Most of you are aware of my opinion on the TV show The Biggest Loser and are often puzzled by my views, so I would like to explain why I think this way. I will also show you a video from a well respected trainer who shares a similar view.

I think the show is a disgrace, for many reasons…

* It gives people false hope that this is how quickly you should be able to lose weight, when realistically this is near impossible in the real world.

* People of this size should be aiming to lose this excess weight over years. We are talking about 150kg-200kg individuals.

* It is so unhealthy! They take the most overweight, unhealthy, emotionally unstable specimens from society and punish their bodies and their minds severely;

• They are subjected to hours upon hours of exercise everyday, when they may never have exercised in their life before.
• They are nutritionally deprived.
• They are encouraged to eat junk food in order to win immunity to elimination.
• They send home the ones who don’t lose enough weight that week. Surely the ones who don’t lose enough weight are the ones who need to stay!
• The exercises they give them are so unsuitable for anybody of that weight.
• Their technique during exercise is horrible.
• They are subjected to the bitching, plotting against and ridiculing each other in order to form these “alliances” to stay in the show. Remember how emotionally unstable these individuals were already.

What always astounds me is when you see the contestants pouring their hearts in their audition tapes or on advertisements.

They all say the same thing: “I really want to lose the weight and I feel so bad about the way I look and feel, all I want to do is be healthy”.

But if this was true, they would make an effort to do it outside of a national television show.

What they really need to say is: “I want to be on TV and I want to win lots of money and I don’t care how badly I have to punish my body to get it”.

 Do you think it is healthy to see somebody break down and start crying mid way through an exercise session?

Imagine how you would feel if you were in their place.

So if you love watching the Biggest Loser because it really changes peoples lives. Think again!

 What they need is no different from what we all need:

• A healthy eating plan with plenty of fresh salads, vegetables and fruit. Lean organic protein and lot’s of filtered water
• Daily exercise suited to their weight and ability.
• 8 hours of quality sleep a night.
• No caffeine and limited alcohol.

 So that’s my opinion of Biggest Loser!

 Check out this video, it demonstrates what I am talking about.

“Origin of Energy” video about biggest loser

Troy Shipsey

Fitta Bodies Personal Training

Centennial Park Outdoor Group Training Camp, Sydney

Tags: biggest loser, Fitness, health, Nutrition, Weight loss

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