The other evening, I was at the gym when something caught my eye – it was a woman using a shake weight. For those who don’t know – the shake weight in my opinion is one of the silliest fitness contrivances on the market, but sadly has become popular for women. Supposedly, vigorously shaking this 2.5-pound weight will produce firm and toned arms in a jiffy, and the recommended six minutes of Shake Weight exercise a day will leave you looking sleeker and leaner than ever before!
I call “Bull-shit”. Where do I begin?
First, 2.5 pounds is not nearly enough resistance to challenge anyone – not even your grandmother.
Secondly, the range of movement using the Shake Weight is too short and abrupt. It is likely to cause an injury before it gets you toned. Unless you work the muscles across their full movement range, the exercise becomes inefficient and ineffective to create shapely arms.
Sure, you’ll feel a slight burn after awhile, but a burning sensation doesn’t correlate to results.
Not convinced? Before spending some of your hard-earned money, make your own Shake Weight by filling up a shaker/water bottle with water, and shake it. And if you like it, you already have your own version to use.
In our “quick-fix” society, consumers are always searching for that magic pill, special supplement, or fancy new doo-hickey that promote big promises with minimal effort in a short amount of time. I will let you in on a secret – save your money. You have to spend time in the gym and have a good nutritional plan if you wish to have that body you want.
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