supplements have proven to be very dangerous to the human body. Yet consumers continue to be cajoled into purchasing the "dream" of the perfect figure/physique. The same is true of exercise equipment. If you're unlucky enough to have insomnia at 3:18 in the morning, you've probably happened upon three or more different infomercials toting the next best piece of exercise equipment since the invention of the vibrating belt.

THE GADGET CRAZE

With the hundreds of exercise inventions to hit the market in recent decades, it's a miracle that no one has broached the subject of validity. In other words, how do we know that these interesting looking machines really have the ability to help us carve out the body shapes we want? The irony is that all the machines have the potential to help consumers develop better muscle tone, and lose weight. But here are some examples of gadgets that are virtually useless when compared to alternative exercises which can be performed without the use of expensive equipment.