Whats wrong with The Biggest Loser?
One of the major issues when you’re sensationalizing any issue is that you lose some valuable facts. These shows may occasionally mention healthy or moderate messages, but then they negate this with these dramatic scenes of fitness trainers screaming in the ear of participants and pushing on their back when they’re trying to dopushups. They make people who are severely obese run up ten flights of stairs or to the point of collapse on a treadmill. This is not only harmful but also of little long-term benefit. I think my problem with these programs is the message that they’re giving to the masses that are watching—that it’s necessary to push yourself to near-collapse when exercising, that anything short of huge weight losses signifies failure, and that it’s somehow motivating and acceptable to belittle people in front of others. What effect does that approach to weight loss have? Our experience has shown us that the majority of people who do these overly restrictive, overly intensive app
