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Separating Fact from Fiction in the Fitness Industry

Discover the reality behind thigh creams, toning shoes, shake weights, and more in the fitness industry. Uncover the effectiveness of trendy products and exercise machines.

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Separating Fact from Fiction in the Fitness Industry

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  1. Separating Fact from Fiction in the Fitness Industry John P. Porcari, Ph.D., FACSM, MAACVPR La Crosse Exercise and Health Program University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

  2. Can thigh creams, belly busters, and butt burners give you the body you’ve always wanted?

  3. Can you drink your way to better performance?

  4. The Placebo Effect

  5. “Toning Shoes” • Rocker soles or “pods” create instability (like walking in sand) • This purportedly results in: • Increased muscle usage (EMG) in the back, thighs, buttocks, and calf = better “toning” • Increased caloric expenditure = faster weight loss

  6. Toning Shoes • Can you really “get in shape without setting foot in the gym?”

  7. Which ab machines will give you a six-pack?

  8. Shocking results from EMS!

  9. Power Balance or Power of Persuasion?

  10. Will the shake weight give you the arms you’ve always wanted in just 6 minutes a day?

  11. Are walking poles worth the ridicule?

  12. What is the best exercise (machine)?

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